Community Resources
Autism
Child Protection
Children 0-6 Years
Community Education, Workshops, Website Resources and Family Support
- Growing Together Guide-McMaster Children’s Hospital
- Parents for Children’s Mental Health
- Mindyourmind
- YourSpace Hamilton
- Caregiver Group: Emotion Focused Strategies for Supporting your Child or Youth – This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team or have children in their care who attend HWDSB or HWCDSB. You can refer yourself to this group. For more information, or to sign up, call the Groups Line at 905-667-4852 or visit the website here.
Developmental
FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders)
Funding (Federal)
Funding (Provincial)
Health
Indigenous
2SLGBTQ
Mental Health
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
- Children’s Mental Health Ontario
- eMentalHealth.ca
- Parents for Children’s Mental Health
- Offord Centre for Child Studies
- MacAnxiety Research Centre
- Mental Health First Aid Canada
- Ministry of Health
- Mindyourmind
- Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton
- Tourette Canada
- YourSpace Hamilton
Newcomers
Transitional Planning
School
- Conseil Scolaire Mon Avenir/French Catholic School Board
- Conseil Scolaire Viamode
- Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
- Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
- Ministry of Education
- School Advocacy
- Back to School Mental Health Kit developed by the HWCDSB: the kit contains tools for students to use to support their mental health and wellness, including distraction and thought changing strategies, breathing exercises and muscle relaxation exercises. Also included information about understanding anxiety during uncertain times and gratitude exercise.
Student / Youth Resources
- Alternatives for Youth-Substance use and mental health services
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline Text #SAFE (#7233) or Call 1-866-863-0511
- Bounce Back
- Black Youth Helpline
- Black Table Talk
- Good2Talk Call 1-866-925-5454 or text CONNECT to 686868
- Indigenous Youth Helpline
- Kids Help Phone Text 686868 or Call 1-800-668-6868
- Muslim youth Helpline
- No Problem Too big or Too Small
- Reaching Out
- Self-Care 101 for Students
- Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000
- Wellness Together Canada
- Youth Wellness Centre