Community Service Providers for Mental Health Issues
Agency
211 Ontario
Associated
Youth
Services of
Peel (AYSP)
Contact
Information
211
Program(s)
(905) 8905222
Community Parent Education Group (COPE)
 Educational group for parents/caregivers of youth aged 12-19
 Dial 211
 Helps people find the right community and social services
Parent Adolescent Counselling Program
 Home/community based service to support families of youth, aged 12-18,
who are experiencing parent/caregiver-adolescent conflict and the youth is
risk of out of home placement
Reaching Adolescents in Need (RAIN)
 For youth 14 up to 18th birthday who are disconnected from their family,
are in an unsafe/unstable living situation
Transitional Aged Youth Outreach Program (TAYO)
 For youth aged 16-17 who are experiencing ongoing mental health issues
and are likely to transition into adult hood
Youth Beyond Barriers
 Provides support and resources to queer and trans youth in Peel aged 12 -19
Parenting Groups
 Topics include: anxiety and depression, ADD/ADHD, separation and
divorce, alcohol and substance abuse, screen time
Eclypse
(905) 7907707
 A multi-service youth drop-in centre for 12-24 year olds living in
Brampton.
 Provides counselling support, information, computer and the Internet
tutorial assistance, guest speakers on health care issues and sex education
 Provides assistance for at-risk youth involved in the criminal justice system,
including alternatives to custody, employment and job preparation.
India
Rainbow
Services of
Peel
(905) 2752369
 Assist new immigrants with settlement and adaptation
 Includes:
 Language Instruction for Newcomers
 Job search workshops for newcomers
 Child Youth and Parenting Program to South Asian Families
 Women’s Program
 Housing support services
 Family court support services
Kids Help
Phone
1-800-6686868
 Telephone counselling service, helping kids, teens and young adults to cope
with issues related to homework to dealing with loss and grief, from
questions about sexual identity to thoughts of suicide
 24/7/365.
Nexus Youth
Services
(905) 7953518
Community Service Counselling
 Youth, aged 14 to 24, who live in the Region of Peel in Ontario
 Serves youths who experience the following issues
 Feeling sad, anxious or angry
 Struggling to get along with others
 Getting into trouble
 Having problems with drugs or alcohol
 Feeling bullied
 Having trouble dealing with difficult things form the past
Nexus Youth Centre
 A drop-in centre where youths can hang out, meet new people, have fun,
learn new skills, find information and get help.
 Serves youths meeting the following criteria:
 Aged 14 and 24
 Requiring a place to chill with other youth
 Needing help finding a place to live, getting a job, learning new skills
or going back to school
 Wanting to discuss a problem privately with a youth worker
Peel
Children’s
Centre
(905) 4514655
 Offers many excellent treatment services for children, teenagers, and
families who are having serious issues with relationships, feelings, or
behaviour.
Arson Prevention
 For youth, under 18 years old and living in the Region of Peel, who have
been setting fires
Child Witness Program
 For youth under 18 years old have been sexually or physically abused,
or have seen sexual or physical abuse, and have to go to criminal court
to tell what happened.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program
 For individual up to 24 years of age living in Peel Region having
mental health problems and using drugs or alcohol.
Connect Program
For youth aged 8 to 13 years and living in the Region of Peel who:
 Could lose his or her place at home or school,
 Has serious problems controlling his or her behaviour with others, and
 Has a social worker from Peel Children’s Aid Society
 May need services from Peel Children's Aid Society
 Counselling Services
For youth (under age 18) having problems getting along with others or
controlling his or her feelings at home, in school, or in the community
Crisis Response Service
 For youths (under aged 18) having a serious mental health problem who
needs immediate help. Can call (416) 410-8615.
 24/7/365
Day Treatment Program
 For children dealing with many mental health problems that might cause
them to lose his or her place at school
 For youths aged 5-17yrs who behave badly around others; has
problems controlling his or her feelings
ECHO Residential Treatment Program
 For male teenagers (13-17yrs) who have been in trouble with the law
because of sexual behaviour and who have a high chance of getting into
trouble again and cannot be treated safely in the community
Intensive Child and Family Service
 For children and families whose child’s age is between 7 to 17 years of age
who have serious mental health problems whose:
 Child could lose his or her place at home or school
 Child could harm others, or himself or herself
 Family is having a difficult time dealing with their child’s problems
Peel Crisis
Services
(905) 2787208
(905) 2789036
Brief Intensive Intervention Program
 For students (6-18yrs) and their families
 For issues related to self-regulation, anxiety and depression that are making
it difficult for a student to function in a school setting
Distress Centre
 24/7 telephone support for individuals wanting to talk about everyday
problems
Services Offered
 24/7 telephone crisis support for people over the age of 16 years old who
are experiencing crisis, especially involving mental health concerns as well
as their family members, care givers or friends as needed.
 For students with behavioural, suicidal, or self harming needs
 For individuals in high risk mental health crisis situations who are nonreceptive to receiving support
 Short term follow up support for crisis stabilization
 Short term residential safe beds or emergency respite beds arrangement
 Pre and post crisis planning
 Psychiatric consultation
 Young counselling for people between the ages of 12 and 20 who are
experiencing personal, social or family problems
Rapport
Youth and
Family
Counselling
Tangerine
Walk-in
Counselling
(905) 4554100
(905) 7953530
 For children and youth, up to their 18th birthday, and their parents,
caregivers or adult supporters
 To address life change, behaviour, relationship, sexual identity, anxiety,
depression, mental health, grief, loss, and homelessness issues
YMCA
(905) 2769322 Ext. 216
(416) 4108615
YSAP
 For youths (14-24yrs) with substance use/abuse issues
 A resource to help Peel youth and their families with mental helath and
substance abuse issues
 www.inurhead.ca
inURhead.ca