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Programs and services

General Information

Fees:

Free

Eligibility:
  • Ages: 0 – 18
  • Family members
Referral:

Self-Referral: A youth or family can refer themselves to Help Ahead.

Service Duration:

This is determined with the service provider you are referred to

Languages offered:
  • English
  • French
Hours:

Monday – Friday, 5PM – 7PM

Location:
Contact:

1-866-585-6486

Social Media:
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Help Ahead

April 15, 2019

Help Ahead: Access for Infants, Children, Youth & Families

Help Ahead is a free referral phone service to help connect infants, children, youth up to 18 years old and their families to mental health and addiction services in their community. Our goal is to help those in need find and get mental health help as efficiently and quickly as possible.

Anyone under the age of 18 experiencing a mental health issue or anyone who wants to support someone under the age of 18 and wants access to mental health services can call.

If you are a young person, you might call if you:
  • Feel anxious or worried
  • Feel depressed, sad or angry
  • Are being bullied
  • Don’t feel yourself…
  • Want more information about mental health and addiction services in your community.
If you are a parent/caregiver of an infant or child, you might call if:
  • Your infant/child is crying inconsolably; having tantrums; irregular sleep or eating patterns;
  • You are worried about your infant/child’s development; feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by parenting; or asking, “is this just a phase?”
  • You want more information about mental health and addiction services in your community.

Service providers, doctors, teachers, school social workers, child protection services and any other support service can call Help Ahead too for more information, but we will need the expressed consent of the person or parent to refer to a service.

Help Ahead website
Programs and services

General Information

Fees:

Free

Eligibility:
  • Ages: 0 – 18
  • Family members
Referral:

Self-Referral: A youth or family can refer themselves to Help Ahead.

Service Duration:

This is determined with the service provider you are referred to

Languages offered:
  • English
  • French
Hours:

Monday – Friday, 5PM – 7PM

Location:
Contact:

1-866-585-6486

Social Media:
  • Abuse
  • Autism
  • Behaviour Difficulty
  • Developmental Disability
  • Family Therapy
  • Individual Therapy
  • Infant and Child
  • LGBT
  • Mental Health
  • School
  • Sex Work
  • Skill Development
  • Trauma

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