Treatment choices are personal decisions; therefore, Hopewell cannot recommend a specific service provider over another.
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The following navigator was made in part by funding from the Crabtree Foundation.
Resource Navigator
Name | Services Provided | Contact Options | Region | Audience Served | Additonal Information |
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Crisis Line | Crisis line, Crisis team | Website Phone (in Ottawa): (613) 722-6914 Phone (outside Ottawa): 1(866) 996-0991 | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | 24 hr immediate support over the phone, in person crisis team support within 24 hours |
Distress Centre of Ottawa & Region | Distress, Crisis line, Crisis chat, Crisis text | Website Phone (distress): 613-238-3311 Phone (crisis - Ottawa): 613-722-6914 Phone (crisis - outside Ottawa): 1-866-996-0991 Phone (text): 343-306-5550 | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Chat & text line: 10am-11pm Connection to mental health support and resources, distress or crisis support. Crisis team response within 24hrs |
Youth Services Bureau Crisis Line | Crisis line, Crisis chat | Phone (Ottawa): 613-260-2360 Phone (Eastern Ontario): 1-877-377-7775 Website Chat website | Eastern Ontario | Youth, Caregivers | 24/7 Crisis line & Crisis chat |
Ontario Mental Health Crisis Line | Crisis line | Phone: 1-866-531-2600 Website | Ontario | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | 24/7 Crisis line. Open to all ages |
Ontario College & University Students: Mental Health Crisis Line | Crisis line | Phone: 1-866-925-5454 | Ontario | Post-secondary students | Free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental health and/or gambling. Available 24/7. |
Hope For Wellness | Website, Support line | Phone: 1-855-242-3310 Website | Canada | Indigenous Canadians | Immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention for all Indigenous peoples across Canada. |
Trans LifeLine | Website, Support line | Phone: 1-877-330-6366 and 1-877-565-8860 Website | Canada | Trans Canadians | Offers direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. |
Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario | Website, Crisis line | Phone (Ottawa): 613-260-2360 Phone (outside Ottawa): 1-877-377-7775 Website/Chat | Eastern Ontario | Youth, Families | 24/7 crisis support: phone and chat |
GOOD2TALK | Crisis line, Crisis chat | Phone: 1-866-925-5454 Phone (text): GOOD2TALKON to 686868 Facebook chat Website | Canada | Post-secondary students | Facebook messenger crisis chat, crisis text line, phone call with counsellors, community resource navigation |
CANPED | Educational Videos | Email Phone: (613) 737-7600 ext 3803 Website | Canada | Caregivers | Created by Dr. Wendy Spettigue and Dr. Mark Norris, this online educational tool aims to help parents/caregivers of a youth with an eating disorder. Topics include: what is an ED, medical risks, supporting a child with an ED, etc. |
NEDIC | Website, PDF guide | Phone: 1-866-633-4220 Website/Chat: | Canada | Caregivers | "Helping your child" section of site |
Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador | Website | Email Website | Canada | Caregivers | Information for caregivers as well as a virtual caregiver support program, family therapy workshopd, parent and sibling support group |
Change Creates Change | Webinars, Education | Email Website | Canada | Caregivers | Provide the tools, techniques and supports to successfully overcome the eating disorder and to engage fully with life |
NEDA | Support groups, Support line, Resource navigation, Crisis text | Phone (call&text): 1-800-931-2237 Crisis text: Text "NEDA to 741741 Website | Canada | Caregivers | Support group finder, forums, screening tool, helpline/text/online chat, resource navigation |
PLEO (Parents Lifeline of Eastern Ontario) | Support groups, Support line, Resource navigation, Crisis text, Self help | Phone (Ottawa): 613.321.3211 Phone (outsie Ottawa):1-855.775.7005 Website | Eastern Ontario | Caregivers, Families | Mission is to foster positive outcomes for families with children to age 25 facing mental health challenges by providing family peer support and by amplifying the family voice for system change |
NEID | PDF guide, Website | Website | Canada | Caregivers | Provides a comprehensive set of steps and critical information to help navigate the complexities of Eating Disorders (medically, physically, and psychologically). |
Walk-in Counselling Ottawa | Counselling, Education, Resource navigation | Website | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | No refferal, free walk-in counselling offered at various locations to all ages in a number of languages |
Mood Disorders Ottawa | Support groups, Recreational activities | Phone: 613-526-5406 Website | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | MDO provides resources, programs, support groups, social and recreational activities for our members and their families and friends |
Community Health Centres | Counselling, Resource navigation | Website | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Wide range of various community services including mental health and post-crisis support Low cost counselling services |
MAX Ottawa | Education, Support groups, Recreational acitivites | Phone: 613-701-6555 Website | Ottawa | 2LGBTQ+ | MAX is a community-based organization that focuses on maximising the health and wellness of gay, bisexual, Two-spirit, queer, and other guys who are into guys, both cis and trans in the Ottawa region. |
Kind Space | Education, Resource navigation | Phone: 613-695-3227 Website | Ottawa | 2SLBTQ+, Trans Canadians | Accessible resources, events, social, and educational programming to celebrate and support people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions |
Black Mental Health Matters | Counselling, Workshops, Training | Website | Ottawa | BIPOC | Create programs that end stigma surrounding Black mental health, provide low-cost therapy for those Black Canadians most in need of healing due to racial trauma, and conduct workshops that educate broader communities on the realities of anti-Black racism Low cost therapy & programs |
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation | Education, Resource navigation, Support groups | Email Website | Canada | Caregivers | Located in the UK. Email helpline, online support groups, forums |
Body Brave | Support groups, Workshops, Education, Counselling | Email Phone: (905) 312-9628 Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Early intervention and ongoing support programs developed by people with lived experience, including individuals, caregivers, clinicians and researchers. person-centred approach includes self-reflection activities, workbooks, recovery resources, and live and on-demand workshops and recovery sessions |
Anorexia and Bulimia Quebec (ANEB) | Support groups, Workshops, Training, Counselling, Support line | Phone (outside Quebec): 1-800 630-0907 Phone (Quebec): 514 630-0907 Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Mandate to offer help and reference services through various methods Help & referral phone line, open and closed support groups, chat groups, prevention and awareness workshops, training sessions for professionals, the Images bulletin newsletter as well as other projects and special events |
NIED: The National Initiative for Eating Disorders | Resource navigation, Educational, Early Intervention | Email Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Assists and supports people coping with the effects of EDs by providing access to educational, informational and other recovery-oriented resources related to the prevention and treatment of EDs and related mental illnesses in Canada. |
Canadian Mental Health Association | Education, Self help, Support line | Email Website | Ontario | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | A psychiatric hospital with a variety of programs. Majority of clinical services require referral. Educational programs and free self help tools and guides online. |
Affordable Therapy Network Canada | Resource navigation, Counselling | Email Website | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | A directory of therapists and programs offering low cost and sliding scale rates across canada |
Connex Ontario | Crisis line, Crisis text, Support line, Resource navigation | Phone: 1-866-531-2600 Text: CONNEX to 247247 Chat Website | Ontario | Adults, Caregivers | Provides resource navigation for mental health and addictions services, offer support and strategies and basic education about gambling, drugs, alcohol or menthal health |
Ementalhealth | Resource navigation | Website Ottawa/Carleton resource list | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Provides information about mental health services in a growing number of areas in Ontario and beyond. You can also find a library of information reviewed by health professionals on a wide range of mental health topics |
Counselling Connect | Counselling | Website | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Quick access to a free phone or video counselling session, available in English and French. Specialized services available. |
Anxiety Disorders Ontario | Resource Navigation | Email Website | Ontario | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Navigational website with various resources & information |
AccessMHA | Counselling | Email Website | Ottawa | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | You will be paired with a trained mental health and addiction professional who will connect you to the services you need from a network of partner organizations |
Nalgona Positivity Pride | Education, Workshops, Support Groups, Digital Media | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Indigenous Canadians | An in-community eating disorders and body-positive organization dedicated in creating visibility and resources for Black, Indigenous, communities of color (BICC.) Digital media, education & workshops, grassroots eating disorders treatment models, BIPOC support groups, and art |
FEDUP Collective | Support groups, Education, Training | Website | Canada | 2SLGBTQ+ | A collective of trans+, intersex, and gender diverse people who believe EDs in marginalized communities are social justice issues. Their mission is to make visible, interrupt, and undermine the disproportionately high incidence of eating disorders in trans and gender diverse individuals through radical community healing, recovery institution reform, research, empowerment, and education. |
National Institute of Mental Health | Education, Information | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Provides information about EDs including types, risks, treatment options, symptoms. Tips for starting conversations, tips for talking to health care |
KnowBED | Website | Website | Canada | Binge Eating Disorder | Source for information and tools designed to help you understand Binge Eating Disorder (BED). How to talk to your doctor. |
Health Promotion & Prevention (NEDIC) | Information | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Risk factors, reduing risk, how to develop healthy habits/body image |
BounceBack Ontario | Self-help | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Free guided self-help program for managing mild/moderate anxiety and depression |
Eating Disorder Hope: Effective Treatments for Adults Living with ARFID | Blog Post | Website | Canada | ARFID | Treatment methods for ARFID |
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (AFRID) | Article | Website | Canada | AFRID | Informational, diagnostic criteria, risk factors, signs & symptoms, health consequences |
Eating Disorder Hope: What is Orthorexia? | Article | Website | Canada | Orthorexia | Definition, facts, signs, dangers, side effects, causes, treatments |
Food Psych Podcast | Podcast | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | HAES Dietitian discusses realtionships with food, body image, self-compassion, exercise, non-diet nutrition |
Maintenance Phase Podcast | Podcast | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Debunking the junk science behind health fads, diets, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice |
Recovery Bites Podcast | Podcast | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Join host Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS for episodes featuring candid interviews with experts in eating disorder and mental health recovery as well as with voices of lived experience. |
Life. Unrestricted. | Podcast | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Discussions with those with lived experience, professionals and more on a variety of ED related topics. Journey to body positivity, a better body image, acceptance of diversity and a more balanced approach to health; goodbye to body negativity, fat-phobia, disordered eating and a compulsive relationship to exercise |
"The Body is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love" by Sonya Renee Taylor | Book | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Sonya Renee Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author, activist, thought leader, spoken word artist, and founder of The Body is Not An Apology global movement. |
"Anorexia and other Eating Disorders: How to help your child eat well and be well. Practical solutions, compassionate communication tools and emotional support for parents of children and teenagers." Eva Musby | Book | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | The most effective treatment for eating disorders is family-based, and parents play an essential role. Yet most struggle to know what to do and how to do it. |
"What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat" by Aubrey Gordon | Book | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | From the creator of Your Fat Friend and co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias facing plus-size people. |
"Life Without ED" by Jenni Schaefer | Book | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Jenni had been in an abusive relationship with Ed for far too long. He controlled Jenni’s life, distorted her self-image, and tried to physically harm her throughout their long affair. Then, in therapy, Jenni learned to treat her eating disorder as a relationship, not a condition. By thinking of her eating disorder as a unique personality separate from her own, Jenni was able to break up with Ed once and for all. |
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings | Book | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as ?diseased? and a burden on the public health care system. This is only the most recent incarnation of the fear of fat black women, which Sabrina Strings shows took root more than two hundred years ago. |
"Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat" by Stephanie Covington Armstrong | Book | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Describing her struggle as a black woman with an eating disorder that is consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem, this insightful and moving narrative traces the background and factors that caused her bulimia. |
Nurturing your Child's Relationship with Food: A Workshop for Parents (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Registered dieticians, Dina Staff and Kelly Spence, lead the workshop and provide parents/caregivers useful knowledge and skills that are necessary to fostering a healthy relationship between children/youth and food. |
The Responsibility of Educators & Coaches in the prevention & intervention of Eating Disorders (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Learn ways in which school and sports environments can impact a child’s relationship with their body and food. As well, you will gain insight on ways we unintentionally pass on our own harmful biases and learn how to identify and help a youth who may have an eating disorder. |
Christine McPhail - 10 principles of Intuitive Eating (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Learn the 10 principles of intuitive eating sponsored by Bell Lets Talk |
Camille Richard - Break Up With Your Inner B*** (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Camille Richard presents 'Break Up with your inner B***h' as part of Hopewell's Holiday Video Series which was funded graciously by Bell Let's Talk. |
Robyn Lucas - An Evening of Self Care (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Robyn Lucas presents 'An Evening of Self-Care' as part of Hopewell's Holiday Video Series which was funded graciously by Bell Let's Talk. |
Camille Richard - Path to Self Love (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Camille Richard presents 'Path to Self-Love' as part of Hopewell's Holiday Video Series which was funded graciously by Bell Let's Talk. |
Caitlin Sigg - Self Trust (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Caitlin Sigg presents 'Self-Trust' as part of Hopewell's Holiday Video Series which was graciously funded by Bell Let's Talk. |
Caitlin Sigg - Self Compassion (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Caitlin Sigg presents 'Self-Compassion' as part of Hopewell's Holiday Video Series which was funded graciously by Bell Let's Talk. |
Camille Richard - Dealing with Difficult Emotions (Hopewell) | Video | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Camille Richard presents 'Dealing with Difficult Emotions' as part of Hopewell's Holiday Video Series which was funded graciously by Bell Let's Talk. |
Surviving the Holidays in Recovery (Hopewell) | Video, Holiday Resources | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Camille and Sarah are both currently studying for their Master’s degree in counselling. Camille has been a facilitator for Hopewell for over 4 years, and Sarah is in the process of becoming a Hopewell mentor. Both of their experience in their own eating disorder recovery has motivated them to host their own podcast around the topics of self-love and body image. They aspire to help others in their own recovery journeys through this holiday workshop. |
5 Ways to Create a Safe Space for Those Struggling This Holiday Season (NEDA) | Article, Holiday Resources | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | The holidays are stressful for everyone and there tend to be a myriad of events to attend with friends and family. The emphasis on food, especially in very social settings, plus the stress of seeing family and friends you haven’t seen in a while makes for a difficult holiday season. |
How to Survive the Holidays When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder (NEDA) | Article, Holiday Resources | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Focus on taking care of yourself, your family, and your family member suffering or recovering from an eating disorder. |
7 Tips for Getting Through Thanksgiving in Eating Disorder Recovery (NEDA) | Article, Holiday Resources | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | Surviving the holidays when you have an eating disorder is not always easy. If you are like many of my clients, you are so not looking forward to the holiday parties, events, dinners, and plans. |
“Beautiful Things Await You”: Letters to Our Past Selves During the Holidays (NEDA) | Article, Holiday Resources | Website | Canada | BIPOC, Orthorexia, Indigenous Canadians, Trans Canadians, Caregivers, Families, Post-secondary students, 2SLGBTQ+ ARFID, Binge Eating Disorder, Youth | The holidays are a difficult time for many of those who struggle with eating disorders. Six of our writers courageously shared their messages to their past selves |
Looking Glass BC | Peer support, Support line | Email Website | Canada | Youth | Chat session offers a safe, virtual, and confidential space for people to talk about what is going on for them& share experiences Youth 14+ |
Danielle's Place | Support groups, Recreational activities, Intervention | Phone: 289-266-0036 Website | Canada | Youth, Caregivers | Danielle’s Place offers prevention and early intervention services for children and youth 17 and under, who are at risk of developing an eating disorder. |
Youth Services Bureau | Crisis line, Counselling, Resource Navigation | Phone:613-729-1000 Website | Ottawa | Youth, Caregivers | Youth Engagement, Mental Health Services, Community & Housing Services, Employment Services, and Youth Justice Services throughout 21 locations across Ottawa. |
Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre | Counselling, Support groups | Phone: 613-723-1623 ext. 232 Website | Ottawa | Youth | Free services for children under 12. Committed to developing and delivering a wide range of mental health services to help children and families struggling with severe emotional, behavioural and social challenges. |
Kind Space Discord Support Group | Support groups | Phone: 613-695-3238 Website | Ottawa | Youth, 2SLGBTQ+ | Accessible resources, events, social, and educational programming to celebrate and support people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions |
LGBT Youthline | Support groups, Resource Navigation, Support line, Chat line | Phone: 1-800-268-9688 Text: 647-694-4275 Website/Chat | Ontario | Youth, 2SLGBTQ+ | Organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario by: Providing anonymous peer support and referrals; Training youth to provide support to other youth; and Providing resources so youth can make informed decisions. |