Community Supports and Program Links
As the saying goes, it takes a village. Below you’ll find a series of local and online/phone resources to help students and their families/supports in enabling their success and well-being.
1 Call 1 Click
1 Call 1 Click
1Call1Click.ca exists to help children, youth and families connect with the right mental health and addiction services and care when they need it. It is intended to assist infants, children and youth from birth to 21 years of age.
The Royal Ottawa
The Royal Ottawa
The Royal is one of Canada’s foremost mental health care, teaching and research hospitals. Our mandate is simple: to help more people living with mental illness and addiction into recovery faster.
The Royal’s primary role is to serve people 16 and older living with complex and persistent mental illness. For most of their programs, patients in need of the highly specialized care they provide are referred by physicians or nurse practitioners in our community.
Youth Services Bureau Ottawa
Youth Services Bureau
Their service areas - which help 3,000 youth every month get from where they are to where they want to be, include Youth Engagement, Mental Health Services, Community & Housing Services, Employment Services, and Youth Justice Services throughout 21 locations across Ottawa. Their crisis line is open 24/7 for anyone to call for help with any situation, emergency or not, and their live crisis chat is also available anytime.
Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone
Accredited since 2013, Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people in English and French. They provide a safe and trusted place for young people in any moment of crisis or need.
Community United Against Violence
Community United Against Violence
CUAV supports the healing of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people that have experienced violence and abuse by other people and /or institutions.
Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre
Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre
Located in Ottawa the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre is a non-profit, live-in, and community-based agency that is dedicated to helping youth (13-21) and families across Ontario overcome substance use and related issues and to achieve a healthier lifestyle. With separate evidence-based programs tailored to the specific needs of young men and women, it is the only Centre of its kind in Eastern Ontario.