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Transitional Youth Programs

 

Stella's Place 

• Provides free mental health services for young adults aged 16 to 29 living in Toronto

• Helps young adults to learn skills, build community and be empowered to manage their own mental health

• Offers a range of services, including peer support, clinical services, employment support, wellness, art, and recovery programs

• Click here to visit Stella's Place

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Sunnybrook Family Navigation Project
 

• Provides help with navigating mental health and addictions service symptoms for youth and their families living in the GTA 
   

• Ages 13-26 and their families 
   

Toronto East Health Network: Michael Garron Hospital 
 

• Supports and empowers young people experiencing barriers to accessing services in mental health sector for three months 
   

• Ages 16-24 
   

• Click here to visit Toronto East Health Network's Transitional Youth Program page

​Humber College 
 

• 7-week program supporting successful transition to college with/without completing high school 
   

• Ages 19-29 
   

• Click here to visit Humber College's
  program website 
   

East Metro Youth Services 
 

• Ages 16-24 for those in extended society care 

• Click here to visit East Metro Youth Services' website

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Sherbourne Health 
 

• Ages 16-24 

• Click here to visit Sherbourne Health's website

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Canadian Mental Health Association 
 

• Ages 16-24 with a mental illness diagnosis 
   

• Click here to visit Canadian Mental Health Association's website
   

Articles

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Moving Back Home After College: A Survival Guide for New Grads & Parents
 

7 Tips for Moving Back in with Your Parents like an Adult 

 

Toolkits
 

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Transitions (by Stan Kutcher) 

National Mental Health Resources

 

• You can search for resources (e.g., helplines) across Canada using this database, e.g., Search: Type in >“Telephone Crisis Lines”; Where: Type in >Name of your Province  
   

• Click here to visit the National Mental Health Resource website
  
   

NATIONAL SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCES 
 

Marijuana Anonymous 
 

• Learn about the MA program and/or discuss your marijuana use with others experiencing problems related to their use online or in-person. 
   

• Click here to visit the Marijuana Anonymous
   

Canadian Assembly of Narcotics Anonymous 
 

• Provides information and services to people recovering from substance use disorder; find in-person meetings in your residence area. 
   

• Click here to visit the Canadian Assembly of
  Narcotics Anonymous
   

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse: Treatment Services 
 

• Search for treatment services relating to gambling and drug use across Canada using this database.  
   

• Click here to visit the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse Treatment Services website
   

Canada Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs  
 

• Provides a free online directory of alcohol, drug, and gambling rehabilitation programs across Canada. 
   

• Click here to visit the Canada Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs website
   

SMART Recovery 
 

• Learn about the SMART Recovery program and/or discuss your marijuana use with others online or in-person.  
   

• Click here to visit the SMART
  Recovery website
   

ONTARIO SUBSTANCE USE & MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES 
 

ConnexOntario 
 

• Free provincial helplines where Information and Referral Specialists provide confidential and anonymous support, health information, and referral services (including contact information for services and supports within the caller’s community if requested) relating to problems with gambling, alcohol, other drugs, and mental health over the phone or via website chat. Availability is 24 hours/day, 7 days/week 
   

• Click here to visit the ConnexOntario website
   

Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
 

• Toll-free:1-888-230-3505 
   

• Click here to visit the Ontario Problem
  Gambling Helpline
   

Drug and Alcohol Helpline:  
 

• Toll-free:1-800-565-8603 
   

• Click here to visit the Drug and Alcohol Helpline 
   

Mental Health Helpline: 
 

• Toll-free: 1-866-531-2600 
   

• Click here to visit the Mental Health Helpline website
   

Mental Health Service Information Ontario (MHSIO) 
 

• Information about mental health services and supports in communities across Ontario 
   

• Toll-free: 1-866-531-2600 
   

• Click here to visit the MHSIO website  
   

Good2Talk 
 

• Free, confidential and anonymous helpline (24/7/365) for post-secondary students (17-25) in Ontario that provides professional counselling and information and referrals on mental health, addictions and well-being. 
   

• Toll-free Good2Talk phone number: 1-866-925-5454
   

Gerstein Crisis Centre Telephone Call Line 
 

• Free, voluntary, and confidential crisis intervention service over the phone and in-person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
   

• Gerstein Crisis Centre Telephone Call Line phone number: 416-929-5200
   

Distress Centre Telephone Call Line 
 

• Crisis line offering free services for individuals in distress who require urgent emotional care and for individuals who have been physically or sexually assaulted or who are at risk of being assaulted 
   

• Distress Centre Central (Toronto) phone number: 416-598-0166 
   

• Distress Centre North York phone number: 416-486-3180 
   

• Distress Centre Scarborough phone number: 416-439-0744 
   

• Distress Centre Peel: 905-278-7208