Vous avez besoin d'aide?

If you are in crisis, feel free to contact...

• The Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario, 613-260-2360, 1-877-377-7775 (toll-free).
• The Ottawa Distress Centre, at 613-238-3311, bilingual, 24-hr distress and helpline, primarily geared for adults. Serving Ottawa area.
• The Champlain District Mental Health Crisis Line, 1-866-966-0991 (or 613-722-6914 in Ottawa), bilingual, serving residents of Ottawa, Renfrew County, Prescott-Russell, and Stormont-Dundas and Glengarry.
• Tel-Aide Outaouais (Outaouais Distress Line), 1-866-676-1080, for those in Outaouais region.

 

If you are a child or youth in crisis, or simply needing someone to talk to...

 

• Kids Help Phone, 1-800-668-6868, bilingual, 24-hrs distress and helpline for youth aged 4-19. National service, serving all of Canada.

 

If you are looking for mental health resources in Ottawa, or elsewhere in Canada, visit

• eMentalHealth.ca, an easy to use website that helps connect Canadians to local mental health services and resources.  

 

If you are specifically looking for Mental Health Services provided by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa:

• Services for Children, Youth and Adolescents (ages 0-18) are provided by:
  • The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and the Royal Ottawa Hospital (ROH) Youth Program and may be accessed by having a physician refer through our central Mental Health Intake at (613) 737-2496
• Services for adults (aged 16+) are provided by the
  • Royal Ottawa Hospital, 613-722-6521,
  • Ottawa Hospital, 613-722-7000
  • Montfort Hospital, 613-746-4621
  • Centre Hospitalier Pierre Janet (for residents of Gatineau area, Quebec) 

Download our handy pocket card which lists main mental health resources in Ottawa, developed by Dr. Michelle Matthias.