Find mental health and addiction services in your community

Finding help

Almost 30% of Ontarians will experience a mental health or addiction problem at some point in their lives.

If you or someone you know needs support, Ontario offers several options for free, confidential help with mental health and addiction concerns.

Book an appointment with your family doctor or nurse practitioner

Your family doctor or nurse practitioner can evaluate your situation, talk to you about treatment options and refer you to a community mental health and addictions service provider.

If you don't already have one, here’s help for finding a family doctor or nurse practitioner.

Talk to a registered nurse right now

Call Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 (toll free) to speak to a registered nurse. The nurse can help you with any health matters, including depression, anxiety or other mental health or addiction concerns.

Telehealth is free and confidential and nurses are ready to take your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Get advice from a helpline

ConnexOntario provides treatment service information if you have problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol or mental health. You can:

Call toll free: 1-866-531-2600
Live web chat
Email

Anyone can call

Helpline staff members welcome calls from anyone – whether your concern is about yourself or someone you care about. More than 25% of helpline calls come from family members or concerned friends.

Types of help offered

The helpline is not for crisis situations – if you are in crisis, call or ask a helpline staff member for your local crisis number.

Helpline staff are available for free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to:

• listen, offer support and strategies to help you begin your recovery
• help you find treatment services and supports in your community such as crisis lines, self-help groups and family services
• offer basic education about mental health, drug and alcohol addiction and problem gambling

All calls are free and confidential.

In-person drug and alcohol support

RAAM clinics

Visit a rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinic.  RAAM clinics help people seeking treatment for substance use issues, including opioids, alcohol and other substances. You do not need a referral or appointment to visit a RAAM clinic.

Doctors and counsellors at RAAM clinics help stabilize clients before referring them to primary care and other longer-term community mental health and addictions services and supports.

RAAM clinics can provide:

• assessments and diagnoses for substance use disorders
• treatment options
• prescriptions for medications to help with cravings and withdrawal symptoms
• counselling
• overdose prevention education

All clinics are:

• accessible on a walk-in basis, with patients typically seen within a few days of contacting the clinic
• client-centered
• non-judgmental

Find a RAAM clinic near you.

Consumption and treatment services

Consumption and treatment services offer supervised drug consumption and overdose prevention services. Consumption and treatment service locations can connect you to addictions treatment and rehabilitation, primary care, mental health, and other health and social services.

You can access many services on site or you can get a referral to access these services somewhere nearby, such as:

• addictions treatment such as methadone, buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone), detox support, and community and residential treatment

• supervised drug consumption including injection, intranasal and oral
• providing support in the event of an overdose, which can include administering oxygen and naloxone
• primary care such as wound care, immunization, and other care provided by doctors, nurse practitioners and nurses
• mental health services
• educating people about harm-reduction and distributing harm-reduction supplies, including naloxone
• other health and social services such as support to obtain housing or health cards

Find consumption and treatment services near you.