Local Services for Youth

Find free help for youth below for anything from mental health and addictions to dental health.

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Information/Referral Support

Health811          
8-1-1 or TTY 1-866-797-0007

Windsor-Essex 211          
211

Essex Youth Centre          
519-987-4677

Drouillard Place          
519-253-1073

Multicultural Council of Windsor-Essex County          
519-255-1127

New Canadians’ Centre of Excellence Inc          
519-258-4076

CanAm Indian Friendship Centre of Windsor          
519-253-3243

The Bridge Youth Resource Centre           
Age 14 to 24 years          
226-773-3454

New Beginnings          
519-971-0973

Sandwich Teen Action Group          
519-254-6999

Teen Health- Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre           
Ages 12 to 24 years          
519-253-8481

Diabetes Wellness School Team           
519-997-2823

Youth Diversion          
519-253-3340

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Regional - Children’s Centre          
519-257-5111

Crisis Support

Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society       
1-800-265-5609 or 519-252-1171

Community Crisis Centre of Windsor-Essex County       
24 hr service for ages 16+       
519-973-4435 

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Regional Children’s Centre Crisis Service & Walk in Service       
Ages 6 to 18 years       
Hours: Mon to Thurs 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Fri 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.        
519-257-KIDS (5437)

Help Lines

Kids Help Phone (24 hr)       
1-800-668-6868 

ConnexOntario - Access to Addiction, Mental Health & Problem Gambling Services       
1-866-531-2600

Bounce Back Ontario - Ages 15+ years       
1-866-345-0224

Hope for Wellness Hotline - for Indigenous people across Canada       
1-855-242-3310

Alcohol and Drug Addiction

SAPACCY- Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Carribbean Youth       
519- 253- 8481 ext. 290

Teen Health- Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre - Ages 12 to 24 years       
519-253-8481 

John Howard Society       
519-252-3461 

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health       
1-800-463-6273 

Brentwood Adolescent Program - Youth aged 13 to 18 years       
519-253-2441

Needle Syringe Program - Pozitive Pathways Community Services        
519-973-0222

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Tayfour Campus Addiction Assessment and Referral - Age 16+ years       
519-257-5224

House of Sophrosyne - Women 16+ years       
519-252-2711

2SLGBTQ+ One Team Recovery - For individuals 16+ years

Quit Vaping/Smoking

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit       
519-258-2146 ext. 3100 

Teen Health- Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre  - Ages 12 to 24 years       
519-253-8481 

Smokers’ Helpline        
1-877-513-5333

Quash App       
For ages 14 to 19 years

Gambling Addiction

YMCA of Southwestern Ontario Youth Gambling Awareness Program - Ages 8 to 24 years       
519-965-9335  

Centre for Problem Gambling and Digital Dependency  - For those age 16+ years       
519-254-2112

Services for the Homeless

Street Health       
519-997-2824 

Welcome Centre Shelter for Women       
519-971-7595

Windsor Youth Centre - Age 16 to 25 years       
226-674-0006

Windsor Residence for Young Men - Age 16 to 24 years       
226-221-8464 

Housing Information Services       
519-254-4824

Mental Health Services and Counselling

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Regional Children’s Centre Crisis Service & Walk in Service - Ages 6 to 18 years       
Hours: Mon to Thurs 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Fri 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.        
519-257-KIDS (5437) 

Canadian Mental Health Association       
519-255-7440 

Children First - Age 0 to 6 years       
519-250-1850 

Home and Community Care Support Services Erie St. Clair Mental Health and Addictions Nurses       
1-888-310-8881 

Family Service Windsor-Essex - Age 6 years and older       
519-966-5010 

The Inn of Windsor - Age 13 to 21 years       
519-252-7768 

Youth Wellness Hub Windsor-Essex       
519-800-8640 

WEConnectKids       
519-257-KIDS (5437) 

Teen Health- Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre - Ages 12 to 24 years       
519-253-8481

Sexual Health

Sexual Assault Treatment Centre, Domestic Violence and Safe Kids Program       
(24 hr Windsor Regional Hospital ER Metropolitan Campus)        
519-255-2234

Sexual Assault Crisis Centre        
(daytime) 519-253-3100       
(24 hr) 519-253-9667

HIV and STI Testing

Windsor Regional Hospital (Anonymous HIV testing only)       
519-254-6115 

Teen Health- Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre - Ages 12 to 24 years       
519-253-8481

Domestic Violence

Sexual Assault Treatment Centre, Domestic Violence and Safe Kids Program       
(24 hr Windsor Regional Hospital ER Metropolitan Campus) 519-255-2234       
Hiatus House 519-252-1143       
Crisis Helpline (24 Hour) 519-252-7781 

Pregnancy Help Services

Healthy Families Program (Windsor-Essex County Health Unit)       
519-258-2146 ext. 1350

Building Blocks for Better Babies (BBBB) Prenatal Nutrition       
519-977-6862 

Teen Health- Windsor-Essex Community Health Centre - Ages 12 to 24 years       
519-253-8481

Parenting Classes

Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)       
519-257-5215 ext. 74033

LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Services

Pozitive Pathways Community Services - Age 11 to 25 years       
519-973-0222

Youthline - Hours: 4:00 -9:30 p.m., Sun to Fri       
1-800-268-9688       
Text: 647-694-427 

Windsor Pride Community       
519-946-4740 

Windsor Youth Centre (GSA) - Ages 16 to 25 years       
226-674-0006 

Windsor Family Health Team       
519-250-5656 

Trans Wellness Ontario       
226-674-4745

Eating Disorders

Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA) and Windsor Essex Community Health Centre (Intake Line)       
1-855-969-5530 

National Eating Disorders Information Centre       
1-866-NEDIC (63342)-20 

Youth Employment and Income Services

Employment Connections (Leamington)       
519-326-8629 

Ontario Works       
519-255-5200 

New Beginnings Youth Opportunity Strategy       
519-254-2363

Oral Health

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit       
519-258-2146 ext. 1199 

Healthy Smiles Ontario       
Free dental care for eligible children 17 years old and under.

Downloadable PDF version

Windsor-Essex Youth Services Card - PDF
Source URL: https://www.wechu.org/youth-services-card

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  1. https://www.wechu.org/youth-services-card
  2. #download
  3. https://healthconnectontario.health.gov.on.ca/static/guest/home
  4. https://211southwest.ca/
  5. https://www.facebook.com/youthcentreessex/
  6. http://drouillardplace.ca/
  7. https://themcc.com/
  8. https://www.ncceinc.org/
  9. https://caifc.ca/
  10. https://thebridgeyouth.ca/
  11. https://www.newbeginningswindsor.com/
  12. https://www.sandwichteenactiongroup.org/
  13. https://wechc.org/location/teen-health/
  14. https://ecyouthdiversion.ca/
  15. https://www.hdgh.org/regionalchildrenscentre
  16. https://www.wecas.on.ca/
  17. https://www.hdgh.org/crisis
  18. https://www.hdgh.org/regionalchildrenscentre
  19. https://kidshelpphone.ca/
  20. http://www.connexontario.ca
  21. https://bouncebackontario.ca/
  22. https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
  23. https://wechc.org/mental-health-care/sapaccy/
  24. https://wechc.org/location/teen-health/
  25. https://johnhoward.on.ca/windsor-essex/
  26. https://www.camh.ca/
  27. https://brentwoodbehavioral.com/programs-and-services/adolescent-programs/
  28. https://www.pozitivepathways.com/needle-syringe-program-nsp/
  29. https://www.hdgh.org/addictionassessmentreferral
  30. https://sophrosyne.ca/
  31. https://windsortcc.ca/event/2slgbtq-one-team-recovery-substance-use-program-2/2023-09-26/
  32. https://www.wechu.org/smoking-and-vaping/quit-smoking
  33. https://wechc.org/location/teen-health/
  34. https://www.smokershelpline.ca/home
  35. https://www.quashapp.com/
  36. https://www.ymcaswo.ca/programs/education-enrichment/youth-gambling-prevention#:~:text=The%20YMCA%20Youth%20Gambling%20Awareness,living%20and%20making%20informed%20decisions.
  37. https://www.hdgh.org/problemgamblingservices
  38. https://wechc.org/location/street-health/
  39. http://www.welcomecentreshelter.com/
  40. https://www.downtownmission.com/what-we-do/the-windsor-youth-centre/
  41. https://www.wrym.ca/
  42. http://hiswindsor.ca/
  43. https://www.hdgh.org/regionalchildrenscentre
  44. https://windsoressex.cmha.ca/
  45. https://www.children-first.ca/
  46. https://www.healthcareathome.ca/community-care/school-supports/mental-health-addictions-nursing/
  47. https://fswe.ca/
  48. http://theinnofwindsor.com/theinn/
  49. https://youthhubyqg.com/
  50. https://www.hdgh.org/CYMHCoordinatedAccess
  51. https://wechc.org/location/teen-health/
  52. https://www.wrh.on.ca/SADVTC
  53. https://saccwindsor.net/
  54. https://wechc.org/location/teen-health/
  55. https://www.wrh.on.ca/SADVTC
  56. https://www.wechu.org/parents
  57. https://www.uwindsor.ca/nursing/better-babies/
  58. https://wechc.org/location/teen-health/
  59. https://www.hdgh.org/triplep
  60. http://www.pozitivepathways.com/education-outreach
  61. https://www.youthline.ca/
  62. https://www.windsorpride.com/
  63. https://www.facebook.com/wycgsa/
  64. https://www.windsorfht.ca/
  65. https://www.transwellness.ca/
  66. https://bana.ca/intake-services/
  67. https://nedic.ca/
  68. https://www.secc.on.ca/help-for-newcomers/employment-training-services/
  69. https://www.citywindsor.ca/residents/socialservices-/ontario-works/pages/ontario-works.aspx
  70. https://www.newbeginningswindsor.com/programs/youth-opportunities-strategy
  71. https://www.wechu.org/your-health/dental
  72. https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-dental-care
  73. https://www.wechu.org/sites/default/files/edit-resource/em-youth-services-card/hsch-planning-youth-services-card-1221322021-id-175647.pdf