MENTAL HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH

Psychotherapy Services are offered to our Northwestern Ontario Métis Child & Family Services clients by a Registered Psychotherapist.

An Intake form is available at https://www.nwomcfs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NWOMCFS-Intake.pdf

Please bring your intake form to your local NWOMCFS office, or it can be emailed to Cassidy.Dokuchie@nwomcfs.ca

RESOURCES

If you or someone you know is in crisis

If you’re in immediate danger or need urgent medical support, call 9-1-1.

If you or someone you know if thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is:

• bilingual
• trauma-informed
• culturally appropriate
• available to anyone in Canada

For First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples

Hope for Wellness Help Line

Call 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples seeking emotional support, crisis intervention, or referrals to community-based services.

Support is available in English and French and, by request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

For youth and young adults

Kids Help Phone

Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to Canadians aged 5 to 29 who want confidential and anonymous care from trained responders.

Visit the Kids Help Phone website for online chat support or to access online resources for children and youth.