Youth Resources
If you are in need of support, are confronting a crisis, or find yourself in an emergency situation, the following resources are available in Simcoe County and its surrounding areas.
These workshops help youth learn more about how to create safe relationships by focusing on healthy and unhealthy relationships, teen dating violence, and setting boundaries. These workshops explore data on intimate partner violence among teens and help youth identify the root causes to determine the needs of our community to address such issues.
Instagram: @risks_and_relationships
Meeting ID: 856 2517 5474
Meeting Passcode: 030520
Register to attend, email youthengagement@newpath.ca or call/text Warda at 705-790-7352
The New Mentality is a provincial network of youth and allies working to amplify youth voice to influence change within the mental health system and beyond. Our work is grounded in the belief that youth experiencing mental illness must contribute to building and improving the mental health system.
The North Simcoe Youth Wellness Hub offers a wide range of services to youth age 12-25 at the right time and in the right place (services listed below). Our services are offered both in-person and virtually, are easy to access, and are offered with little to no wait times as we aim to be as low barrier as possible. *Available to youth who live in Midland, Penetanguishene, Tiny, Tay, and Beausoleil Island*
Anxiety Canada is a leader in developing online, self-help, and evidence-based resources on anxiety and anxiety disorders. Our site provides information to help you understand anxiety, as well as resources and tools to help you manage your anxiety. Our organization is also the developers of the free MindShift™ app which helps youth and young adults manage anxiety, using step-by-step strategies.
A free cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program that offers guided mental health self-help supports for adults and youth 15 and older. Toll-free: 1-866-345-0224
This resource is for youth and their families to help reduce anxiety, sleep better and feel happier.
This resource is for youth and their families helps you find mental health help in your area.
Helping kids, teens and parents deal with a family breakup.
Free, confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario ages 17–25. Call: 1-866-925-5454 or Email
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only national 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, web counselling and referral service for children and youth.
The service is completely anonymous and confidential – they don’t trace calls, they don’t have call display. You don’t even have to tell them your name if you don’t want to.
Mindyourmind works with young people to co-create interactive tools and innovative resources to build capacity and resilience. Mindyourmind is also the publisher of:
The MindShift™ app will help you learn how to relax, develop more helpful ways of thinking, and identify active steps that will help you take charge of your anxiety.
The Webbing With Wisdom team is made up of three organizations: St. Stephen’s Community House, METRAC, and East Metro Youth Services.
The team is made up of three staff and nine peer leaders, who work together to create an understanding around cyber sexual violence, and ensure that the project speaks to the girls and young women* they work with.
Storwell offers an annual bursary of $2,000 to help foster children attend post-secondary schools and to offer a hand up as they make their way forward in life. The bursary application deadline is September 1st. Eligibility requirements and access to the application form can be found at: www.storwell.com/bursary-application. This is an annual bursary, students may apply at any time and their application will be put towards the next award cycle. Storwell values the privacy of the applicants above all else, which is why all information submitted on the application form is strictly confidential.
Child and Youth Mental Health Resources in Simcoe County
Are you in need of mental health services?
Have you, or someone you know, been thinking you need support for your mental health? Are your needs not urgent yet, but you would like someone to talk to?
Take a look at the Non-Urgent Resource section below to see some of the community mental health services that you can try. You can also talk to your family doctor.
For help finding the place that might be right for you, call 211.
What you can expect:
- to have an intake done, this may differ depending on the service
- access to mental health support through local mental health clinics
Non-Urgent Resources
- Individual and Family Therapy
- Group Programs (anxiety)
- Parenting Strategies
- Behavioural Supports (SNAP)
- School-Based Services
- Residential Treatment
- In-home Service
- Case Management (Youth 16-24)
- First Episode Psychosis Services
- Indigenous Focus
- Youth & Family Case Management
- Individual Therapy/Counselling
- Youth & Family Residential Programs
- Long-Term Support for Special Needs
- Access to the Ontario Autism Program
- Francophone Services
- Mental Health Assessment/Counselling
- Anxiety and Mood Programs
Are you in need of urgent support?
Are you, or someone you know, in a non-life threatening situation and:
- showing extreme emotional disturbance or behavioural distress
- thinking or talking about harm to self or others
- disoriented/out of touch with reality
- not able to function properly
- agitated and unable to be calmed
What you can expect:
- a phone response within approximately one hour of call during regular business hours, or the next business day during after hours
- a risk assessment and making a risk safety plan, if required
- support during hospital discharge to the community team
Crisis Services 24/7/365
- Simcoe County: 1-888-893-8333
- Muskoka: 1-844-287-9072
- Bradford: 1-888-310-COPE (2679)
Are you in need of emergency services?
Are you, or someone you know, in a life-threatening situation and:
– Currently threatening harm to self or others
– Severely disoriented/out of touch with reality
– Not able to create a plan for safety
– Have a severe inability to function
– Distraught and out of control
If this is an emergency please go to your nearest hospital or CALL 9-1-1
Getting started with New Path’s free mental health counselling services
Our appointment booking system has changed.
Access free counselling support by clicking on the link below. Appointments are available in-person, by phone or online and can be made up to two weeks ahead of time and on the same day.
If you need additional support or have questions, please call or email us: 705-725-7656 / info@newpath.ca