Get help - resources within Simcoe County - Simcoe County District School Board

Get help - resources within Simcoe County

Simcoe County Mental Health Crisis Line & Mobile Support
Crisis services to assist individuals, family, or friends, to work through resolution of identified issues and challenges.
705-728-5044 or 1-888-893-8333
Community Crisis Response Service (for South Simcoe)
Provides support to children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
1-855-310-COPE (2673) or (TTY) 1-866-323-7785
Kids Help Phone
24/7 counselling and information service for young people by text, Facebook messenger, phone, or chat online.
1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
Telecare Distress Line of Greater Simcoe
Free 24/7, anonymous and confidential distress line. You don’t have to be in crisis to call. Support is provided to the caller and, if necessary, community referrals are offered for extra support.
705-325-9534 or 705-726-7922
Athena’s Sexual Assault Counselling and Advocacy Centre – 24-hour Crisis Line
705-737-2008 or 1-900-987-0799
Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence
The regional sexual and domestic assault treatment centre for Simcoe County and Muskoka provides emergency medical care and treatment options to victims of sexual and domestic assault. The centre is located at Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital in Orillia.
705-327-9155 or 1-877-377-7438

Call 911 or go to the emergency room of your local hospital.

Your family doctor’s office
North Simcoe Youth Wellness Hub – offers quick and seamless access to a wide range of services for youth ages 12 to 25.
- Call or text the hub line 705-427-5639
New Path Youth and Family Services – offers a range of free child and youth mental health services, including walk-in (call-in).
- 705-725-7656 or 1-800-566-7656 or email: [email protected]
Kinark Child and Family Services – offers a range of free child and youth mental health services and family/caregiver support services.
- Call 1-888-454-6275
Canadian Mental Health Association (Simcoe County) – offers a range of free youth and adult mental health and addiction services.
- 705-726-5033 or 1-800-461-4319
Canadian Mental Health Association (York Region and South Simcoe) – offers a range of free youth and adult mental health and addiction services.
- 905-841-3977 or 1-866-345-0183 or email [email protected]
Catholic Family Services – offers counselling, including walk-in, and education support programs regardless of age, ability, cultural or religious background, race, sexual orientation or gender identity. Services are inclusive, affordable, and accessible.
- 705-726-2503 or email [email protected]

Dnnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services – a multi-service Indigenous child well-being agency.
- 705-295-7135 or email: [email protected]
Barrie Native Friendship Centre - offers a variety of culturally based programs, services and teachings.
- 705-721-7689

Youth Haven – Supporting youth in need in Simcoe County, offers various programs and services including transitional housing, emergency care housing, counselling, court support, case management.
- 705-739-7616
Elizabeth Fry Society Simcoe Muskoka – offers variety of programs and services to youth and adults including transitional housing, community and youth justice programs, youth trustee ship, harm reduction and problematic substance use, health relationships, grief and loss.
- 705-725-0613

Season’s Centre for Grieving Children – offering peer to peer support groups for children/teens and their families grieving the death, or life-threatening illness of an immediate family member.
- 705-721-5437
Hospice Simcoe – various services including grief and bereavement support for adults and
children/teens who are anticipating or has already experienced the loss of a loved one.
- 705-725-1140

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit – provides many services including pregnancy testing and counselling, pregnancy testing, brith control, and testing for sexually transmitted infections. There are various Sexual Health Clinic locations across Simcoe County. To find the closest one to you visit the link above or call 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 #3.
Athena’s Sexual Assault and Counselling and Advocacy Centre – offers various services including counselling, support groups and legal support to women identified individuals 16 years and older.
- 705-737-2884

The Gilbert Centre – offers various social and support services, including LGBTQ youth and family programming
- 705-722-6778 ext. 801 or call/text 705-715-2198
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line - free peer support through telephone, text and chat services
- 1-800-268-9688 or text 647-694-4275

211 Simcoe County provides information about social services and community resources within Simcoe County.