Community Resources
There are many services located either in the Region of Peel or close to it where you can refer pregnant or postpartum families for information, support and treatment.
Medical/Clinical Services
Crisis Services
PMD Support Groups
Information Lines/Websites
Support for partners and families
Support Services
Counselling
Resources outside of Peel Region
Find a Health Professional
Medical/Clinical Services
Trillium Health Centre Mental Health Clinic
Referral Criteria: Catchment area of Trillium Health Centre, physician referral
Require a primary diagnosis of a Mood Disorder
151 City Centre Drive, Mississauga
(416) 521-4006
Services provided: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy. Multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists.
Credit Valley Hospital
Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Program
Referral Criteria:Physician referral required, client resides within Mississauga/Halton LHIN or delivered at CVH or physician has privileges at CVH.
Services provided: Multidisciplinary team treatment includes individual and group therapy.
Questions from professionals:905-813-1550
Referrals: 905-813-4502 (Fax)
Brampton Civic Hospital
Referral Criteria: Physician referral
Mental Health Clinic Urgent Care Clinic - must be referred by physicians associated
with William Osler Health Centre 905-494-2120
Etobicoke General Hospital – Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic 905-494-2120
Crisis Services
Distress Centre Peel
24-hour crisis support services provided in a variety of languages
905-278-7208
Telecare Brampton
24-hour crisis support provided in English,Hindi,Urdu,Punjabi,Spanish and Portuguese
905-459-7777 or for Caledon 905-584-7770
Peel Crisis Services (Mobile Crisis of Peel) 905-278-9036 or 1-888-811-2222 (Caledon)
Trillium Hospital Crisis team 905-848-7495
Credit Valley Hospital crisis team 905-813-2200 ask crisis worker be paged
William Osler Brampton Civic Hospital crisis team 905-494-2120 dial 0 and ask for crisis team
William Osler Etobicoke Campus 416-494-2120 dial 0 and ask for crisis team
PMD Support Groups
Mississauga South Ontario Early Years Centre
1801 Lakeshore Rd West, Mississauga
(905) 822-1114
Mississauga West Ontario Early Years Centre
6677 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle, Mississauga
905-567-4156
Caledon Parent-Child Centre /Ontario Early Years Centre
150 Queen Street South, Bolton
905-857-0107
Mississauga East Ontario Early Years Centre/Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Tomken South Senior Public School
3160 Tomken Road, Mississauga
905-276- 6392
Brampton Neighbourhood Resource Centre & Malton Neighbourhood Resource Centre working together to offer a support group
Brampton Civic Centre
150 Central Park Drive unit 101, Brampton
905-495-3430
Parents Voice on Adoption-Raising Children Birth to 6 years of age
Adoption support group meets monthly. Participants share and hear from other adoptive families. Meetings are held at the Ontario Early Years Centre located at #105-57 Mill Street North, Brampton. To register call Noreen 905-452-1973 ext. 1047
Our Sisters’ Place
Support groups focus on depression across reproductive life span
Telephone support by volunteers
416-486-7432
Information Lines/Websites
Region of Peel -Public Health 905-799-7700
Telehealth 1-866-797-0000
Motherisk 416-813-6780 (consultation on medication safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding)
Canadian Mental Health Association 905-451-2123 (Peel Branch)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Provides clinical care,research, education and health promotion
Life with New Baby Information and resources for professionals and families
Pacific Postpartum Support Society (based in BC Canada) non-profit society dedicated to supporting the needs of distressed postpartm mothers and their families
Postpartum Support International U.S.based foundation providing support to families.
Our Sisters’ Place Community-based support network for women, with a focus on mood disorders associated with hormonal changes throughout the lifespan
Trauma and Birth Stress informationand support to mothers and families regarding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after childbirth
MedEd PPD rofessional education, peer-reviewed Web site developed with the support of theNational Institute of Mental Health
Trillium Health Information and Wellness Centre Multilingual Helpline
South Asian line:905-848-7377
Chinese line:905-848-7398
Information line provides service in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Cantonese and Mandarin. Service available: finding a doctor, health-related questions, community support and referrals and booking an interpreter for an appointment at Trillium.
Child Development Resource Connection Peel (CDRCP): 905-890-9432
Provides information & resources about licensed child care, infant and child development programs, services for special needs children, mental health services and counselling. A ‘Lending Library’ is on site.
Justplaydates is a free, self directed site so you host the type of playdates you want to enjoy. You can search for other members up to a 20km radius from your home and connect safely.
Support for partners and families
Postpartum Dads Provides information and support to fathers whose partners are experiencing PMD
FAME
Brampton: 905-488-7716
Mississauga: 905-276-8316
Offering support to families where any mental illness is an issue by providing education, resources and coping strategies.
Support Services
Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program 905-799-7700
Home visits by a Public Health Nurse to provide information, referral, and support for parents of children 0-6 years of age.
Valley Infant-Parent Program
Therapeutic program supporting parent-infant attachment operated by Children’s Services and Peel Children’s Centre.
Peel Children’s Aid 905-363-6131
To report concerns about a child
Punjabi Community Health Services (905) 790-0808
Serves the Peel community through community development, culturally appropriate service delivery, partnership with other organizations, research and asset inventories.
Counselling
Family Services of Peel 905-453-5775
Provide individual or family counselling offered on a fee for service
Catholic Family Services of Peel
905-450-1608 (Brampton/Bolton)
905-897-1644 (Mississauga)
Walk-in counselling clinic. No appointment necessary, childminding available in Brampton/Mississauga. Call for languages offered at each location. Fees determined on sliding scale.
India Rainbow Community Services of Peel 905-275-2369
Programs include crisis intervention,support and guidance to abused women, information and access to eligible government benefits, referrals to shelters and support groups and empowerment workshops.
Ontario Association of Social Workers 416-972-9882 toll free 1-877-828-9380
Online directory to locate a private practice social worker
Employee Assistance programs can provide referral to counselling services.
Faith-based counselling service is often available through a faith group.
Resources Outside of Peel Region
Perinatal Mental Health Program Mount Sinai Hospital
416 586-4800 ext. 8419
Physician Referral required
Women’s Health Centre
St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto
416-530-6850
Provides information and supports to clients with PMD. Offers support group and individual counselling. Self-referral accepted.
Women’s Health Concerns Clinic
St. Joseph’s Healthcare and McMaster University, Hamilton
905-522-1155 ext. 3954 to refer (self or physician referral)
905- 522-1155 ext. 3031 for information
Reproductive Life Stages Program
Women’s College Hospital 416-323-6230
Accept referrals from across Ontario from physicians , midwives and self referrals
Services: Assessment, symptom management, individual and group therapy.
Psychoeducational group for prenatal women at risk for or experiencing a perinatal mood disorder
Aberfoyle Clinic
416-231-7968 (Physician psychotherapists covered under OHIP)
Moms supporting Moms in Milton
Thursday evenings 7-8:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Victory School, 540 Commercial Street Milton
Contact 905-825-6000 ext 2927
PMD Support Group
Oakville Parent Child Centre
461 North Service Road, Oakville
905-849-6366
Transition to Parenting Group
York Region Health Connection
1-800-361-5653
12 week education and support group to help families with the transition during pregnancy or after the birth of the baby. No cost, childcare provided.
South Asian Couples Counselling
Provide a culturally sensitive approach to couples therapy for couples of South Asian background
Find a Health Professional
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario 416- 967-2603
Trillium Hospital Family Doctor Referral Telephone Hotline 905-848-7359
Ontario Psychological Association 416-961-5552
Ontario Association of Social Workers 416-972-9882 toll free 1-877-828-9380
Online directory to find private practice social worker
Alternative Therapy
Friends of Alternative & Complementary Therapies (FACT) 416-299-5113
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