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Alcohol and Other Drugs

Breakaway

Breakaway's mission is to provide seamless, comprehensive, and effective harm reduction services, and a full range of addiction treatment services that are amenable to individuals' needs and goals. Their services are offered through community-based facilities with a focus on street and community outreach. All services are free and confidential.

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
After Hours: By appointment only.

Referrals to all programs including: Individual, family, group and day treatments can be made by calling the office at 416-234-1942 and speaking with their intake worker.

Web site: http://www.breakawayyouth.org/
Telephone: (416) 234-1942

2 Billingham Road,
4th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario,
M9B 6E1

Al-anon & Alateen

Al-anon & Alateen is a community resource providing support to anyone affected by a relative or friend's drinking. There are over 26,000 Al-Anon and Alateen groups meeting in 115 countries. Many people seek out an Al-anon or Alateen program to help them learn the facts about alcoholism as an illness and how it has impacted their lives physically and emotionally.

Web site: http://al-anon.alateen.on.ca/gtais/
Telephone: (416) 410-3809 or 1 (888) 425-2666

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership.

Web site: http://www.aatoronto.org/
Telephone: (416) 487-5591 (between 9:00am – 10:00pm)

234 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 202
Toronto, Ontario,
M4P 1K5

Narcotics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 28,000 weekly meetings in 113 countries. There are no dues or fees to access support.

Web site: http://www.torontona.org/
Telephone: (416) 236-8956

Toronto Area of Narcotics Anonymous
P.O. Box # 5700, Depot A,
Toronto, Ontario,
M5W 1N8

DART (Drug and Alcohol Treatment Infoline)

DART is a free, confidential, anonymous referral service. It is designed to link callers with suitable treatment options tailored to their individual needs. Their database of local programs on withdrawal management, and other treatment resources can be accessed for you or someone you know. If drugs or alcohol are affecting your life, call DART can be the first step toward a solution.

Web site: www.dart.on.ca
Telephone: 1 (800) 565-8603 24 hours, 7 days a week

Black Creek Community Health Centre

Black Creek Community Health Centre is a non-profit, community based organization that provides health care services in a holistic manner and works with people to create safe and healthy communities. Their team of professionals will help provide appropriate assistance with your drug or alcohol concern.

Web site: http://www.bcchc.com/
Telephone: (416) 249-8000

2202 Jane St.
Unit 5
Toronto, Ontario,
M3M 1A4

Canadian Mental Health Association

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is the largest mental health and addiction organization in Canada and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is committed to providing comprehensive, well-coordinated, accessible care for people who are struggling with mental health problems or addiction.

Web site: http://www.camh.net/
Telephone: (416) 535-8501 ext. 6128 or (416) 535-8501 ext. 7064

Addiction Assessment,
33 Russell Street or 175 Brentcliffe Road
Toronto, Ontario

The Mainline

The Mainline deals with issues related to harm reduction, injection drug use, and needle exchange programs. For more information, please call theri toll-free number or visit their web site.

Telephone: 1 (800) 686-7544
Web site: http://www.toronto.ca/health/ai_index.htm

 

Body Image & Disordered Eating

Sheena's Place

Sheena's Place provides free programs and support to individuals who may be experiencing disordered eating or body image challenges. Their website provides details on programs, signs of eating disorders, as well as upcoming events and conferences. Feel free to call the centre at any time with questions or concerns.

Web site: www.sheenasplace.org/
Telephone: (416) 927-8900

National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)

NEDIC offers a guide to family and friends of people who have an eating disorder, provides relevant links, and suggests some recommended readings about eating disorders and body issues. If you call and get voicemail, please leave a message, because they will return your call.

Web site: www.nedic.ca
Telephone: 416-340-4156

Local Community Hospitals

The following local hospitals are providers of Eating Disorder services in Ontario. If you would like to obtain service at any of these hospitals, or if you are in a crisis situation, please go directly to the hospital, or call York's Health Educator for assistance in making contact and learning about next steps.

  1. University Health Network: The Toronto General Hospital http://www.uhn.ca/tgh/
  2. The Hospital for Sick Children http://www.sickkids.on.ca/
  3. North York General Hospital http://www.nygh.on.ca/
  4. Centre for Addiction and Mental: Concurrent Eating Disorders & Substance Abuse Program http://www.camh.net/

 

Mental Health

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

For mental health emergencies or times of crisis, present yourself at the CAMH Emergency Room located at 250 College St. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Upon arrival, a nurse will take preliminary information and you will be seen by a mental health professional that will help determine appropriate next steps for your particular situation.

Web site: www.camh.net
Telephone: (416) 535-8501 ext. 6885 (24 hours)

Toronto Distress Centres

The mission of the Distress Centres of Toronto is to provide emotional support, crisis intervention and suicide prevention to those who request their services. They provide a confidential telephone service available 24 hours a day to persons in distress. They provide emotional support to people dealing with the effects of suicide, provide bereavement counseling to people dealing with the effects of homicide. If you are experiencing emotional distress or in need of crisis intervention and suicide prevention call for immediate support. They also provide face to face support and counseling to people dealing with the effects of suicide and homicide.

Web site: http://www.torontodistresscentre.com/
Telephone: 416-408-HELP (4357)
Email: Info@TorontoDistressCentre.com

P.O. Box 243,
Adelaide P.O.
Toronto, Ontario,
M5C 2J4

R. Samuel McLaughlin Addiction and Mental Health Information Centre

This information centre provides up to date information on mental health and addiction problems, trends, facts, programs, treatment, and prevention strategies. Call the Automated Response Line 24 hours/ 7 days a week. To obtain help through the support line, call Tuesday – Saturday 3:00pm – 9:00pm.

Web site: www.camh.net/McLaughlin
Telephone: 416- 595-6111

219 Suite 3B,
Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario

The PRIME Clinic

The PRIME Clinic is dedicated to early identification and treatment of people ages 14-30 who are at risk of developing psychosis. They help people who become distressed by changes in their thoughts, perceptions, and feelings; changes that may be difficult to describe to others. If a person is concerned for his or herself, or for someone they know, phone the clinic directly. A clinician from PRIME will be available, over the phone, to help determine whether the services of the clinic would be of benefit to the individual. If you get voicemail, leave a message and someone will return your call. If after discussion or meetings, they do not recommend that their clinic is right for a person, they will recommend other appropriate care.

Web site: http://www.camh.net/prime_clinic
Telephone: 416-260-4188

250 College Street,
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1R8

 

Nutrition and Healthy Living

Black Creek Community Health Centre

Black Creek Community Health Centre is a non-profit, community based organization that provides health care services in a holistic manner and works with people to create safe and healthy communities. They have a Registered Dietician on staff to help students with dietary concerns. All services are covered under OHIP.

Web site: http://www.bcchc.com/
Telephone: (416) 249-8000

2202 Jane St.
Unit 5
Toronto, Ontario,
M3M 1A4

Toronto Vegetarian Association

Founded in 1945, the Toronto Vegetarian Association is the largest and second oldest locally-based vegetarian organization in North America . They have over 1,000 members and are a registered non-profit charitable organization run by volunteers. For listings on places to eat in Toronto, for support in becoming a vegetarian, or to get involved, visit their website, call or email.

Website: http://www.veg.ca
Telephone: (416) 544-9800

17 Baldwin Street, Second Floor
Toronto
M5T1L1

Good Food Box

This is an inexpensive and convenient way to eat your fruits and veggies! The Good Food Box program buys top quality fresh fruit and vegetables directly from farmers and from the Ontario Food Terminal, and volunteers pack it into green reusable boxes that are delivered to campus. Volunteer co-ordinators collect money for the boxes in advance of delivery, and make sure that everyone gets their box after it arrives. For example, they have a $12.00 box which they recommend for students that may contain ½ honeydew melon, 3 oranges, 2 pink grapefruit, 4 apples, 4 bananas, 2 green peppers, 1 bag of broccoli, 4 potatoes, 1 bunch of onions, 1 roma tomato, 1 bag of bean sprouts, and 1 bag of coleslaw. (this will vary from week to week). It's a great price and it's delivered to campus!

Good Food Box drop off locations are: TBA

Website: http://www.foodshare.net/goodfoodbox01.htm
Telephone: (416) 392-1670
Email: GFB@foodshare.net

Toronto Public Health

Toronto Public Health's vision is to make Toronto the healthiest city possible. For access to healthy eating information, or dietary advice from a Registered Dietician, call Toronto Health Connection. Free, confidential health information and advice is available from a Public Health professional.

Visit their website and click on “Publications” for a list of quick fact sheets on Healthy Eating and Nutrition.

Website: http://www.toronto.ca/health/thc_index.htm
Telephone: (416) 338-7600

Healthy Measures

Healthy Measures introduces the concept of new ways for women to measure their health and also promotes new healthier measures or steps that women can take to better their health, without focusing on weight loss. Healthy Measures is based on a three-pronged approach of being active, eating well and being yourself. Click on “Consumers” and check out their Self-Assessment Quizzes, as well as their helpful tip sheets.

Website: http://www.healthymeasures.ca

EatRight Ontario

EatRight Ontario has been designed to help you to improve your health and quality of life through healthy, nutritious eating. With in-depth feature articles written and reviewed by Registered Dietitians, this site provides comprehensive health information on nutrition and healthy eating. The website will provide easy-to-use nutrition information to help you make healthier food choices and improve diet-related risk factors. The interactive Ask a Dietitian feature enables you ask via email or telephone nutrition-related questions and receive feedback from a Registered Dietitian. The nutrition tools and links offer many additional resources to support you in developing healthy eating habits.

Website: http://www.eatrightontario.ca/
Phone: Toll free in Ontario at 1-877-510-5102
(9am to 5pm --- Monday to Friday)

Rape Crisis & Abuse

Toronto Rape Crisis Centre

The Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape works collectively to provide nonjudgmental peer support to survivors of sexual violence and to work toward the eradication of violence against women and children. The free and confidential phone support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They can also be reached via email and counselors will answer emails Monday-Friday 9:30am – 5:00pm.

Who can call?

What can you talk about?

Is it confidential?

When you call if you get the answering service, give the operator your first name (any name) and a telephone number where they can reach you. They will call you back and will talk to you only. If you cannot leave a call back number, you can wait on the line for approximately 10 minutes and you will be connected through to a counsellor.

Website: http://www.trccmwar.ca/
Telephone: (416) 597-8808
Email: info@trccmwar.ca

The New Women's College Hospital: Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Care Centre

The Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre provides emergency care and counselling services to victims of sexual assault and follow-up care for victims of domestic violence. As a comprehensive service designed to assist women and men who are victims of sexual assault and partner abuse, the Centre offers many options to their clients including: crisis counselling, medical care, forensic evidence collection, safety planning, follow-up medical care and long-term counselling. All services are covered by OHIP. They are wheelchair accessible and every effort will be made to provide sign language and cultural interpretation when necessary. All services are safe, supportive and confidential.

Website: http://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/programs/program116.html
Telephone: (416) 323-6040

Women’s College Hospital - Main Building
76 Grenville Street
1st Floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1B2

Assaulted Women's Helpline

The Assaulted Women's Helpline offers a 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line to all women who have experienced abuse. They provide counselling, emotional support, information and referrals. The phone line provides 24-hour, 7-days-a-week crisis counselling, emotional support, information and referrals to women in up to 154 languages.

Website: http://www.awhl.org/
Telephone: (416) 863-0511
TTY: TTY-1-866-863-7868
Bell Mobility: #7233

 

Sexuality and Sexual Health

AIDS & Sexual Health Info Line

This is a province-wide, free anonymous service staffed by professional, multidisciplinary, and multicultural counsellors who offer sexual health information in different languages. They are available Monday – Friday 9:00am – 11:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am – 4:00pm.

Website: http://www.toronto.ca/health/ai_index.htm
Telephone: (416) 392-2437 or 1 (800) 668-2437

The 519 Church Street Community Centre

The 519 is open to everyone, with a special focus on LGBT programming. They have over 300 groups using meeting space, providing community services and offering self help programs. Counselling is available on topics as diverse as: coming out, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgendered issues, relationship problems, sexual abuse or sexual assault, grief, depression, partner abuse, stress, aging, etc. Appointments take place at the community centre and are completely confidential and free of charge. To arrange an appointment leave a voice mail for the counselling supervisor. The counselling supervisor is not available directly by phone, but does return calls within a day or two. The centre is open Monday-Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm, and Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm.

Website: http://www.the519.org
Telephone: 416-392-6878

519 Church St,
Toronto, Ontario,
M4Y 2C9

The Hassle Free Clinic

The Hassle Free Clinic is a community-based clinic providing medical and counselling services in all areas of sexual health. It is the largest anonymous HIV test site in Canada, and is one of the country's busiest sexually transmitted infection clinics. The clinic strives to maintain an informal atmosphere, delivering services in a timely, non-bureaucratic manner. A fundamental principle of service delivery is a non-judgemental, supportive attitude to the treatment of sexual health concerns. There is no health card required in the women's clinic. Men's clinic doctors are paid through OHIP but no one will be refused service without a health card. No health card number is taken for anonymous HIV testing. They have separate hours and phone numbers for men and women. For details on hours, visit their website or call the most appropriate number.

Website: http://www.hasslefreeclinic.org/
Men's number: (416) 922-0603
Women's number: (416) 922-0566

66 Gerrard Street East, 2nd floor,
Toronto, Ontario,
M5B 1G3

Planned Parenthood: The House Community Health Centre

"The House" is a program of Planned Parenthood of Toronto, which offers a full range of primary and sexual health care services to Toronto youth ages 13 to 25. Services include physical examinations, anonymous HIV testing, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, birth control information and prescriptions, pregnancy testing and options, social work services and health promotion activities. The House is committed to providing multi-disciplinary services that are youth-positive, sex-positive, inclusive, non-judgmental and pro-choice.

Website: http://www.ppt.on.ca/community.asp
Telephone: (416) 927-7171

The House
36B Prince Arthur Avenue,
Toronto , Ontario,
M5R 1A9

Smoking Cessation

The Canadian Cancer Society – Smoker's Helpline

The Canadian Cancer Society offers this valuable online tool to help you whether you have already quit smoking or are thinking about quitting smoking. Feel free to call the toll free number to get access and support. You do not have to purchase any products to use this free program.

Website: http://ccs.stopsmokingcentre.net/
Telephone: 1 (877) 513-5333

Toronto Public Health

Toronto Public Health's vision is to make Toronto the healthiest city possible. For access to smoking cessation programs across the city, call Toronto Health Connection at 416-338-7600 or visit their website for a directory of classes and workshops.

Website: http://www.toronto.ca/health/quit_smoking.htm
Telephone: (416) 338-7600

 

 

Other Local Health Care Services

York Lanes Health Centre

York Lanes Health Centre has four medical doctors, two registered massage therapists, and one chiropractor on staff to help with your health care needs while you are away from home. Call the health centre at 416-736-5525, to schedule your appointment. If you walk into the clinic without an appointment, there will be a wait time, so plan accordingly. Services available include general health care, annual pap smears, missed class notes, prescriptions and re-fills including birth control and emergency contraception. Special services include acne treatment, wart treatment, allergy testing and injections, immunizations and flu shots, travel health clinic, headache clinic, STI and HIV testing, pregnancy care, and newborn/childcare. For more information, visit their website or call the clinic. Hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 8:30am – 7:00pm, Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm, and Saturday 10:00am – 2:00pm (September – April).

Website: http://www.yorku.ca/yorklanes/retailers.htm
Telephone: (416) 736-5525

Telehealth Ontario

Telehealth Ontario is a free, confidential telephone service you can call to get health advice or general health information from a Registered Nurse. That means quick, easy access to a qualified health professional, who can assess your symptoms and help you decide your best first step. We can help you decide whether to care for yourself, make an appointment with your doctor, go to a clinic, contact a community service or go to a hospital emergency room. This provincial service provides free access to a registered nurse — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You do not need to provide your health insurance number and all information is confidential. It doesn't hurt to call if you have a question and you aren't sure where to begin.

Website: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/
Telephone: 1-866-797-0000

 

Student Community & Leadership Development (SC&LD)
Tel: (416) 736-5144
Location: S172 Ross Building

A division of Student Community Development (SCD)