Crisis & Urgent Care

National 24/7 call and text support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts or worried about someone else.

Crisis support, safety planning, and referrals for women experiencing abuse or violence.

Provides Indigenous-led crisis support, family healing programs, shelter services, and culturally grounded interventions for individuals and families experiencing violence, homelessness, or systemic hardship.

Provides 24/7 confidential crisis support, safety planning, and referrals for women experiencing abuse or violence, available by phone and online chat across Ontario.

In-person crisis assessment and short-term support through CMHA Thames Valley in St. Thomas.

Hospital-based walk-in crisis support at STEGH for people who need urgent mental health or addiction assistance.

Elgin County OPP and Aylmer Police Services partnership with CMHA: Mobile response to individuals experiencing a mental health or addiction crisis.

St. Thomas Police Services and CMHA partnership: Mobile response to individuals experiencing a mental health or substance-use related crisis.

Structured, freely available questions and decision supports for identifying suicide risk and informing next steps.

Use with organizational policy, clinical assessment and an immediate safety response when risk is identified.

Offers 24/7 immediate mental health and crisis support for Indigenous peoples across Canada by phone or chat, with services available in English, French, and Indigenous languages upon request.

Support offered by a trained volunteer crisis responder. 24/7 crisis line support.

Confidential 24/7 crisis, information, support and system navigation for mental health, substance use and behavioural addictions across Elgin and Thames Valley.

Provides 24/7 care for individuals requiring acute psychiatric support, including stabilization, crisis intervention, medication management, and therapeutic programming within a secure hospital setting.

Access is through emergency or hospital admission processes.

A volunteer-run, peer support hotline for transgender and non-binary individuals in crisis or seeking support, offering understanding, resources, and a safe space to talk.

Free, 24/7 crisis helpline and walk-in support centre providing crisis support, safety planning and emergency shelter access for women (cis and trans) and their children experiencing violence or abuse.

Urgent-access therapy pathway for children, youth and families in Oxford and Elgin.

Call 1-877-539-0463 for access and current referral guidance.