Program Directory

The CMHA Health Centre offers high quality care to residents living in Windsor and Essex County. An inter-professional group of health care practitioners, including Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners provide health care in an integrated, respectful and holistic environment. The focus of the health team is on disease management and prevention, rehabilitation, and health promotion.

We serve adults, children, babies, and families who need health care. We specialize in this with a serious mental illness and are committed to providing the best health care possible.

The Early Psychosis and Intervention Program provides early identification, assessment and treatment for individuals between the ages of 14 and 35 residing in Windsor-Essex County who are experiencing first episode psychosis. The focus of this program is upon minimizing the impact of disruption to a young person’s functioning and to enhance psychological and social development. Supports are focused upon maintaining or returning to educational, vocational and social activities. Support and education is provided to both the individuals who experience psychosis and to their families so as to assist in the recovery of first episode psychosis.
The team provides:
Comprehensive assessment and referral to community resources, treatment, psycho-social support, family involvement and family education, facilitating access and early identification, public education, medication support, assistance with symptom and behaviour management, skill development, person centered planning, and advocacy.

Griefworks is a community-based program designed to address loss experienced by children and adolescents up to 18 years of age.
Services include:

Activity-based therapy for children and youth.
Structured therapy for individuals experiencing traumatic and/or complicated grief.
Therapeutic groups for similarly aged children who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Caregiver support and education.
Community consultation with professionals involved in supporting the child.
Download the CMHA Windsor-Essex County Branch Griefworks Program Flyer.

Eligibility
Children and youth (up to 18 years of age) who have experienced a recent loss through death and are residents of Windsor and Essex County.

How To Access The Service
Self-referral, caregivers, community agencies, and school boards, etc. Referrals accepted by telephone (519) 255-9940 ext. 249.

Children First provides individualized services to families with children from birth to 6 years of age who are at risk for or who are experiencing developmental or mental health challenges. We provide services to families in their homes, child care centres, other early childhood settings or at the agency. We partner with parents and caregivers to develop a plan together based on the strengths and needs of the family.

Services are voluntary and at no cost to the family.

Family Respite Services works in partnership with families who have children with disabilities. We coordinate support and provide short breaks that strengthen families and contribute to children having meaningful lives in their community.

Our vision is to have a community where families are strong and all children belong.

Our mandate is to support children from infancy to age 18 who have developmental disabilities or mental health challenges. Respite for children with mental health challenges is provided to children and youth who are actively receiving support/treatment from a children's mental health centre.

The Regional Children's Centre is an accredited children's mental health centre working in collaboration with caregivers, children, youth and their families who are experiencing mental health and/or developmental concerns. We offer a variety of programs and services that are flexible and designed to meet the individual needs of each child and family. At RCC, we believe that members of your family play an important role in your child/youth's journey to wellness. We believe that families are our Partners in developing a treatment plan that responds to the needs of your child/youth.

Each of our programs provide services to varying ages. Your child may not be eligible for all the services that we offer.

HDGH's Community Withdrawal Management Services (CWMS) supports individuals aged 12 years and older, in Windsor-Essex who wish to withdraw from alcohol or substances in a safe, supportive setting. An individualized review of the potential for withdrawal complications will determine the safest care setting.

With guidance from a team of Chemical Dependency Counsellors, and Acudetox-Certified staff, services are available for Windsor-Essex, including one part-time staff member based in Leamington. Services include:

Pre-Withdrawal Planning: Case coordination, navigation with local outpatient addiction clinics, also known as Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) or primary care medication-assisted treatment support, individualized recovery plan of care, motivational interviewing, and naloxone training/distribution.

Active Withdrawal Monitoring: Ongoing evaluation and adjustment of care plans based on individual needs.

Stabilization & Aftercare: Streamlined access to ongoing treatment and recovery services.

Referrals can be made by anyone concerned for an individual’s well-being, however participation is voluntary. A referral form is available on our website.

Founded in 1929, Maryvale is a mental health treatment centre in Windsor Ontario, where adolescents experiencing serious emotional, psychological and mental distress can receive therapeutic assistance. Our clinical experts provide multi-disciplinary treatment, from psychologists, child psychiatrists, social workers, youth care workers, special education teachers, and nurse practitioners. Our programs and services are aimed at meeting a youth at which ever point they might find themselves in their mental health journey.

OUTPATIENT COUNSELING - Youth (ages 13-18) experiencing mild to severe mental health concerns and moderate to severe concurrent addictions issues are referred by a number of sources. Services and supports include individual, group and family therapy utilizing a variety of evidenced based therapeutic modalities. Currently, these services are offered in person and at five satellite office locations including Windsor (Maryvale Campus), Leamington, Essex, Belle River and LaSalle.

DAY TREATMENT SCHOOL - Combines school and treatment for adolescents (ages 13-17) who are experiencing significant or persistent problems in their community school and may also be experiencing conflict in their families and/or the community. Within this program, there are specialty classrooms to best support individual student needs. This on-campus school operates in conjunction with the Greater Essex County District School Board.

ACUTE CARE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL - Provides services for children under the age of 16 from Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent who are experiencing significant mental health difficulties. This program provides timely assessments, stabilization and referral to community services for ongoing assistance.

CALL-IN SERVICES - Available for both youth and parent/guardians.

We support individuals on their journey to wellbeing. This will look different for everyone and we accept people where they are at. We provide direct client services, client navigation, and workshops. We offer services both in-person and virtually. Our hope is to connect people with the specific services they need. This may be done through referrals to other programs. All programs are free and many are status-inclusive, meaning able to service anybody of any cultural identity, including mainstream support.

At New Beginnings Essex County, we believe that every child and young person deserves the tools, resources, and opportunities to achieve their best outcomes. Since the early 1970s, we have been a trusted provider of integrated, community-based services supporting children, youth, and families across Windsor-Essex. Our work spans a wide range of sectors, including youth justice, mental health, education, and employment, delivering a wide continuum of services including individual counselling, family support, alternative education, prevention, and outreach.

The Mental Health and Addiction Nurses (MHAN) program consists of specialized Registered Nurses working in schools to assist students who have various mental health challenges.

-Meeting one-on-one in schools
-Assisting with the transition back to school from a hospital or other health institution
-Providing mental health and addictions education
-Helping with the understanding of medications
-Connecting with the family doctor
-Connecting youth to mental health and addiction services in the community

Eligibility:
Any youth, up to the age of 21, who is enrolled in a school within the Erie St. Clair region.

Application Process:
Mental Health and Addictions Nurses (MHAN) are accessible through self-referral, schools, hospitals, family, caregivers, health professionals and community agencies. Student must be agreeable to participate in services. Referral forms can be found at https://ocean.cognisantmd.com/intake/IntakePortal.html?eReqRef=a8e90d5b-ca29-4a36-95ff-f3b7215c3e5a

The Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre's (SOAHAC) purpose is to improve access to, and the quality of, health services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of partnership, mutual respect and sharing.

As an Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHAC), we provide innovative, Indigenous-informed health care to First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in southwestern Ontario from Windsor to Waterloo Wellington and north to Owen Sound.

weCHC serves clients in Windsor, Ontario and the surrounding areas. We have a team of mental health care professionals that strive to make an impact on the community. We offer individual and group counselling options to meet your mental health and addiction needs.

AMANI provides coordinated and collaborative care at the Teen Health site where onsite doctors, nurses, dieticians and other compassionate professionals work together to provide holistic care. The AMANI program offers culturally responsive and affirming mental health and substance use health support for Black youth, ages 12–29, alongside their families and caregivers, throughout Windsor and Essex County. We provide a safe and welcoming space for Black, African, and Caribbean youth to talk about mental health and substance use health issues. We understand the unique experiences of Black youth. Our goal is to support and uplift every individual’s cultural identity. Our approach is healing-centred, anti-oppressive, and anti-racist, and emphasizes strengths.

Our Services:
The AMANI Mental Health & Substance Use Program (formerly known as the Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth or “SAPACCY”) provides a range of confidential, personalized services.

-Assessment & Treatment Planning
-Counseling
-Psychotherapy
-Group Therapy
-Caregivers Support Group
-Case Management/System Navigation
-Mental Health Promotion and Prevention

Get in Touch:

Are you a Black youth, age 12–29, living in Windsor or Essex County and seeking support? We’re here to help you, help you. Call 519-253-8481 or email amani@wechc.org to get started.

Black Health Coordinated and Collaborative Care offers culturally responsive and affirming counselling, education, caregiver support, and community connections for Black families. We provide a safe and welcoming space for Black families to talk about their physical and mental health. Our goal is to support and uplift every individual’s cultural identity, with a healing-centred, anti-oppressive, and anti-racist approach that emphasizes strengths.

Everyone deserves healthcare that respects who they are and helps them thrive.

Services For Youth ages 7-12:
- Counselling
- Early intervention
- Community connections

Services For Youth aged 12-29
- AMANI Program (https://wechc.org/amani-mental-health-substance-use-program/)

Services For Parents & Caregivers:
-Education
-Parenting support
-Community connections

Services For Pregnant & Postpartum Women:
-Counselling
-Education
-Community connections

Our goal is to connect families with the resources they need to thrive and with providers who value and understand their unique cultural experience. This includes connections to primary care, pre- and postnatal care, employment, school, or social supports.

The Eating Disorder Counselling program is located at the weCHC- Teen Health location where a team of onsite medical, allied health and counsellors provide a team-based approach to support youth, ages 12-24, and their families affected by eating disorders. The program utilizes CBT-E and Family Based Therapy which are evidence informed best practices to eating disorder treatment. The program includes interdisciplinary collaboration with a medical team, advocacy, education, body psychoeducation, meal time support, and creating resources to help families feel supported

Services are available to youth residing in Windsor-Essex and are offered in person in Windsor, by phone, or through a secure video platform.

How to Access:
To access this program, youth must have an eating disorder diagnosed by a medical professional. Medical professionals are available on site.

If youth are looking to be assessed, and are unable to access primary care, contact Centralized Intake at 1-855-969-5530. An intake will be completed, and your referral will be sent to a medical professional.

The Windsor Essex Community Health Centre provides short-term mental health counselling for individuals ages 12+ who experience mild to moderate mental health issues. Our Teen Health locations offers counselling services specifically for youth ages 12-24.

The general counselling program involves using therapeutic, evidence-informed best practices based on individual client goals and needs. The service includes an initial assessment (intake) and the provision of treatment recommendations. Services are accessible to individuals who reside in Windsor-Essex. Individuals have the option of engaging in services in person at either our Windsor or Leamington locations, by phone, or through a secure video platform.

The program supports a wide range of treatment goals including, but not limited to, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, relationship stressors, school issues, family dynamic stressors, self-injury, identify, coping, phobias, and trauma. The individuals we service are looking to improve their mental and emotional health and are able to engage meaningfully in counselling services.

At times, treatment groups are offered in addition to individual therapy depending on need.

How to Access:

Contact weCHC at 519-962-2284 and speak with the reception team at our Teen Health location to initiate a self-referral to counselling.

The Youth Addiction Program is located at the weCHC- Teen Health location. This program provides counselling to youth ages 12-17 who are experiencing addiction, have experienced addiction in the past, or who have been impacted by a loved one’s addiction. The addictions supported by the program include alcohol, drug, smoking/vaping, and behavioural addictions such as social media and video gaming.

The program focuses on supporting youth and their families with the challenges associated with change and recovery, enhancing skills to manage addictive behaviours and support relapse prevention, and providing emotional support stemming from the social consequence of addiction for those affected by a loved one’s addiction.

Services are available to youth residing in Windsor-Essex and are offered in person in Windsor, by phone, or through a secure video platform.

How to Access:

Contact weCHC at 519-962-2284 and speak with the reception team at our Teen Health location to initiate a self-referral to the youth addictions counselling program.

Having a new baby can be exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. The Healthy Babies Healthy Children Home Visiting Program offers free support for pregnant people and families with children from birth to school entry.

Our team includes public health nurses, a social worker, and breastfeeding support. We provide one-on-one support based on your needs. We can help you get ready for your baby and support your child’s growth and development, including feeding, sleep, safety and developmental milestones (how your child grows and learns in the early years). We also help you feel more confident as a parent.

This program is helpful for first-time or young parents, single parents, or anyone feeling stressed or needing extra support. We support parents who may be struggling with their mental health, including feeling down, anxious, or overwhelmed after having a baby. We can also support parents with concerns about substance use, who have limited support, or who have concerns about their relationship or feeling safe.

If you’re facing challenges with housing, money, food access, isolation, or relationship concerns, we can connect you with services. This includes support for families who feel alone or are new to Canada or the area. We also help families who may find it hard to access services due to language or finding and using services.

Services are available in French, Arabic, and Spanish, with interpreters for other languages.

You are not alone. We are here to support you and your family in a respectful and caring way

The Youth Wellness Hub Windsor-Essex offers free services to youth ages 12 to 25 without a wait list or referral. This one-stop-shop model of care allows for a multitude of services all under one roof in a youth friendly space. When a youth or family member enters the building, they will be greeted by a friendly face. The Intake Clerk will help guide the way to the proper services and people to ensure a smooth and low stress experience.