Community Resources

Community counselling services for youth

• Tangerine Walk-In Counselling
  905-795-3530
  Free walk-in counselling for ages 12 to 17
• Rapport Youth and Family Services
  905-455-4100 ext. 225
  Free counselling for ages 12 to 20
• Eclypse Youth Resource Centre
  905-790-7707 or 905-866-6900
  This drop-in centre for ages 12 to 24 provides:
  • counselling
  • information (access to computers, skills development, etc.)
  • employment support
  • recreation
  • volunteer work

• Associated Youth Services of Peel
  905-890-5222
  Case management and counselling for youth aged 16 and 17
• YMCA Youth Substance Abuse Program
  905-276-9322 ext. 31216
  One-on-one substance use counselling services for youth aged 14 to 24
• Hope 24/7
  905-792-0821 or crisis line 1-800-810-0180
  Hope 24/7 offers programs and services to support Peel Region residents 12 years and older who have been impacted by relationship and sexual violence. They are the only designated Sexual Assault Centre in Peel Region.
• Family Services of Peel
  905-453-5775
  Offered in Brampton, Mississauga and Malton, free counselling services include:
  • help with personal, financial and employment concerns
  • individual, family and couple counselling

Other mental health and addiction resources

• Elizabeth Fry Society – Peel, Halton Area
  905-459-1315
  Offers counselling and group services to help youth who are, or may be at risk of, issues with the law
• SHIP Early Intervention Program
  905-795-8742
  SHIP is a resource for people who have mental health concerns and seek appropriate housing and supportive mental health services.
• Bereaved Families of Ontario - Halton/Peel
  905-848-0511
  This organization offers grief counselling and groups

Family support

• Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere (FAME)
  905-488-7716
  FAME offers support for families who have a member with any mental illness. Individual or group support is available in Mississauga, Brampton, Orangeville and Caledon.
• Canadian Mental Health Association
  905-451-2123
  Offers support for people concerned about their loved one's mental health and substance use issues

Youth employment

• Brampton Multicultural Community Centre
  905-790-8482
  Offers a Youth Job Connection Program
• Bolton-Caledon Youth Employment Services
  905-584-2300
  Offers a Youth Job Connection Program

Youth housing

• Peel Youth Village
  905-502-6526
  Offers housing services for youth