Community resources

Community resources

These resources have been selected for their usefulness to professionals as well as families.

Index

Health Information for families
Health Information for children & youth
Health Information for youth
Resources for Practitioners working with youth
Community Health Care
Children's Aid Societies
Community Health &/or Mental Health Centres
Day Care Centres
Employment Resource Centres
Health Associations/Societies
Housing
Immigration
Parenting resources for youth
Research and Information
University of Toronto
Volunteers
Funders

Health Information for families

Canadian Health Network
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca
A national health information service. Health Canada founding Partner.

Canadian Paediatric Society
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca
Designed for parents and children: Information reviewed by committees of expert paediatricians.

Your Child's Health
http://yourchildshealth.echn.ca
A site, addressed to both parents and children, containing information on asthma, what to expect when you enter a hospital for a tonsillectomy, for example. This same information is made available to children through interactive games.

Telehealth Ontario
1-866-797-0000.
24 hour emergency hotline for medical advice on sick or injured children and adults

The Poison Information Centre
416-813-5900 or 1-800-268-9017
24 hour emergency hotline to call if chemicals, household material, poisonous plants or drugs have been taken by children, adults or animals.

The Centre for Health Information and Promotion, at HSC
416-813-5819
For advice on health, safety, child rearing and community resources.

Find a Doctor
416-967-2626
http://www.cpso.on.ca
A service offered by The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Find a Doctor, provides you with the names of Ontario physicians who are accepting new patients.

Child & Family Canada
http://www.cfc-efc.ca/
A bilingual (English et Français) Canadian public education Web site on health, safety, child development, adolescents, ideas for games and more.

Health Information for children & youth

Kids help phone
1-800-668-6868
http://kidshelp.sympatico.ca
Information on relationships, sexuality, family, skills for coping, resources.

Cyberisle
http://www.cyberisle.org
Health information for teens. Coordinated by the Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto this site is distinctive because it is developed with continued input from teenagers.

Health Information for mature youth only

Go ask Alice
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html
From Columbia University's Health Education Programme

Resources for Practitioners working with youth
http://www.cyberisle.org/teennet/webresources.htm
A listing of of Web-based resources for information on Drugs & Alcohol, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health Organizations and more. Compiled by TeenNet, coordinated by the Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Community Health Care

Community Care Access Centres
http://www.gov.on.ca/health/english/program/ltc/ccac_mn.html
Providing: Arrangement of home care and admissions to Long-Term Care Centres; Information on supportive housing; Attendants for people with physical disabilities; Information on children's treatment centres; Caregiver respite programs.
For more information: Call the ministry INFOline at 1-800-268-1154 (Toll-free in Ontario only)
In Toronto, call (416) 314-5518
TTY 1-800-387-5559

Community Health Centres - Toronto area
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/contact/chc/chc_mn.html
Toronto Community Health Centres (CHC) are non-profit organizations that provide primary health and health promotion programs for individuals, families and communities.
For more information: Call the ministry INFOline at 1-800-268-1154 (Toll-free in Ontario only)
In Toronto, call (416) 314-5518
TTY 1-800-387-5559

Association of Ontario Health Centres
http://www.aohc.org

Show Kids You Care
A non-profit project to help adults narrow the gap between beliefs and behaviours toward children and youth.
For more information:
Office: 416-654-6082
Fax: 416-654-0513
P.O. Box 40, Station B, Toronto, ON, M5T 2T2
manager@showkidsyoucare.net
kids2@showkidsyoucare.net

Children's Aid Societies

Catholic Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto
http://www.ccas.toronto.on.ca/

Children's Aid Society of Toronto
http://www.casmt.on.ca/index.html

Jewish Family and Child Service
mailto:Info@JFandCS.com
416-638-7800
416-638-7943 (Fax)

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
http://www.nativechild.org/

Community Health and/or Mental Health Centres

Children's Mental Health Ontario/Santé Mentale pour Enfants Ontario
http://www.cmho.org
Where you can find an extensive listing of Children's Mental Health Centres - formerly, Ontario Association of Children's Mental Health Centres

Central Toronto Youth Services
http://www.ctys.org/

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
http://www.camh.net/

Crèche Child and Family Centre
http://www.thecreche.com/

Earlscourt Child and Family Centre
http://www.earlscourt.on.ca/

East Metro Youth Services
http://www.emys.on.ca

The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
http://www.georgehullcentre.on.ca/

The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre
http://www.hincksdellcrest.org/

Kinark Child and Family Services
http://www.kinark.on.ca/

Oolagen Community Services
416-395-0660
416-395-0666 (Fax)

Whitby Mental Health Centre (providing Adolescent Services)
905-668-5881
905-430-4032 (Fax)

Youthdale Treatment Centres
416-368-4896
416-368-3192 (Fax)
http://www.youthdale.ca

Youthlink
416-967-1773
416-967-7515 (Fax)

Day Care Centres

City of Toronto maps of area day care centres
http://www.toronto.ca/children/childcare.htm

Employment Resource Centres

A map leads you to a listing of nearly all Toronto area Employment Resource Centres. Data includes, address, phone number, hours, and services offered.
http://fly.web.ca

Health Associations/Societies

National medical speciality societies
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7634.html

Listing of national medical speciality societies and their Web addresses.

AIDS Committee of Toronto
http://www.actoronto.org/home.nsf/

Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
http://www.ccvt.org

Canadian Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.ca/Section_Main/welcome.asp

Canadian Hearing Society
http://www.chs.ca/

Canadian Mental Health Association
http://www.ontario.cmha.ca/

Canadian National Institute for the Blind
http://www.cnib.ca/

Canadian Paediatric Society
http://www.cps.ca/

Down Syndrome Association of Ontario
http://dsrf.org/index.cfm?FUSEACTION=inform.topic&SubjectID=6

Housing

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/index.cfm
Information on housing, for homeowners, potential buyers, renovators or builders, and for those with special housing needs.

Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
http://www.onpha.on.ca/

Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal
http://www.orht.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_3_5224_1.html

Ontario Tenants/Toronto Tenants
http://www.geocities.com/torontotenants/

Independent Site: Information on tenants' rights and rental housing.

Immigration

Culture Link
http://www.culturelink.net
416-588-6288
Resource Centre for newcomers, offering language training, job search, advocacy etc...
see also http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html Citizenship and Immigration Canada.