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Mental Health Resources

Overview

Mental health is more than just the absence of mental illness and is shaped by socioeconomic, biological, and environmental factors. People of short stature face increased risks due to bullying and social isolation (WHO, 2018; Voss & Mulligan, 2000). See our comprehensive list of resources below.

Mental Health Toolkit

Preview our most up-to-date mental health toolkit aimed to support and provide resources to cope and ameliorate LPs experiencing mental health crises.

LPO Mental Health Toolkit (PDF)

Crisis Supports
  • Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call/SMS 9-8-8
  • Crisis Services Canada:1-833-456-4566
  • Distress & Crisis Ontario: 24/7 supports; find your nearest DC: dcontario.org
  • Good2Talk (post-secondary): 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
  • Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
  • Hope for Wellness Help Line (Indigenous): 1-855-242-3310
  • Talk4Healing (Indigenous women): 1-855-554-4325
  • LGBT Youthline Ontario: 647-694-4275  |  youthline.ca
  • Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 1-866-863-0511  |  TTY 1-866-863-7868  |  #SAFE on Bell/Rogers/Fido/Telus
  • Seniors Safety Line (Elder Abuse Ontario): 1-866-299-1011
  • Ontario Caregiver Helpline: 1-833-416-2273  |  ontariocaregiver.ca
Service Directories
Online Support
  • BounceBack Ontario – free skill-building program (adults & 15+)
  • Togetherall – anonymous peer-to-peer community with courses
  • MindBeacon – digital CBT program (free)
  • AbilitiCBT – digital CBT for Ontario residents
  • Lumino Health – Stress & Anxiety Guide and resource finder
Services for Youth
  • Children’s Mental Health Ontario Centres (CMHO) – virtual/phone/walk-in clinics; no referral required
  • mindyourmind – tools & apps co-created with youth: mindyourmind.ca
  • BullyingCanada – 24/7 support, mediation, workshops, scholarships
References

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Medical Contacts

Roberto Mendoza-Londono, M.D., M.S., FACMG, FCCMG
Assistant Professor of Paediatrics & Medical Genetics, University of Toronto — The Hospital for Sick Children
Head, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics
555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, CANADA
Phone: 416-813-7654 ext 228780 | Fax: 416-813-5345
Email: roberto.mendoza@sickkids.ca
Lucie Dupuis, M.Sc, MS, CGC
Genetic Counsellor, Clinical Genetics — The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, CANADA
Phone: 416-813-8484 | Fax: 416-813-5345
Email: lucie.dupuis@sickkids.ca
Patient Information Coordinator: Vanessa Luk — 416-813-7654 ext 228780 — vanessa.luk@sickkids.ca
Andrew Howard MD, FRCSC, M.Sc.
Director, Office of International Surgery; Head, Division of Orthopaedics — The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, CANADA
Phone: (416) 813-6430 | Fax: 416-813-6414
Email: andrew.howard@sickkids.ca
Administrative Assistant: Maricar Aruta — (416) 813-6430 — maricar.aruta@sickkids.ca
Maryse Bouchard MD, MSc, FRCSC
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon — The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, CANADA
Phone: (416) 813-7654 Ext. 224525 | Fax: 416-813-6414
Email: maryse.bouchard@sickkids.ca
Administrative Assistant: Bonnie Louie — (416) 813-7654 Ext. 224525 — bonnie.louie@sickkids.ca
Marie-Eve Robinson, M.D., C.M., MSc(epi), FAAP, FRCPC
Research Chair in Genetic Bone Disorders; Pediatric Endocrinologist — CHEO
401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, CANADA
Phone: (613) 737-7600 x 40220 | Fax: (613) 738-4220
Email: mrobinson@cheo.on.ca
Joanna Lazier, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG
Clinical Geneticist; Residency Program Director — CHEO
401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, CANADA
Phone: (613) 737-7600 x3726 | Fax: (613) 738-4220
Email: JLazier@cheo.on.ca

Need urgent help?

Call/SMS 9-8-8 (Suicide Crisis Helpline) or visit dcontario.org for a local distress centre.

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