Health Centres & Clinics
Child Development
Contact Hamilton
4-140 King St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1B2
905-570-8888
info@contacthamilton.ca
Children and Youth Services Program offers three programs that can help children, youth, and families.
Access Service: information, consultation, intake, and referral to services on behalf of children and youth that may be presenting with mental health, developmental, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), autism, and/or complex needs.
Coordinated Service Planning: assists children and youth with complex needs, and their families, manage and coordinate their multiple services.
FASD Service: Providing information about FASD, Linking children, youth and families with the services they need, Helping families to coordinate their services, Linking families to caregiver support.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Early Words - Affiliated Services for Children & Youth
1160 Upper Paradise Rd., Unit-6, Hamilton, Ontario L9B 0A5
905-381-2828 ext. 224 (referral) OR ext. 233 (waitlist inquiries)
earlywrd@earlywords.ca
Early Words Preschool Speech and Language Program: Parents/caregivers can self refer their child if they have any concerns related to their speech and language development. Assessments and interventions with Speech Language Pathologists. Also offers parent training programs, public and professional education.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Hamilton Family Health Team - Nutrition
123 James St. N, Suite 300, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2K8
905-667-4848
Registered Dieticians; nutrition videos and webinars; nutrition facts/information; healthy eating & meal planning; nutrition screeners
Indigenous-Specific: No
General
Aboriginal Patient Navigator program (Hamilton Health Sciences)
237 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2
General Inquiries: 905-544-4320 ext. 242
JCC Inquiries: 905-521-2100 ext. 64315
*For self-identified Indigenous individuals undergoing cancer management and treatment only.
Providing support at clinic visits; Helping patients and families communicate with members of their healthcare team, like doctors and nurses; Arranging language and cultural translation services; Helping patients connect with traditional Indigenous healers. Supports smudging in hospital for spiritual and ceremonial purposes.
Also offers Aboriginal Patient Navigators at Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC) to support Indigenous patients and their families through their cancer journey.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
City of Hamilton - Clinics & Services
List of Clinics & Services: Alcohol, drug & gambling; breastfeeding; cancer screening programs; dental clinics & programs; food safety & healthy eating; mental health services; parenting and pregnancy programs; quitting smoking; school programs; sexual health clinics; vaccines & immunization clinics; condom and sexual health; head lice bug buster clinics; home visiting programs.
Indigenous-Specific: No
De dwa de dehs nye>s (Aboriginal Health Centre)
678 Main Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8M 1K2
905-544-4320
info@aboriginalhealthcentre.com
Advocacy and Outreach Services; Health Promotion Programs; Homelessness; Mental Health and Addictions Services; Primary Health Care (Doctors, nurse practitioners, and other allied health care professionals); Healthy Kids Community Challenge - improve health of children by promoting healthy eating and lifestyle choices, and physical activity; Traditional Healing - healing journey, grief recovery, attitudinal healing, sweat lodge ceremonies, spiritual warriors roadway, and elder mentorship program.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Emergency Departments - Hamilton
List of emergency departments in Hamilton region.
Provide treatment of severe illnesses and life-threatening injuries 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. S
Services may vary by location and include: urgent medical attention for serious conditions and injuries, access to a wide range of health care specialists and diagnostic equipment
Hamilton Health Sciences - Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital, McMaster Children's Hospital - Emergency Department: Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton - Charlton Campus - Emergency Department: Psychiatric Emergency Services
Indigenous-Specific: No
Hamilton Family Health Team - Find a Health Care Provider
123 James Street North, Suite 300
Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 2K8
905-667-4848
List of doctors accepting new patients in Hamilton.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Health Care Connect
Service to help find a health care provider in your community who is accepting new patients.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Indigenous Call Centre
905-549-4884 ext. 416
Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg has established a culturally safe, centralized call centre to connect Indigenous residents in Hamilton to local and government resources available to them. Food support, housing, legal supports, emergency benefits, mental health and supports available through various Indigenous agencies in Hamilton.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Non-insured Health Benefits for First Nations & Inuit
Learn about the NIHB program and how to access it.
Most Requested:
Compass Community Health
438 Hughson Street North, Hamilton ON
905-523-6611 ext. 2000
For primarily residents of the north end of Hamilton.
Services Offered - Primary care: assessment, diagnosis and management by health professionals; Health wellness: physiotherapy, chiropody (foot care), nutrition, kinesiology, occupational therapy, asthma therapy, and diabetes education; Mental wellness: social work, client advocacy and counselling; Feet first – steps for health: free diabetes foot care to seniors or others with limited resources.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Urgent Care Centres - Hamilton
List of Urgent Care Centres in Hamilton region.
Provide services for injuries and illnesses, such as infections, earaches, eye injuries, sprains, broken bones and minor burns to patients on a walk-in basis. Doctors and nurses assess and treat non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses that cannot wait for a family doctor. Access to diagnostic equipment and/or laboratory facilities on an immediate basis.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Walk-In Medical Clinics - Hamilton
List of walk-in medical clinics in Hamilton region.
Provide prompt medical care for people who require care and do not have a family doctor or who are unable to reach them. Nurses and doctors assess and treat minor illnesses and injuries. Generally, appointments are not needed; no referral required.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Mental Wellness
Canadian Mental Health Association
CMHA Hamilton Branch
131 John Street South, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 2C3
905-521-0090
CMHA provides recovery-focused programs and services for people of all ages and their families.
Programs/services offered: Baldwin Housing and Community Support, Community Enrichment Services, Mental Health and Justice: Housing Support, Mental Health Court Support Services, Mental Health Promotion and Resilience, Primary Health Care Clinic, Residential Skills Development, Transitional Case Management.
Indigenous-Specific: No
City of Hamilton - Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Services
21 Hunter Street East, 3rd floor, Hamilton
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm, Wednesday, 9 am until 7 pm.
905-546-3606 (Monday to Friday 9am-4:30 pm)
Free Services offered: information about alcohol, drugs or gambling and where to find help; Individual counselling for alcohol and drugs; Individual, couple and family counselling for gambling; Group programs; Methadone case management; Drink Wise for people who want to cut down on drinking alcohol; Referral to residential treatment; Needle Syringe program for dropping off used needles and picking up supplies; Back on Track Remedial Measures for those convicted of impaired driving; Referral to other programs.
Indigenous-Specific: No
City of Hamilton - Mental Health Services for Children & Youth
*Online registration form
Mental Health Services for Children & Youth (under 18) and their families. Online registration form. Book an appointment for mental health support. You will be able to talk to a therapist over the phone or through online video. There is no cost to this service and everything will be confidential.
Indigenous-Specific: No
ConnexOntario
1-866-531-2600
Mental health, addictions and problem gambling support for adults. 24/7 confidential helpline - call, email, web chat.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Dawn Associates
723 Rymal Road West – Unit 13 Hamilton ON L9B 2W2
905-679-6749
Toll-Free: 1-877-304-0166
Registered Social Worker.
Registered Provider to Indigenous peoples under Health Canada’s Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program: provide coverage for short-term crisis intervention mental health counselling and longer term therapy for any First Nations persons. Services delivered from Hamilton office and online.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy has been approved of and embraced as a treatment choice for trauma, past and present. The assessment and approval process can usually be completed within two weeks of the initial contact.
Indigenous-Specific: No - but does offer a specific Indigenous program
De Dwa Da Dehs Nye>S /Aboriginal Health Centre
905-544-4320 ext. 215
Indigenous Mental Health & Addiction Services: Mental wellness services by phone.
Adult services are available to individuals 25 years of age and older who may be experiences imbalance in their mental wellness. Counselling, Peer Support, Wellness Planning, Addictions Counselling, Relapse Prevention, Case Management Services, Family Support and Education, Trauma Support, Advocacy for Community Service.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Hope for Wellness Helpline
1-855-242-3310
Immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention for Indigenous peoples by calling or using live web chat 24/7. Ways Help Line counsellors can help: want to talk, are distressed, have strong emotional reactions, are triggered by painful memories.
Phone counselling available in other languages: Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton - Mental Health & Addiction Services
Main Number: 905-522-1155
Focus areas include: early intervention, outreach services, rehabilitation, recovery and integration into the community. Integrates mental health and medical services along with teaching and research facilities, expanded outpatient services for psychiatry, diagnostic imaging and medical services for patients across the South Central Ontario region.
Some services include: patient and family collaborative support services, youth wellness centre, psychiatry services, mood disorders program, dialectical behaviour therapy, anxiety treatment and research clinic.
Indigenous-Specific: No
Talk4Healing Helpline
1-855-554-4325
Women's Mental Health Help-line. 24/7 support and resources for Indigenous women in 14 languages by calling or texting.
Culturally sensitive crisis counselling, advice and support, personalized information and referrals, acceptance of Indigenous women's issues in a non-judgemental way, help to find the path to personal healing, scheduled telephone counselling sessions.
Languages supported: Oji-Cree, Cree, Algonquin, Inuktitut, Mohawk, Oneida, Odawa, Potawatomi, Micmac, Black Foot, Anishinaabe, Moose Cree, Swampy Cree, English.
Indigenous-Specific: Yes
Womankind Addiction Service - St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Withdrawal Management / Telephone Support: 905-545-9100
Treatment Inquiries: 905-521-9591 ext. 237 (may reach voicemail)
Supportive Housing: 905-521-9591 ext. 234
Administration: 905-521-9591 *press the pound key for the Team Directory
431 Whitney Ave., Hamilton ON (behind White Chapel Cemetery)
Womankind Addiction Service (WAS) offers a safe, caring and supportive place where women are welcomed and assisted by our specially trained team to assess and define next steps regarding their substance use and recovery.
Program offers: telephone support and/or crisis support, withdrawal management, supportive housing, Taking Steps program, day and residential treatment, emergency shelter/transitional programming, aftercare "LIVING IN BALANCE" programming, WISDOM program, writing group, primary care with substance-use focus and psychiatric consultation.
Indigenous-Specific: No