Aging | Cancer | Cardiovascular | Children's Health | Diabetes | General Health | Grief Councelling/Support Groups | Immunization | LGBTQ+ | Mental Health | Nutrition | Smoking Cessation
For a searchable list of healthcare services in your area, visit:
For a searchable list of a wide range of other support services in your area, visit:
For a searchable list of Huron County programs and services, visit:
For information specific to Children's Services, visit:
General Health
211 Ontario : A helpline and online database of Ontario’s community and social services
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
Choosing Wisely Canada : When it comes to your health, sometimes less is more
The South West Health Line
Health Care Connect : Find or change a family doctor or nurse practitioner through Health Care Connect
Healthy Ontario
Medic Alert Foundation Canada
OHIP
Telehealth Advisory Service : Fast, free medical advice
World Health Organization
Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories
Aging
Alzheimer’s Society of Huron County : 519-482-1482
- “The Alzheimer Society of Huron County is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, their families and their caregivers.”
Community Support Services :1-844-482-7800
- Offers information, resources and caregiver support during the covid-19 pandemic
National Institute for the Care of the Elderly
OneCare Support Services : 1-877-502-8277
- “ONE CARE provides a range of supportive care services that enable seniors and people with disabilities to enjoy better quality of life as they age at home.”
Seniors Safey Line : 1-866-299-1011
- Free and confidential support 24 hours a day
Parkinson Society of Canada
Rheumatoid Arthritis
The Ontario Caregiver Organization : 1-833-416-2273 (24/7 Helpline)
- Online information, resources and support.
Cancer
Asbestos.com : Mesothelioma Centre
Cancer Care Ontario
Canadian Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer and the PSA Test : No Two Men are the Same
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test : Questions and Answers
Cardiovascular
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Healthy Hearts (Huron) : Cardiac rehabilitation program
Children's Health
Rourke Baby Record : Evidence-based infant/child health maintenance guide
SexandU.ca : an initiative of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Canada’s leading authority on sexual and reproductive health.
Diabetes
Canadia National Institute for the Blind
Cart2Table - Rediscovering the Joy of Food
Hypertension Canada
The Kindney Foundation of Canada
Ontario Association of Optometrists
Ontario Podiatric Medical Association
Freestyle Libre Glucose Monitoring Device
Dexcom Glucose Monitoring Device
Grief Counselling/Support Groups
Huron Hospice : (519) 482-3440 Ext. 6301
- Huron Hospice offers various Bereavement Support, including groups and resources.
Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) : 519-235-2510
- VON offers both group and 1:1 professional bereavement support services to individuals and families who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO)
- BFO provides online resources, one-on-one and group peer support to those who have lost loved ones.
E-mail: info@bereavedfamilies.net
Immunization
Ontario's Routine Immunization Schedule
LGBTQ+
Pflag Canada :1-888-530-6777
- “Canada’s only national organization that offers peer-to-peer support striving to help all Canadians with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. We support, educate and provide resources to anyone with questions or concerns. We promise to offer local, practical, and emotional peer-to-peer family support for individuals and their loved ones challenged by gender/sexual identity.”
- Confidential and non-judgemental peer support. Text, or message online. Services operate 4:00PM-9:30PM Sunday-Friday.
Text: 647-694-4375
Trans Lifeline : 1-877-330-6366
- Mission: “Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive.”
- Local LGBTQ+ resources in Huron Perth
- Transgender Health Care and Online Peer Support (ages 16+)
Mental Health
Canadian Mental Health Association ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600
- Services include: assistance with employment, housing, early intervention for youth, peer support, recreation services for people with mental illness, stress reduction workshops, public education campaigns for the community.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Brain Injury Association of London & Region
Healthy Place (mood journal under 'Tools')
Bounce Back Program 1-866-345-0224
- Free skill-buliding program designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage symptoms of depression and anxiety and learn skills to help combat unhelpful thinking, and become more active and assertive. Guided self-help program. No referral to access video but required for CBT program.
Huron Perth Center 519-482-3931
- Provides assessment and treatment services for a wide range of mental health concerns for children and youth up to age 18.
Huron Perth Helpline and Crisis Response 1-888-829-7484
- 24-hour crisis phone services. Face to face support, brief crisis therapy, and crisis education available in all eight emergency departments in Huron - Perth. Mobile crisis response available with local police services, in schools and Physician's offices.
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
- Kids help Phone is always there for you. No matter what you want to talk about, we're here to listen. No judgment, totally private, 24/7.
Community Psychiatric Services 519-524-8316 OR 519-482-3961
- Mental health outpatient program committed to providing evidence - based care to those individuals with serious mental illness who are 16 years of age and older. Provides consultations and assessments, individual and group therapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
- Online, self-help, and evidence - based resources on anxiety and anxiety disorders. Promotes understanding through general information sessions, professional seminars and workshops, promotes MindShift App
Phone Apps (click to open list)
Nutrition
Smoking Cessation
- Telehealth Ontario
- 24/7 smoking cessation support over the phone
- 1-866-797-0000, Press 3 for Smoking Cessation
- Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation Community Program
- Eligible participants receive a consultation, follow-up support, and NRT vouchers to redeem 6 weeks’ worth of NRT. Counselling support from a Nicotine Addiction Specialist is available if patient indicates they need additional support.
- Patients can self-refer or providers can make a referral on behalf of the patient by calling: 1-888-645-5405
- Smokers’ Helpline
- Online discussion forum, online chat, and resources at
- Text iQuit to 123456 for text support
- Smokers’ Helpline Nicoderm/Nicorette Trial Offer
- Two Nicoderm Step 1 patches (21mg) and 1 sleeve of Nicorette gum (4mg) + a discount coupon for $10
- STOP on the Net | CAMH
- See webpage for details and eligibility
- My Change Plan (phone app) | developed by CAMH
- Break it Off (phone app), for youth and young adults
- First Week Challenge Contest | Smokers’ Helpline