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Strongest Families Institute
267 Cobequid Road, Suite 200
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4C 4E8
Toll-free phone: 1-866-470-7111
Fax: 1-866-470-7222
Email: info@strongestfamilies.com
Media Inquiries Only: 902-449-6560 or amshannon@strongestfamilies.com
How To Refer
Strongest Families Programs are currently offered in the following provinces/areas.
Please click on your province and call the appropriate phone number for your area to inquire about making a referral to Strongest Families Institute.
- Calgary zone & Rural Mental Health Clinics
- Calgary, Access Mental Health, Child & Adolescent Services: (403) 943-1500 (Ext 1)
Website: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/zones/calgary-zone - Strathmore Addiction & Mental Health Clinic: 1-877-652-4700 (intake line); (403) 361-7277
- Airdrie Mental Health Clinic – Provincial Bldg: 1-877-652-4700 (intake line); (403) 948-3878
- High River Addiction & Mental Health Clinic: (403) 943-1500 (Ext 1) via Access Mental Health
- Banff Community Health Centre: (403) 762-4451
- Canmore Provincial Bldg: (403) 678-4696
- Chestermere Health Centre: 1-877-652-4700 (intake line); (403) 207-8773
- Okotoks Mental Health Centre: (403) 943-1500 (Ext 1) via Access Mental Health
- Cochrane Community Health Centre: (403) 851-6100
- Calgary, Access Mental Health, Child & Adolescent Services: (403) 943-1500 (Ext 1)
- Edmonton Zone
- Children, Youth and Families Addiction and Mental Health Edmonton Zone – Intake Services
Contact: (780) 342-2701
Website: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/services
- Children, Youth and Families Addiction and Mental Health Edmonton Zone – Intake Services
- Calgary Rural Primary Care Network, Contact: (403) 901-0142
Regional Collaborative Service Delivery
- Bow River Collaborative Service Delivery/Stoney
Contact: info@brcsd.ca - Southwest Regional Collaborative Service Delivery (including Piikani Nation School)
Referrals are made through the school divisions, please speak to a counselling lead in your school division - Central East Regional Collaborative Service Delivery, Contact: Scott McLean at scott.mclean@ghsd75.ca
British Columbia referrals can be made through the following places:
- Penticton: Student Support Services from child/youth’s school
- Penticton: Child Youth Mental Health: 250-487-4422
Manitoba’s Referrals can be made through the following clinics/Regional Health Authorities:
- Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre, Contact: 204-958-9660, Website: https://www.matc.ca/
- Southern Health/Santé Sud, Contact: 1-888-310-4593, Website: https://www.southernhealth.ca/
- Northern Regional Health Authority, Contact: 204-677-5358, Website: https://northernhealthregion.com/
- Prairie Mountain Health, Contact: 204-734-6639, Website: https://www.prairiemountainhealth.ca/
- Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority, Contact: 204-785-7752, Website: https://www.ierha.ca/
Province Wide
Referrals can be made, province wide, through:
- Education Support Services (ESS). If your child, or a child you know, would benefit from Strongest Families programs, please speak to an ESS representative within the school to make a referral
- Child and Youth teams within Integrated Service Delivery (ISD)
- For ICAN Adult Anxiety program: Referral Form
- For the Parents Empowering Kids - The Early Years: Referral Form
- Referrals in Newfoundland and Labrador can be made by:
- Professionals working in Mental Health and Addictions (please see list of phone numbers below for the Regional Health Authorities)
- Child and Youth Family Services
- Schools (teachers, guidance counsellors and school psychologists)
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Social Workers
- Other professionals working with children and youth
Eastern Regional Health Authority
Website: Eastern Regional Health Authority- St. John’s: (709) 777-2200
- Bonavista: (709) 468-5318
- Clarenville: (709) 466-5700
- Burin: (709) 891-5025
Central Regional Health Authority
Website: Central Regional Health Authority- Gander: (709) 256-2500
- Grand Falls-Windsor: (709) 292-2500
- Central Health Corporate Office: (709) 292-2138
Western Regional Health Authority
Website: Western Regional Health Authority- Corner Brook: (709) 637-5000
- Stephenville: (709) 643-8740
Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority
Website: Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority- St. Anthony: (709) 454-3333
- Happy Valley-Goose Bay: (709) 897-2000
- Labrador City: (709) 944-2632
- Beaufort-Delta Region:
- Aklavik – (867) 978-2941
- Fort McPherson – (867) 952-2245, ext. 2; (867) 952-2245, ext. 3
- Inuvik – (867) 777-8101
- Paulatuk (via Inuvik) – (867) 777-8101
- Sachs Harbour
(Child, Youth and Family Counsellor (via Ulukhaktok)) – (867) 396-3024 - Sachs Harbour(Wellness Worker) – (867) 690-4181
- Tsiigehtchic (via Fort McPherson) – (867) 952-2245, ext. 2;(867) 952-2245, ext. 3
- Tuktoyaktuk (Child, Youth and Family Counsellor) – (867) 977-2511, ext. 3
- Tuktoyaktuk (Wellness Worker) – (867) 977-2511, ext. 5
- Ulukhaktok (Holman)- (867) 396-3024
- Dehcho Region:
- Fort Liard – (867) 770-4770
- Fort Providence – (867) 699-3421
- Fort Simpson – (867) 695-2293
- Hay River Reserve (via Fort Providence) – (867) 699-3421
- Jean Marie River (via Fort Simpson) – (867) 695-2293
- Kakisa (via Fort Providence) – (867) 699-3421
- Nahanni Butte (via Fort Liard) – (867) 770-4770
- Sambaa K’e (via Fort Simpson) – (867) 695-2293
- Wrigley (via Fort Simpson) – (867) 695-2293
- Fort Smith:
- Fort Smith – (867) 872-6310
- Hay River:
- Enterprise (via Hay River) – (867) 874-2446
- Hay River – (867) 874-2446
- Sahtu Region:
- Colville Lake (via Norman Wells) – (867) 444-6717
- Délįnę – (867) 589-5545
- Fort Good Hope – (867) 598-2059
- Norman Wells – (867) 444-6717
- Tulita – (867) 588-4019
- Tłıchǫ Region:
- Behchokǫ̀ – (867) 392-3005
- Gamètì (via Behchokǫ̀) – (867) 392-3005
- Wekweètì (via Behchokǫ̀) – (867) 392-3005
- Whatì (via Behchokǫ̀) – (867) 392-3005
- Yellowknife Region:
- Dettah/Ndilo – (867) 920-2925
- Fort Resolution – (867) 394-4511
- Lutselk’e – (867) 370-3212
- Yellowknife – (867) 767-9110
Province Wide
- Provincial intake line:
- 1-855-922-1122
- Central Zone – Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM):
- Contact: IWK Mental Health Services & Addictions, Central Referral (Children & Youth only)
Website:https://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/mental-health/how-do-i-get-service
(902) 464-4110 or toll-free 1-855-635-4110
- Contact: IWK Mental Health Services & Addictions, Central Referral (Children & Youth only)
- North Simcoe Muskoka Local Integrated Health Network (LHIN)
Referrals made through Barrie Community Health Centre via Family Physicians
Contact: (705) 734-9690 ext. 298
- New Path/Kinark/Le Clé
Contact: Central Intake (705) 725-7656 or attend one of the Walk in Clinics (www.newpath.ca for a schedule)
- Peel Children’s Centre, Mental Health Services for Children & Youth – Centralized Intake
Contact: (905) 451-4655
- Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services – Contact Brant
Website: https://www.woodview.ca
Contact: (519) 758-8228
- Hands (Parry Sound and Nipissing)
Website: www.thefamilyhelpnetwork.ca – phone numbers for your area can be found here.
Contact: info@handstfhn.ca
- Chatham Kent Children’s Services, Contact: 519-352-0440
- Vanier Children’s Mental Wellness
871 Trafalgar St, London ON, N5Z 1E6
519.433.3101 (Offering Parents Empowering Kids and Chase Worri
- Montague: 902-838-0960
- Summerside: 902-888-8180 65
- Charlottetown: 902-368-4430
- Alberton: 902-853-8670
- For ICAN Adult Anxiety program: Referral Form
Quebec - Coming Soon
Saskatchewan’s Northern Medical Services
Referrals made by Physicians/Clinicians in the following areas:
- Ile a la Crosse – Buffalo Narrows, Dillon, Patuanak, Beauva
- La Loche – Turnor Lake
- Stony Rapids – Font du Lac, Camsell Portage, Uranium City, Black Lake
- Pelican Narrows – Deschambault Lake, Sandy Bay
- La Ronge – Stanley Mission, Southend, Wollaston Lake, Pinehouse
- For ICAN Adult Anxiety program: Referral Form
If you are a military or veteran family and you would prefer to contact Strongest Families directly, rather than receiving a referral through your local MFRC, please call 1-866-470-7111.
Nova Scotia
- Halifax & Region MFRC: 902-427-7775
- Greenwood MFRC: 902-765-5900
Newfoundland
- St. John’s MFRC: 709-570-4617
- Gander MFRC: 709-256-1703
- Goose Bay MFRC: 709-896-6900
Prince Edward Island
- Charlottetown MFRC: 902-892-8999
New Brunswick
- Gagetown MFRC: 506-422-3352
Quebec
- Valcartier MFRC: 418-844-6060
- Montreal MFRC: 450-462-8777
- Bagotville MFRC: 418-677-7468
Ontario
- Kingston MFRC: 613-541-5010
- Petawawa MFRC: 613-687-1641
- Meaford MFRC: 519-538-1371
- Trenton MFRC: 613-965-3575
- Borden MFRC: 705-424-1200 ext. 3994
- National Capital Region MFRC: 613-998-4888
- Southwestern Ontario MFRC: 519-660-5366
- Toronto MFRC: 416-633-6200
- North Bay MFRC: 705-494-2011 ext. 2053
Manitoba
- Winnipeg MFRC: 204-833-2500 ext. 4500
- Shilo MFRC: 204-765-3000 ext. 3352
Saskatchewan
- Central Saskatchewan MFRC: 306-492-2135 ext. 4266
- Moose Jaw MFRC: 306-694-2222
Northwest Territory
- Yellowknife MFRC: 867-873-0700
Alberta
- Calgary MFRC: 403-410-2320
- Edmonton MFRC: 780-973-4011
- Cold Lake MFRC: 780-594-6006
- Wainwright MFRC: 780-842-1363 ext. 1253
- Suffield MFRC: 403-544-5567
British Columbia
- Esquimalt MFRC: 250-363–2640
- Mainland BC MFRC: 604-225-2520 ext. 2518
- Comox MFRC: 250-339-8211