Mental Health Hub
Your guide to support, stories, and hope.
Navigating child and youth mental health can bring up a lot of questions. You’re not alone. This space is designed to be your trusted resource—a place to find answers, feel connected, and discover hope.
Here, you’ll find:
News: Stay updated on what’s happening at Lynwood Charlton Centre, from new programs to community events that matter to you.
Resources: Find practical guides and immediate support, like our directory of crisis services and community resources in Hamilton.
Topics: Explore evidence-based information to better understand mental health, break down stigma, and learn about the challenges we specialize in.
Stories: Read real experiences from youth, families, and our team. Because sometimes, the most powerful hope comes from knowing someone else has been there too.
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To connect directly with a counsellor through online video / or voice, go to: onestoptalk.ca or call 1-855-416-8255.
One Stop Talk is a FREE virtual “walk-in” counselling program where children, youth and their families can talk to a clinician by phone, video conference, text and chat without an appointment from anywhere in the province.
One Stop Talk operates Monday to Friday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Need immediate help?
Call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest Hospital Emergency Room
Call the Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) at 905-972-8338 to speak with a mental health clinician available 24 hours.
Kids Help Phone: 24/7: 1-800-668-6868
Call or text 9-8-8 is available to anyone in Canada who is thinking about suicide or is worried about someone they know. For more information visit 988.ca
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Core Service Providers for Child and Youth Mental Health in Hamilton
Lynwood Charlton Centre
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025
Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we pause to acknowledge the truths of our shared history and the enduring impact of colonization and residential schools on Indigenous children, families, and communities.
Crisis Support Guide
This guide outlines the dedicated crisis supports available to the Hamilton region, offering a clear path to urgent mental health care…
The Back to School Student Mental Health Kit
This guide helps students with self-care, staying well, signs of common mental health problems, how and where to ask for help, and how to help a friend.
Community Resources Guide
This guide brings together key local services—from crisis support and counselling to youth groups and family navigation—so you can easily find the right help at the right time.
A Generation at Risk
This report sheds crucial light on the urgent needs of a generation. Here’s a summary of its key findings and what they mean for our community in Hamilton.
Children’s Mental Health Day 2025
Lynwood Charlton Centre celebrated Children’s Mental Health Day on May 7, 2025. This year, Children’s Mental Health Ontario has chosen the theme: “Voices Unheard, Stories Told: Centering the Diversity of Ontario’s Infants, Children & Youth.”