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Counselling, parenting help and more for families across Sarnia and Lambton County.
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Call or text 988Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call 1-800-307-4319CMHA Lambton Kent crisis line
Call 1-800-668-6868Kids Help Phone, or text CONNECT to 686868
In an emergency, call 911 or go to the Bluewater Health emergency department, 89 Norman St, Sarnia.
These are shared to help families find support. Being listed here isn’t an endorsement.
Helplines
Hope for Wellness Helpline
Crisis support and counselling for Indigenous people, by phone or online chat.
Southwestern Ontario First Nations Mobile Crisis Response
24/7 crisis line and mobile crisis team for First Nations communities, including Aamjiwnaang and Kettle and Stony Point.
ConnexOntario
Free help finding mental health, addiction and gambling services.
211 Ontario
Help finding community and social services.
Counselling
For adults, couples, men and farm families.
Family Counselling Centre
Individual, couple, family and group counselling.
Life’s Seasons Care and Support
Caring, trauma-informed counselling for kids 6 and up, teens, adults, couples and families. Help with grief and loss, separation and divorce, foster care and adoption, and parenting.
Chris Lindsay Counselling
Counselling and therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma and more, for individuals and families.
With A Side of Fun
Counselling that mixes talk therapy with play, recreation and the creative arts, for individuals, couples and families. Especially welcoming to neurodivergent, Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, and new parents.
Lambton Mental Wellness Centre
Free peer support groups for depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, plus support for family members caring for a loved one.
Blue Collar Therapy
Real talk therapy for blue-collar men, farmers and couples.
Farmer Wellness Initiative
Free, unlimited counselling for Ontario farmers, farm families and farm workers, by phone, video or in person.
Kids, teens and new parents
St. Clair Child and Youth Services
Mental health support for kids from birth to 18 and their families.
Sarnia Lambton Youth Wellness Hub
Free mental health and substance use support for ages 12 to 25. Walk in or call to book.
Sarnia-Lambton Rebound
Programs for youth ages 8 to 24, including Spectrum, a drop-in for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
Lambton Public Health Family Health Line
Free line to a public health nurse for questions about growth, breastfeeding and feeding.
EarlyON Child and Family Centres
Free drop-ins for kids up to age 6 and their grown-ups, at centres across Lambton County. Staff can also connect you with a children’s mental health professional for things like postpartum adjustment.
First Five Program, North Lambton Community Health Centre
Health care for kids from birth to 5 who don’t have a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
Addiction support
Bluewater Health Addiction Services
Free withdrawal support and help finding treatment. Walk in or call.
Westover Treatment Centre
Residential treatment for ages 16 and up, plus a program for family members affected by a loved one’s substance use.
Al-Anon Family Groups
Free support meetings for family and friends of someone who drinks.
Narcotics Anonymous
Free support meetings for people who want to stop using drugs.
National Overdose Response Service
Confidential, nonjudgmental overdose prevention line. Call if you’re using alone, and help can be sent if you don’t respond.
Safety
Women’s Interval Home of Sarnia-Lambton
Free 24-hour crisis and support line for women and children experiencing abuse.
Sexual Assault Survivors’ Centre Sarnia-Lambton
Free 24/7 crisis line and counselling for people of all genders.
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