Hospital Emergency Department
Is there an emergency such as medical or mental health emergency? If less intense options (e.g. calling a crisis line) are not possible or haven't helped, then it may be helpful to visit the local hospital Emergency Department. Typical mental health emergencies include:
* thoughts of suicide to the point where the person requires emergency help to keep them from ending their life;
* manic episode or psychosis where a person is behaving in an irrational way with inability to function.
Publicly Funded / Free Services
The Ottawa Hospital has a variety of mental health services which include inpatient and outpatient programs (including first episode psychosis, eating ...
501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6 Map
613-722-7000
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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16 years and up
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Queensway Carleton Hospital is a community hospital which provides outpatient and inpatient mental health services.
3045 Baseline Road, Ottawa, ON, K2H 8P4 Map
613-721-2000
Area Served: Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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CHEO is a pediatric hospital that provides various mental health services to children, youth and families up to age 16-18.
401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1 Map
613-737-7600
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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Up to 17 years
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