If you have a medical emergency and require immediate assistance please dial 911.
In most cases to access psychiatric care a referral from a family physician or an emergency room doctor is required. As there are variety of mental health services provided, your primary care provider should help point you towards the professional treatment that will best suit your individual needs.
There are a number of different facilities that provide both in and out patient services in Kingston and South-eastern Ontario and while currently some programs are experiencing waiting lists, there are a number of options that you can pursue.
Please see the Mental Health Resource Guide below for a comprehensive account of Kingston resources.
Mental Health Resource Guide
A Practical Guide to Mental Health and the Law in Ontario
The phone numbers below are for mental health and addiction information and assistance in South-eastern Ontario. These numbers can be called for confidential assistance by anyone including family and friends who are looking for help.
If you have a medical emergency and require immediate assistance please dial 911.
Kingston & Frontenac County Crisis Line: 613-544-4229
Lennox & Addington County Crisis Line: 613-354-7388
Toll Free: 1-800-267-7877
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties
Open Line Open Mind: 310-OPEN (6736)
Crisis Line: 613-962-7227
Toll Free: 1-888-757-7766
Lanark Leeds and Grenville
Crisis Line: 613-345-4600
Toll Free at 1-866-281-2911
Brockville Mental Health Services (Crisis): 613-345-1461
Toll Free: 1-866-281-2911
Province of Ontario
Mental Health Service Information Ontario: 1-866-531-2600
Mental Health Inpatient Service:
Adult Mental Health: Description | Referral form
Forensic Mental Health: Description |No referral form
Mental Health Outpatient Service:
Seniors Mental Health Ambulatory Services: Description | Referral form
ECT & TMS: Description| Referral form
Mood Disorder Outpatient: Description | Referral form
Collaborative Mental Health Service: Description | Referral form
Community Treatment Order Program: Description | Referral form
Seniors Mental Health: Description | Referral form
South Eastern Ontario Addictions & Mental Health Service Access Form
Once you have received a referral from your family doctor or the emergency room doctor, it should be directed to one of the intake coordinators:
Lynn Reid and Giselle Hastie-Talledo, Intake Coordinator
Adult Mental Health Program
Johnson 5, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, ON K7L 5G2
Phone: 613 544-3400 x 2551
Fax: 613-548-6095
Corie McQuaig, Intake Coordinator
Addiction and Mental Health Services - Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
385 Princess St., Kingston, ON K7L 1B9
Phone: (613)544-1356 xt 4205
Fax: (613)544-2346
Intake Coordinator
Addiction and Mental Health Services - Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
70 Dundas Street East, Napanee, ON K7R 1H9
Phone: 613-354-7521 ext 122
Fax: 613-354-7524
Central Intake
Providence Care Hospital (PCH)
752 King St. W., Kingston, ON K7L 4X3
Fax: 613-548-5595