Access Mental Health Support

For intake and access to child and youth mental health services in Niagara, Pathstone can support you or your child/youth.

If you/your child/youth is under 18, living in Niagara, and needs mental health
services, connect with us directly and one of our intake social workers will support
you to access the type of programming that best suits your needs and goals.

Pathstone Mental Health is the intake and access point for:

Pathstone Mental Health Services and Supports
Niagara Health Outpatient Child and Youth Mental Health Clinic
Centre de Santé Services and Supports.

* Please note you may also access French Language Services directly by calling 905-734-1141 or visiting www.cschn.ca

Pathstone Mental Health is committed to improving services to families. Part of achieving this goal is through research. Currently, we are partnering with Western University to better understand family experiences. We invite you to participate and hope that you will support this project by completing the survey. We hope this will contribute to advancing our knowledge and improving quality of care.
It is your choice to take part in this study. Your choice does not impact the services you receive at this agency. If you agree to participate and then decide you do not want to continue, you can stop at any time.
Below are the links to the surveys.

If you are 12-21: SAMHY: Click Here

If you are reporting family experience: PAMHY/SCaN-CY: Click Here

There are two ways to complete a self-referral to child and youth mental health services in Niagara.

Call Pathstone Directly

905-688-6850 ext 8

One of our intake team of social workers will immediately support you through the intake process. They will engage in a conversation with you to learn about your child/youth’s strengths, needs, challenges, and to understand your goals and objectives for treatment.

Once the intake team has the necessary information, you will be assigned to the most appropriate program/service that best meets your targeted goals and objectives.

You will receive a copy of your completed intake and information regarding the program or service that you will be participating in. Included in this information package will be the estimated wait time for service, and the name and contact information of the most appropriate person to contact should you need to connect prior to starting your program.

OR

Complete the online self-referral form

Self-Referral

This intake form is intended for counselling and therapy services. For Supervised Parenting Time Niagara intake, please click here.

Please provide as detailed information as possible for each of the categories, this will assist us in understanding you/your child/youth’s strengths, needs, and which programming would be a best fit.

Please note, that once submitted one of our intake team members will call you to review the information submitted to ensure its accuracy and also ensure our understanding of your goals and objectives.

Access to Psychiatric Consultation

Psychiatric consultations are provided through Niagara Health. This is a one-time consultation for children and youth from age 3 up to their 18th birthday, specializing in diagnostic clarification and pharmacological treatment with the understanding that the referring primary care provider is responsible for the implementation of recommendations.

The psychiatric consultation requires a primary care referral and is NOT an ongoing counseling/therapy program. On-site services are available at the St. Catharines Site and via video-conference at the Niagara Falls and Welland sites.

If you believe you/your child/youth requires a psychiatric consultation, please consult with your primary care provider who can facilitate the referral.