Walk-In Clinic/Single Session

Who is this service for?

This service is for children and youth with mental health difficulties.

They are 6 to 17 years of age (before their 18th birthday). They live in Guelph Wellington.

What supports do we offer in this service?

• A Mental Health Clinician explores the need for services: 
  • With the child/youth and caregiver, or 
  • With a youth alone if the youth is accessing support by themself, or 
  • With a caregiver if the child/youth will not participate 

• In that meeting, we provide some suggestions and resources.  
  • For example, we share short terms ways of managing emotions and behaviours that a child, youth, or caregiver can try. 

• If needed, we put the child/youth on a wait list for services at CMHA WW. 

• If needed, we provide information about other services in the community. 

How do I access this service?

• In Guelph:
  • Attend the Children’s Walk-In Service for a Single Session.
  • The Walk-In Service is every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • The location is the CMHA WW office at 737 Woolwich Street, Guelph.

• In the County:
  • Phone Here 24/7 to book a Single Session: 1-844-437-3247.
  • The Single Session will be at a CMHA WW office in the County.

The Children’s Walk-In Service is NOT a Crisis Service or a Psychiatry appointment.

When you arrive at the Walk-In in Guelph, if there is a wait for an appointment, we will try to give you an approximate time when a Clinician will be available to see you.

Based on demand, sometimes the Walk-In in Guelph will be full and we may have to ask you to return the following Tuesday.

Please bring any available previous assessments and/or custody agreements with you.

“CMHA WW” means Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington.

“Caregiver” means parent, caregiver, guardian.