Summary: Thriving Minds, a partnership between SickKids, CAMH, and GH-CCMH, launches a comprehensive website for mental health programs, services and support.
Finding the right mental health support can be confusing and stressful. That is why the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH), and The Garry Hurvitz Community Centre for Mental Health at SickKids (GH-CCMH) have joined forces to launch the Thriving Minds Information Hub—a new online resource that brings together trusted mental health information, programs, and services for children, youth, families and health-care providers.
The Information Hub features dedicated pages for youth and caregivers, guidance on topics like mood, anxiety, substance use, eating disorders, as well as quick access to crisis support—crafted by experts at SickKids, CAMH and GH-CCMH, and informed by patient partners. Whether you want to learn about accessing services or looking for self-help tools, the hub brings everything together on one trusted platform.
Thriving Minds is a collaboration that brings together SickKids, CAMH and GH-CCMH on a singular mission: to ensure that every child, youth and family can experience seamless mental health care.
In June 2024, the three organizations signed a memorandum of understanding committing to jointly reimagine access to care for children and youth in Ontario – identifying building an information hub to help patients, families and referrers navigate the system as the first step.
“Our vision is to create a truly integrated system of mental health care, where children, youth, and their families can easily navigate pathways to the support they need,” says Dr. Louise Gallagher, Chief, Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative, SickKids & CAMH and lead of Thriving Minds. “By offering reliable, up-to-date information and resources, we’re building a foundation for sustainable, coordinated care that empowers young people and those who support them, every step of the way.”
Explore over 39 programs and services on the Thriving Minds Information Hub at www.thrivingmindshub.ca.
The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health (GH-CCMH) at SickKids provides a comprehensive range of early intervention and prevention programs, as well as child and family therapy, outreach, and intensive service. The Centre is part of the SickKids mental health continuum of services including psychiatry and the TeleLink Mental Health Program.
If you are looking for our Intensive Services for Children or Intensive Services for Youth , contact Help Ahead, the central point of intake for intensive mental health services for infants, children, youth and their families in Toronto. You may contact them by phone at 1-866-585-6486 or email helpahead@stridestoronto.ca.
To access our Individual and Family Services, please call our Mental Health Access Program at 416-924-1164, ext. 8708 to discuss service options for your family.
For information regarding all Toronto child mental health services, visit Help Ahead.
