• Child behaviour management concerns
• Symptoms of social and emotional distress such as anxiety, depression and self-harm
• Attentional concerns and problems of conduct
• Adjustment to changes in the family (family conflict, separation/divorce);  Note:  Mediation or custody access assessments not provided
• Sexual abuse and other traumas (services for offenders & victims)

The need for our children’s mental health services exceeds our staffing resources and there is a waiting period for many of our ongoing counselling services.

• Child and youth individual counselling
• Family counselling (when the presenting concern relates to a child/youth’s distress)
• Treatment groups based on needs of clients being served
• Psychological Services (by internal referral)
• Psychiatric Consultations by video conference, in collaboration with family physicians
• Intensive services for higher need children and youth
• Services for children and youth 12-17 involved with the justice system
• Consultations, information and referral to other services and professionals

We are a voluntary agency; in most cases clients self refer in order to initiate service. Exceptions include Group Delta and some Youth Justice Services.

With client consent we welcome information exchange from schools, family physicians and other community professionals who are supporting a referral and seeking to coordinate services.

We offer consultation to professionals who wish to facilitate a referral to support a family. When client consent is not available Centre staff may offer general advice and strategies to assist professionals seeking to facilitate a referral. With client consent managers may offer more specific consultation by phone or attendance at meetings in order to support a client to make contact with the Centre.

If you have questions about how we can help, please feel free to contact us:

Clinton (519) 482-3931 (Huron County)
Listowel (519) 291-1088 (Northern Perth County)
Stratford (519) 273-3373 (Southern Perth County)

While we are not an emergency service we respond to children and youth in serious mental health crisis. Serious concerns related to imminent risk of self harm or harm to others receive immediate response on a 24/7 basis in partnership with the Huron Perth Crisis Intervention Program. During office hours help us respond appropriately by telling us the nature of the crisis. Staff will then assist you to develop the best way to respond. For after-hours, weekends and holiday periods contact the Huron Perth Crisis Intervention Program:

For After-hours and Holidays please contact
Huron-Perth Crisis Intervention Program
Stratford (519) 274-8000
Seaforth (519) 537-0155
Toll Free 1-888-829-7484


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