Help Ahead - Mental Health and Addictions Services for Infants, Children, Youth, and Families
Specialty: Mental Health Assessment & Referral
Location: 1940 Eglinton Ave. East, 3rd Floor, Scarborough ON, M1L 4R1
Estimated wait time: 3 months
Phone: 866-585-6486
Fax: 647-689-7582
Email: helpahead@stridestoronto.ca
Languages: English
Who they see: Anyone under 18 in Toronto with a mental health issue (or their supporters); express consent of youth/parent required to refer
Services: Mental Health Assessment & Referral
Areas of care: Single-entry central intake for Toronto community child/youth mental health and addictions agencies; Infant and early-childhood concerns (inconsolable crying, tantrums, sleep/eating, developmental worry, overwhelmed parents); Community-partner referrals for day treatment, live-in treatment, intensive in-home treatment
Additional information: Toronto's central point of intake for children and youth mental health (run by Strides Toronto); publicly funded. Self-reported wait 6-10 days to contact; calculated 3 months. 'FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY' offering also listed - do not select.
Last verified: 2026-09-22