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This program provides brief mental health support to individuals who are experiencing crisis due to mental health concerns or serious mental illness. The program is open to individuals aged 16 or over who live in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton counties. Referrals are accepted only from community partners; self‑referrals and family referrals are not accepted.

Services provided include brief interventions to stabilize crisis and reduce mental health concerns and connection to appropriate longer term supports in the community.

To access services, please fill out the referral form below.

Mental Health Services Referral Form

Client Name & Pronouns(Required)

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone(Required)

If you don’t have an email address, please enter N/A.

Date of birth

Reason for Referral

What do you hope to gain from this referral to Brief Mental Health Services?

Current Supports

What supports does the client have in place? (Formal and informal) What do these supports do for the client?

Name of Referrer(Required)

First Last

Referrer Contact Details(Required)

Date of Referral(Required)

Note: If you have feedback regarding this program, please see our Feedback page or contact the program manager, Leslie Kenlock.