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Mental health and wellbeing exist on a continuum, with different levels of support available both on and off campus. Below, you'll find a variety of options offering varying intensities of care. Please review them and select the one that best fits your current situation.
If the services listed here do not suit your needs, and you have not received a Mental Health Needs Assessment in the last four months, we encourage you to do so:
Book a Mental Health Needs Assessment
If you have already completed a Mental Health Needs Assessment in the last four months, please review our specialized services and book a follow-up appointment with your area of interest.
Services
Durham College Student Association (DCSA)
- Servicing full-time DC Students
- Room 214 Student Centre Building
- 905-721-1609 ext 3988
Integrated Mental Health & Wellness (I.M. Well)
- Servicing DC students and families
- Live-chat, video-chat and telephone via the mobile app
- Availability for in-person counselling appointments if preferred
- 1-833-398-9040 for immediate counselling support
Durham College Access and Support Centre (ASC)
- Servicing ASC-registered students
- SW116 Gordon Willey Building
- 905-721-3123
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program
Ontario Shores
Durham College students struggling with depression and anxiety symptoms can access publicly-funded, evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to manage their conditions.
CBT is structured, time-limited, problem-focused, and goal-oriented, teaching practical skills and strategies.
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program can help address the following conditions:
- depression and low mood
- generalized anxiety and worry
- health anxiety
- obsessive-compulsive concerns
- other anxiety and stress-related problems
- posttraumatic stress
- social anxiety and performance fears
- specific fears
- unexpected panic attacks and agoraphobic fears
Connect in person or virtually.
- If you are struggling with depression and low mood, generalized anxiety and worry, health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive concerns, other anxiety and stress-related problems, post- traumatic stress, social anxiety and performance fears, specific fears, unexpected panic attacks and agoraphobic fears
- Clinician at CHWC Oshawa once a week on Tuesdays + virtual
Steps for booking:
- Under Service Requested Select: Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program (18+ years)
- Under Request details Was the OSP program recommended to you by one of the following partners: *Select: DURHAM COLLEGE*
- Fill out subsequent information and select Finish when completed to submit
- Please note: Ontario Shores will call to schedule an appointment using a blocked number
- If you have questions about wait time, please call or email central intake at Ontario Shores:
Toll free: 1.877.767.9642
E: CentralizedReferral@ontarioshores.ca
Possibilities (Autism Assessment)
- Comprehensive Autism Assessment for Children, Teens and Adults
Adult ADHD Centre
- The Adult ADHD Centre is dedicated to the assessment and management of adults with ADHD.
Adult Neurodevelopmental Services (ANS)
- This service provides short-term, inter-professional goal-oriented assessment and treatment to adults diagnosed with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism. ANS also offers Autism diagnostic assessments.
Oshawa RAAM (Rapid Access Addiction Medicine) Clinic
PINEWOOD CENTRE
Walk-in Clinic: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Or booked by appointment through link below
Note: The RAAM clinic is closed on all statutory holidays
300 Centre Street South, Oshawa ON
Telephone: 905−721-4747, extension 37226
Informative Websites
Canadian Mental Health Association Durham:
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Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) – Learning About Mental Health:
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Community Care Durham COPE Mental Health Services:
Visit website
Centre for Addictions and Mental Health:
Visit website
Crisis Service Canada - The Canada Suicide Prevention Service:
Visit website
BounceBack Ontario
- BounceBack is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry.
- Delivered online or over the phone with a coach, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness
PFlag Canada
- Pflag Durham Region supports all persons within our reach with their journeys through gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.
- Seeks to provide education and resources to the greater Durham community to help encourage inclusion, diversity and equity.
DBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
A free course for taking control of your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. 40+ lessons with guides, videos, and worksheets.
Healthy Minds
Is a problem-solving tool to help you with emotions and cope with the stresses you encounter both on and off campus.
988
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline offers support that is:
- bilingual
- trauma-informed
- culturally appropriate
- available to anyone in Canada
Dial: 988
Good 2 Talk
Provides free, confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia.
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Link: https://good2talk.ca/
Dial: 1-866-925-5454
211 Ontario
211 is a helpline that easily connects people to the social services, programs and community supports they need.
LGBTQ Prideline Durham Helpline
LGBTQ Prideline Durham Helpline: 1.855.87.PRIDE(77433)
Trans Lifeline
A hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people
Dial:(877) 330-6366
Hope For Wellness- Indigenous Student Help Line
The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous people across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Dial: 1-855-242-3310
Talk4Healing
Talk4Healing: Culturally grounded crisis line for Indigenous women.
1.888.200.9997
Naseeha
Empowering the Muslim Community with Compassionate, Culturally Sensitive Mental Health Support Link:
Pathways of wellness
- Sexual Wellbeing
- Sleep
- Stress Management
- Video Resources
Wellness Directory
The Wellness Directory provides direct access to all of the wellness supports and resources available at the college. Explore by category and see how we are here to help.
First Peoples Indigenous Centre: Wellness Supports
- Access to Elders, Traditional Knowledge Holders and Indigenous Student Success Coaches
- Access to Traditional medicines, Smudging, and Traditional teachings
- Weekly drop-in activities and other culturally significant activities
- Advocacy, coaching, and support services
- Computers, workstations, and indigenous resources available
- Bursary and Financial Aid guidance