Mental health
Southeast Public Health does not provide mental health counselling or treatment
If you are in immediate danger or need urgent medical support, call 9-1-1. Support is also available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Hotline in both French and English. Find other helplines here.
Contact local crisis services if you or someone you know needs help right now:
- Hastings and Prince Edward Counties (24/7): 1-888-757-7766
- Kingston and Frontenac (24/7): 613-544-4229 or 1-866-616-6005
- Lennox & Addington (24/7): 613-354-7388 or 1-800-267-7877
- Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (5 to 12 p.m.): 1-800-465-4442
- Lanark County (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.): 613-283-2170
Employers
If you’re an employer looking for information on mental well-being at work, please visit our business owners, operators, and vendors page.
Mental health is important to your overall health and well-being. Just like with physical health, there are things you can do to improve your mental health.
Mental health has two parts:
- Mental well-being is how someone feels and functions. This can range from feeling and functioning at your best to feeling and functioning poorly.
- Mental illness are conditions diagnosed by a qualified health professional. These conditions can affect someone’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.