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North Perth offers a variety of quality healthcare services. These services include a hospital, medical clinic, public health services, and other healthcare resources.
Listowel Memorial Hospital
Listowel Memorial Hospital is a fully-accredited and updated hospital and has been providing hospital services to the residents of North Perth area since 1919. The hospital offers primary and secondary services and 24-hour emergency services. Our physicians and other regularly scheduled specialist clinics provide patient care and diagnostic services.
Other features of our hospital include:
- Maternal and Newborn Unit
- Diabetes and Nutrition Counselling
- Speech-Language Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Breast Health Centre
- CT Scanner
Listowel-Wingham and Area Family Health Team
The Listowel-Wingham and Area Family Health Team provides primary care services to our community. The Fischer Family Primary Care Centre, opened in 2012, provides a modern and professional home for all services offered by the health team.
The Listowel-Wingham and Area Family Health Team is located at 185 Inkerman St. E., Listowel and can be contacted at 519-291-4200.
If you have recently moved to our community and are looking for a new physician, please call 519-291-4200 to see if a physician is currently accepting patients. If no physicians are accepting patients, you can contact Health Care Connect. This is a provincial program designed to help you find a family health care provider. Health Care Connect can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-445-1822.
Huron Perth Public Health
Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) works with our community to promote and protect health and prevent illness, based on community need, evidence and law. HPPH is dedicated to delivering public health programs, classes and services in our community that are accessible for everyone.
Community Safety and Well-Being Plan
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Provides a roadmap for inclusive, connected, and coordinated safety and well-being planning
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Ensures a proactive and integrated approach to addressing local crime and complex social issues on a sustainable basis
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Identifies key priorities for safety and well-being planning locally
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Supports and strengthens existing initiatives related to community safety and well-being
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Addresses local service and systems gaps
Mental Health and Coping
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Huron Perth Helpline & Crisis Response Team (24 HR Crisis Line)The Huron Perth Helpline & Crisis Response Team is available to all residents of Huron and Perth Counties. It is a 24 hour crisis phone service, with crisis assessments, brief crisis therapy and crisis education. Phone: 1-888-829-7484 BounceBack OntarioBounceBack® is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness. Phone: 1-866-345-0224 Canadian Mental Health Association Huron-Perth BranchThe Canadian Mental Health Association promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness. Phone: 519-273-1391 Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthPhone: 416 535-8501 or 1 800 463-2338 toll-free, staffed 24/7 Children’s Mental Health in OntarioKids Mental Health advocates for children's mental health and offers informational articles and guides, but does not offer any direct support to families. The aim is to help parents and professionals learn and understand mental illness and what they can do to protect themselves and their children. ConnexOntario (24 HR Provincial Service) Addiction, Mental Health and Problem Gambling ServiceConnexOntario provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness and/or gambling. They are funded by the Government of Ontario. Phone: 1-866-531-2600 Family Services Perth Huron – CounsellingFSPH Clinical Counselling Team acknowledges that this is a stressful time for people and they endeavour to continue compassionately ensuring access to supports for the community. Phone: 1-800-268-0903 The Farmer's ToolboxDedicated to offering current and important information as well as key resources to help those living in rural areas, especially farmers, to address mental health challenges and find the tools they need. This is an initiative of the Listowel Agricultural Society and local community volunteers. Good2Talk Post-Secondary Student Help LineGood2Talk provides free, confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia. Phone: 1-866-925-5454 Huron-Perth Centre (Mental Health Services for Children and Youth)The Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth is an accredited community-based children’s mental health centre. They provide assessment and treatment services for a wide range of mental health concerns for children and youth up to their 18th birthday. Phone: 519-291-1088 (Listowel) and 519-273-3373 (Stratford) Kids Help PhoneKids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. They offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in both English and French. LGBTTQQ2SI Youth LineYouth Line offers confidential and non-judgemental peer support through telephone, text and chat services. Get in touch with a peer support volunteer from Sunday to Friday, 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Phone: Text 647-694-4275 Listowel Mental Health Outpatient ServicesDuring this unsettling time, we would like you to know our office remains open and we are eager to offer our assistance. At this time, we are not seeing patients face to face but we are offering telephone support. Please call our office at 519-291-1320 to set up an Intake appointment. If you need immediate assistance, please call the Huron Perth Helpline at 1-888-829-7484. Phone: 519-291-1320 Mind Your MindMindyourmind exists in the space where mental health, wellness, engagement and technology meet. We work with community partners and young people aged 14 to 29 to co-create interactive tools and innovative resources to build capacity and resilience. North Perth Community HospiceNPCH is an accredited palliative and grief health care service, providing free and confidential support and education to individuals, families, caregivers and our community who are embracing the challenges of life limiting illness, death, bereavement or a loss of any kind. Phone: 519-291-5141 Email: npch@wightman.ca Ontario Information 2-1-1211 is the source Canadians trust when seeking information and services to deal with life’s challenges. 211’s award-winning telephone helpline (2-1-1) and website provide a gateway to community, social, non-clinical health and related government services. 211 helps to navigate the complex network of human services quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 150 languages. Rural Mental Wellness ToolkitThe Stigma-Free Society is a Canadian Charity with a mission of reducing the stigma around mental health. In rural and agricultural communities, there is a mental health crisis due to the lack of resources that exist, and the stigma discourages people from getting help. Filling the Gaps in Access to Rural Mental Healthcare Seniors Mental Health (HPHA)The Huron Perth Seniors Mental Health Program provides assessment and treatment for older adults experiencing responsive behaviours associated with complex and challenging mental health, addictions, dementia or other neurological conditions in the home, community or long-term care. Phone: 1-866-527-8421 ext. 4800 Stratford General Hospital Mental Health ServicesOutpatient Mental Health Phone: 519-272-8210 ext. 2479 TogetherallTogetherall is a safe, online community where people support each other anonymously to improve mental health and wellbeing. Some key features of the online community include trained practitioners available 24/7 to keep the community safe, self-assessments & recommended resources, creative tools to help express how you’re feeling and a wide range of self-guided courses to do at your own pace. Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use SupportWellness Together Canada provides tools and resources to help get Canadians back on track in response to the significant strain that COVID-19 has placed on individuals and families. Resources and tools include modules for addressing low mood, worry, substance use, social isolation and relationship issues. If you need immediate support, please choose one of the crisis options below:
World Health OrganizationPoster: Coping with stress during COVID Poster: Helping children cope with stress during COVID Youth Mental Health Resource Hub COVID-19This page is developed in partnership between Jack.org, School Mental Health Ontario, and Kids Help Phone for youth in every province and territory of Canada. Phone: (416) 425-2494
Avon Maitland District School Board - Promoting Positive Mental Health A series of webinars about the common mental health challenges facing children and youth, and strategies you can implement at home or in the community to support youth. |
Local Resources
Other Resources
211 Ontario connects people to organizations that can help them with many challenges, such as healthcare services/programs, employment services, food programs, utility and rent assistance, etc. 211 is free, confidential, and multilingual.