Description: Provides services to those who are experiencing a crisis and/or difficulty managing symptoms of their illness. Open Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS, PLEASE CALL THE NORTH BAY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE CRISIS INTERVENTION (TOLL FREE/OPEN 24H) 1-800-352-1141

Website: www.nbd.cmha.ca

Email: contactus@nmhhss.ca

Phone: 705-476-4088 Afterhours: 1-888-310-1122

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served.

Delivery of Services: Bilingual (EN/FR), North Bay and Area

Description: Provides shelter and supports to homeless individuals or those at imminent risk of homelessness (all ages). Provides shelter and support services to women and children fleeing violence. Provides Transitional housing for those in need of housing with supports. Provides court ordered exchanges. Please see our website for full descriptions of programs. If you are in need, call 705-474-1031.

Website: https://www.crisiscentre-nb.on.ca/

Email: info@ccnorthbay.ca

Phone: 705-472-6204 Afterhours:705-474-1031

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served.

Delivery of Services: Bilingual (EN/FR), Nipissing District and surrounding areas

Description: Offers a variety of services to support individuals in need, through temporary financial assistance and employment programs.

Website: DNSSAB | Ontario Works

Phone: 705-474-2151

Immigration Status Served: All immigration statuses served.

Delivery of Services: Bilingual (English/ French), Nipissing District

Description: Provides comprehensive client-centered, professional and skilled services to infants, children, youth, families and adults with a developmental disability, that address social, emotional, behavioural, physical and developmental difficulties. Offers services to:
- Autism and child/youth mental health: children and youth 19 years and younger
- Developmental disability services: adults 18 years and older and their families

Website: www.thefamilyhelpnetwork.ca

Email: info@handstfhn.ca 

Phone: 705-476-2293, 1-800-668-8555

Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-844-287-9072

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served.

Delivery of Services (Languages): Bilingual (EN/FR), Nipissing District 

Description: Hope Awaits Ministries is a homeless shelter for men in the North Bay area. They provide services including like skills programming and a clothing bank. 

Website: www.hopeawaitsministries.com

Email: contactus@hopeawaitsministries.com 

Phone: 705.494.5465

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served. Serves men.

Delivery of Services: English, Nipissing District

Description: Confidential, anonymous phone and internet counselling and referral for children and youth. The website offers online counselling and information on youth-related topics like bullying, dating, family, friendship and health.

Website: www.kidshelpphone.ca 

Email: info@kidshelpphone.ca 

Phone: Admin: 1.416.586.5437
Help line: 1.800.268.3062

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served.

Delivery of Services (Languages): Bilingual (EN/FR), Canada

Description: Supportive beds which are intended to prevent those experiencing a mental health and/or addictions crisis from unnecessary involvement with the criminal justice system and/or hospitalization. Staff can provide mental health assessments, short term support, advocacy, referrals to community services, and education. Inclusionary Criteria: Voluntarily participation; not suited for hospitalization, arrest and/or detention; low risk of harm to self/others; not impaired by substances; independent for activity of daily living and mobility.

Website: www.thefamilyhelpnetwork.ca

Email: info@handstfhn.ca 

Phone: 705-476-6240

Toll Free: 1-800-352-1141

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served.

Delivery of Services (Languages): Bilingual (EN/FR), Nipissing District 

Description: This program offers telephone, or face to face crisis service located at the College Drive site and, telephone, or face to face, and short-term community crisis support at the King Street Campus. The program provides mental health assessments, de-escalation and stabilization, short term support, advocacy, referrals to community services and education.

Website: www.nbrhc.on.ca

Phone: 705.476.6240
Toll Free: 1.800.352.1141

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served.

Delivery of Services (Languages): Bilingual (EN/FR), Nipissing District 

Description: Nipissing Transition House is committed to helping abused women and their children, living in North Bay and Nipissing District, rebuild their lives. Nipissing Transition House provides certain core services: Emergency Shelter, Crisis Support Counselling, and Transitional Housing Support. Emergency Shelter is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and includes telephone support. 

Website: nipissingtransitionhouse.com

Phone: Shelter/Crisis Line:705.476.2429

Women's Outreach: 705.494.9589

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served. Serves women and children.

Delivery of Services (Languages): Bilingual (EN/FR), Nipissing District

Description: Big Brothers Big Sisters has been championing the health and wellbeing of youth. They provide direct services to children by matching volunteers and youths in quality mentoring relationships.

Website: https://northbay.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/

Phone: 705.474.3041

Email: darlene.jamieson@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

Immigration status served: All immigration statuses served. 

Delivery of Services (Languages): Bilingual (EN/FR), Nipissing District