Please note our office is closed December 24 (after 12pm), December 25-27, December 30-January 1 for the Holiday Season.
All Pleo services including Parents’ Helpline, Parent Support Groups and On Site Support that take place during this time, are cancelled (with exception to the Virtual Parent Information Night that has been rescheduled to December 17 from 6:30-8pm). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we thank you for your support and understanding.
Regular operations will resume Thursday January 2, 2025.
If you or your loved one is in crisis please call the YSB (Youth Services Bureau) Eastern Ontario child and youth crisis line for children under the age of 18 at 1.877.377.7775 or for adults please call the Crisis Line at 1.866.996.0991. For callers outside of Eastern Ontario please call 9-8-8 for the Suicide Crisis Helpline.
We are a non-profit family peer support organization for parents whose children to age 25 are facing mental health challenges. We are parents who have supported our own children with these challenges – we’ve been there, we get it, and we can help.
We provide Family Peer Support for parents through our:
Parents’ Helpline for support and guidance navigating the mental health system, finding resources in your community, and for when you just need someone to talk to.
Parent Support Groups for parents to share information and learn from one another, and come together as a community.
Mobile One-on-One Support for more intensive support and guidance through particularly challenging times, in-person and in your community.
How we can help
- Understanding your child’s concerning symptoms or diagnosis
- Finding resources and support for your child and family
- Navigating services for your child at home, in the community, and at school
- Providing support and strategies for coping with life’s stressors
- Sharing skills to effectively advocate for your child and family’s needs
- Providing non-judgemental, understanding support for you as a parent
Call now to speak with a Family Peer Supporter
613.321.3211
855.775.7005
Parents who have used our services report being better able to access the services they need, better able to support their child, and better able to cope with the challenges they face. They also report feeling less anxious, stressed, and isolated.
As a mental health professional working with children, youth and families, I am grateful for Pleo and the support it provides children/youth and their families. As a parent-led organization, it fills the gap that professional mental health services do not provide. If Pleo did not exist I simply don’t know what I would recommend in its place.
All of Pleo’s services are free to join and funded by our funders, donors and sponsors
To see this month’s calendar of events, please click View Calendar
Pleo Events
If you would like to join and/or participate in any of our free events listed below, please follow the links. To view all Pleo events, click here.
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When we work together, we can build a better future for child and youth mental health. 💛
The Ontario Intensive Treatment Pathway is looking for young people and family members to join a new advisory committee.
If you have personal experience with live-in treatment and want to shape the future of intensive care, this is the place for you.
Find all the details and apply here on the Youth and Family Advisory Committee application page: rockonline.ca/ontario-intensive-treatment-pathway
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En travaillant ensemble, nous pouvons bâtir un avenir meilleur pour la santé mentale des enfants et des jeunes. 💛
Le modèle ontarien pour l’accès au traitement intensif est à la recherche de jeunes et de membres de familles pour se joindre à un nouveau comité consultatif.
Si vous avez une expérience personnelle en lien avec le traitement en résidence et que vous voulez façonner le futur des soins intensifs, ne ratez pas cette occasion !
Vous pouvez obtenir tous les détails et postuler ici sur la page de présentation de candidature du comité consultatif des jeunes et des familles : rockonline.ca/oitp-fr
Please note that we are closed December 24 (after 12pm), December 25-27, December 30-January 1 for the Holiday Season. If you or your loved one is in crisis, ☎️help is available.
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Veuillez noter que nous sommes fermés le 24 décembre (après 12h), du 25 au 27 décembre, du 30 décembre au 1er janvier pour la période des fêtes. Si vous ou un proche êtes en crise, sachez qu'une aide est à votre disposition. ☎️
Please click the link below to see our programs and support groups for this week:
pleo.on.ca/where-to-find-us/#calendar
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Veuillez cliquer sur le lien ci-dessous pour voir nos programmes et groupes de soutien pour cette semaine :
pleo.on.ca/fr/ou-nous-trouver/#calendrier
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Please note: this inbox is not monitored 24/7. If you are in distress or crisis, please call: Youth and Family Crisis Line under 16 yrs (Ottawa area: 613 260 2360, Outside Ottawa: 1 877 377 7775). If you are over 16 yrs (Ottawa: 613 722 6914, Outside Ottawa: 1 866 996 0991). If you are in need of support, or just someone to talk to, call our free Parents’ Helpline open Mon-Fri 9 am-7pm EST to talk with a Family Peer Supporter, by calling us toll free at 1.855.755.7005 or local at 613.321.3211. Questions submitted by parents may be used in our Dear Pleo newsletter and all submissions are confidential and anonymous.
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Where to find Pleo in your community
We are here to help, in communities across Eastern Ontario. Click the link below to find your local Pleo Parent Support Group, or to find a Pleo Family Peer Supporter available at your community mental health agency.