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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Join us on January 28th from 6:30-8pm, for a free virtual parent information night. This month’s topic is: “Keeping your cup full”, for parents and caregivers of children ages 0-12 facing mental health or addiction challenges. Participants will find support, learn tools and knowledge and develop skills to help them best support their child facing mental health or addiction challenges. This support group is co-facilitated by Pleo Family Peer Supporters and mental health clinicians from Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth. This support group is in partnership with Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth.
Join here - ow.ly/ZjJR50RXWGB
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Rejoignez-nous le 28 janvier de 18h30 à 20h pour une soirée d'information virtuelle gratuite dédiée aux parents ! Le thème de cette session est : « Garder sa tasse pleine », spécialement conçu pour les parents et les aidant·e·s d'enfants de 0 à 12 ans confrontés à des défis de santé mentale ou de dépendance. Au cours de cette soirée, vous trouverez du soutien, découvrirez des outils pratiques et des stratégies pour mieux accompagner votre enfant dans ses défis. Cette rencontre est co-animée par des aidant·e·s familiaux·ales par les pairs de Pleo ainsi que par des clinicien·ne·s en santé mentale d’Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth, dans le cadre d’un partenariat avec cet organisme.
Rejoignez-nous ici : ow.ly/ZjJR50RXWGB
#PeerSupport #ChildMentalHealth #Parenting #SelfCare
By donating to Pleo, you help create a brighter future for families touched by mental health and addiction challenges. Help us to create a brighter future for all. ✨
Donate today at pleo.on.ca/support-pleo
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En faisant un don à Pleo, vous contribuez à créer un avenir meilleur pour les familles touchées par des défis de santé mentale et de dépendance. Aidez-nous à créer un avenir meilleur pour tous. ✨
Faites un don aujourd’hui à pleo.on.ca/fr/soutenir-pleo
#BrighterFutures #NewPossibilities #StrongerTogether #MakeADifference
Find support 🤝 with other parents and caregivers of suicidal youth, in this free and confidential 8 week online peer-led support group, offered by Pleo in partnership with The Robbie Dean Counselling Centre.
This virtual support group is for any parent or caregiver of a suicidal youth up to age 25, who is in need of support with a community of peers, who understand.
Pleo, in collaboration with The Robbie Dean Counselling Centre are offering a new session of this support group. Session 5 starts on January 14 from 6pm-7:30pm and ends on March 4, 2025 and takes place on Tuesdays on Zoom from 6pm-7:30pm. This support group is co-facilitated by a Pleo Family Peer Supporter in collaboration with an Addictions Counsellor from The Robbie Dean Counselling Centre.
Session Dates
🟢Session 5 runs from January 14 to March 4, 2025 (starts in just 6 days!)
Register here:
pleo.on.ca/psy-support-group
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Trouvez du soutien 🤝 Rejoignez d'autres parents et aidant(e)s de jeunes suicidaires dans ce groupe de soutien en ligne, gratuit et confidentiel, animé par des pairs, d'une durée de 8 semaines, offert par Pleo en partenariat avec Le Centre de counseling Robbie Dean.
Ce groupe virtuel est destiné à tous les parents ou aidant(e)s de jeunes suicidaires, âgés de 0 à 25 ans, qui ont besoin de soutien au sein d’une communauté de pairs qui comprennent vraiment la situation.
Pleo, en collaboration avec Le Centre de counseling Robbie Dean, propose une nouvelle session de ce groupe de soutien. La Session 5 commencera le 14 janvier de 18 h à 19 h 30 et se terminera le 4 mars 2025 et se déroule les mardis sur Zoom de 18 h à 19 h 30. Ce groupe est co-animé par un(e) aidant(e) familial(e) de Pleo en collaboration avec un conseiller en dépendance du Centre de counseling Robbie Dean.
Dates des sessions
🟢La session 5 se déroule du 14 janvier au 4 mars 2025 (commençant dans seulement 6 jours ! )
Inscrivez-vous ici :
pleo.on.ca/psy-support-group
#PeerSupport #SupportGroup #SupportingSuicidalYouth #Parenting
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.