Child & Youth Mental Health Outpatient Services: For Healthcare Providers

Michael Garron Hospital’s (MGH) Child and Youth Mental Health Program Outpatient Services provides psychiatric consultation and specialized services, with strong connections and integration with the East Toronto community. We are committed to a person and family-centred approach that offers the best possible care for children and youth.

REFERRAL PROCESS

MGH works in partnership with Help Ahead (previously Mental Health Toronto (MHTO)), to offer a streamlined referral and intake process for patients, families and providers. Referrals are centrally processed by Help Ahead.

Help Ahead is a single access point for infants, children, and youth up to age 18 and their families in Toronto to find and get the mental health help they need efficiently and quickly. Once your patient is connected to services, Help Ahead will provide you with an update on the disposition.

BENEFITS OF THIS REFERRAL PROCESS

• Increased efficiency, reduced wait times and enhanced resource and system navigation for patients and families
• Improved access to community mental health supports across different agencies through centralized intake process
• Option to refer through Ocean eReferral system to submit patient referrals directly from your electronic medical record, with access to up-to-date specialist and program directories

HOW DO I REFER?

• Sign up for a free OCEAN account today: Ocean Sign-Up
  • Physicians who are signed up for OCEAN can refer directly through the platform and receive ongoing updates to client referrals.

• Or complete a psychiatric paper referral form (linked at the top of this webpage) and fax to Help Ahead: 647-480-5058. For more information, visit Help Ahead.

  Please note, incomplete referrals will not be processed.