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Health Connect Ontario allows you to access safe, high-quality care and avoid unnecessary visits to the emergency room. This service is an easy way to get connected to care you or your loved ones need over the phone.

While Health Connect Ontario does not replace your health care provider, you can call 811 for assistance with a variety of health-related questions and concerns. Such as:

You are concerned about your mental health and want to speak with a professional.
You are feeling unwell and unsure what to do about it.
You have a headache that won’t go away.
You wish to speak to someone about a loved one with dementia.
You need information about healthy eating.
You noticed a rash that wasn’t there the day before.
You recently had surgery and have a question about how to take care of yourself after the operation.
You are seeking information about health services in your area.
You have a chronic condition like diabetes and want advice on how to manage it at home.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field. CAMH conducts groundbreaking research, provides excellent training to health care professionals and scientists, develops innovative health promotion and prevention strategies, and advocates on public policy issues at the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government.