Central Toronto Youth Wellness Hub

Welcome to the Central Toronto Youth Wellness Hub!

We are a safe, welcoming space offering integrated youth services for young people all across Toronto aged 12 to 25 and their families looking for social connection, health care, mental health support, care navigation, substance use support, and more. These services are free of charge, available through our walk-in, and no health card is required. 

Mental health and substance use services are integrated with a wide range of other youth services. The goal is to provide youth with the right services in the right place at the right time.

Most youth start with an intake and walk-in case coordination session or they can drop in to The Studio, our youth driven drop-in program.

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Get to know the Central Toronto hub

The Central Toronto hub has two doors - The Studio, which is our youth drop-in centre, and the clinical hub that hosts our walk-in and other clinical services. Our hope is that whichever door you enter through, you will get the services that are the right fit for you.

The Central Toronto Youth Wellness Hub prioritizes the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC Youth. We make every effort to ensure the programs we run and the staff we hire are representative of those communities.

Youth group

Location

65 Wellesley St. E., 5th Floor, Suite 500
Toronto ON M4Y 1G7
Canada

Hours Of Operation

  • Monday & Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
  • Tuesday & Thursday: 11 am - 7pm
  • Wednesday: 12 - 8 pm

The Studio Drop-in:

  • Monday - Friday 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm

  • Summer Hours (July & August) - 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Find our drop-in calendar shared weekly on Instagram: @studioatlumenus

No referral, appointment or intake required.

Contact

Address: 65 Wellesley St. E., 5th Floor, Suite 500, Toronto ON M4Y 1G7, Canada

Phone:

  • For walk-in visits and information: 1 833 LUMENUS (586 3687) x7300

Email: ywho [at] lumenus.ca (subject: Inquiry%20from%20YWHO%20Website%3A%20Central%20Toronto%20Youth%20Wellness%20Hub) (ywho[at]lumenus[dot]ca) (please do not send resumes, cover letters or job applications to this email)

Follow the Central Toronto Youth Wellness Hub on social media:

Instagram: @centraltorontoywho & @studioatlumenus

Facebook: @lumenuscommunityservices

Services

The following services are offered at the Central Toronto Youth Wellness Hub:

  • Case Coordination
  • Brief Counselling
  • Sashbear's Family Connections™ DBT Skills Group for Parents 
  • DBT Skills Groups
  • Ongoing therapy for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth
  • Care Navigation
  • Employment and Education Supports
  • Primary Care through Nurse Practitioner
  • The Studio's Drop-in services for youth 

Our Local Partners

The Central Toronto Hub works with the following local partners:

  • Lumenus Community Services: Brief Mental Health Counselling, Employment and Education, and Youth Drop-in Services
  • Vibrant Health Care Alliance: Primary Care
  • LOFT Community Services: Care Navigation and Peer Support
  • Sashbear Foundation: Family Connections™

Local Crisis Supports in Central Toronto

Mobile crisis response teams (24hrs/7days)

Toronto:

  • Gerstein Centre Crisis Line: 416-929-5200
    • Service borders: south to the lake, north to Eglinton, east to Bayview to Danforth and then to Victoria Park, west to Jane St.
  • St. Mike’s Hospital Mobile Crisis Team via Police Department: 911, accessible through police (no direct number)

North York/Etobicoke:

  • Provided by St. Elizabeth Health Care: 416-498-0043
    • Service borders: South to the lake to Jane, to Eglinton, Eglinton east to Victoria Park, north to Steeles, and west to Hwy 427
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital Mobile Crisis Team via Police Department: 911, accessible through police (no direct number).

Scarborough/East York:

  • Scarborough Hospital Regional Mobile Crisis Team: 416-495-2891
    • Service borders: south to the lake, north to Steeles Ave., east to Port Union Rd., and west to Victoria Park