I am a Community Partner

We welcome referrals from professionals supporting children and their families/caregivers, and youth up to their 18th birthday in Waterloo Region (For youth 18 or over, please contact Here 24/7 for service). We receive referrals from schools, doctors, hospitals and other social service providers.

In order to refer a young person or family, the professional should provide them with details about our Service Access and encourage the family to call. Alternatively, you can fill in the forms below and send them to Starling's Front Door service access centre and we will follow up with you and the client directly.

When should you contact us?

We can help when a child or youth is experiencing mental health, emotional or behavioural problems (the child/youth does not need to have a mental health diagnosis).

Programs

Starling Community Services offers many high quality children’s mental health supports and programs for children and youth ages 6-18. Visit our Program Directory for a complete listing of our programs and services.

Referrals

Referrals to many of our programs and services are made through Starling's Front Door service access centre. To make a referral, please fill out our referral form together with your client and click submit. (Note: you will be redirected to frontdoormentalhealth.com):

Community Partner Referral Form

If you have any questions while filling out the form, please contact us and we will be happy to explain, or just fill out what you can and send it to us. We will follow up with the client to fill in the blanks.

More information

For more information, all calls for service to 519-749-2932 (press 1) are answered by a mental health professional. Messages are usually returned same day, but may take up to 2 business days.