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Program: Tele-Mental Health Program
Organizations: Weechi It Te Win Family Services
Phone Numbers: 807-274-3201
Toll-Free: 1-800-465-2911
After Hours: 807-274-3201
Fax: 807-274-8336
Website: www.weechi.ca/telemental-health-coordination
Address: PO Box 812
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 3N1
Street
Address:
1455 Idylwild Dr Nanicost Building
Fort Frances
Location:
  • Functions as the main office located in the Nanicost Building at Idylwild Dr
  • Closest intersection is at Idylwild Dr and School Rd just off Hwy 11
Accessibility Notes: Fully accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm
Contacts: Sasha Galbraith - Tele-Mental Health Coordinator
807-274-3201 Ext 2411 * tmh.coordinator@weechi.ca
Service Description: Provides an alternative Native child welfare program which is administered by each of the Rainy Lake Tribal Area First Nations communities

Provides psychiatric assistance for children and their families through video conferencing
  • Offers consultations, diagnosis and treatment from professionals at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
  • Recommends the child/client accessing telepsychiatry retain a counsellor or family doctor who can provide follow-up services
  • Provides educational seminars and training programs for agencies on any of the related topics
Areas of consultation and educational/training seminars include:
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Attachment disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Behavioural disorders
  • Child and sexual abuse
  • Depression/mood disorders
  • Developmental delays
  • Eating disorders
  • Family issues
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
  • Infant psychiatry
  • Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD)
  • Psychiatric medications
  • Psychosis
  • School problems
  • Speech and language
Fees: None
Application: Referral required; accepted from doctors, counsellors or agencies that provide mental health services for children and their families
Eligibility - Population(s) Served:
  • Must be a member of any of the 9 First Nations communities in the Rainy Lake Tribal Region either on/off-reserve


  • Children and youth 17 years of age and younger with emotional and/or behavioural problems that require additional help



NOTE: Children do not have to be in care with an agency to access services
Languages: English

This information was last completely updated on: 1-2-2026


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