{
 "title": "Publicly funded eating disorder programs in Ontario, and province-wide help lines",
 "description": "Hospital and public-system eating disorder programs in Ontario, plus province-wide help lines. Every entry was read on the program's own website on the check date. Ages served, treatment format and referral route are given in the program's own terms.",
 "page": "https://laurenhofstee.me/ontario-eating-disorder-programs/",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "Lauren Hofstee, Registered Dietitian",
  "credential": "Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians of Ontario",
  "url": "https://laurenhofstee.me/"
 },
 "licence": "Free to quote, cite and reuse with attribution to https://laurenhofstee.me/ontario-eating-disorder-programs/ . Every fact here was copied from the linked source's own website on the stated check date and may have changed since. Verify against the source before relying on it.",
 "verification_method": "Each entry was read on the listed organisation's own website on the check date recorded against it. Nothing here is aggregated from a third party directory. Organisations whose own pages could not be verified are in the excluded list, with the reason.",
 "region": "Ontario, Canada",
 "checked_on": "2026-08-02",
 "generated_on": "2026-08-06",
 "count": 20,
 "excluded_count": 0,
 "entries": [
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorder Program, Toronto General Hospital",
   "subtitle": "University Health Network (UHN) · Toronto, serving Ontario",
   "region": "Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "17 and older",
    "Format": "Inpatient treatment of about three to six weeks, or a twelve week virtual intensive outpatient program by videoconference.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral. The page states your doctor or nurse practitioner submits the referral form. It also lists who the program does not treat: people who need life-saving medical treatment, people with a mild eating disorder, and people whose main concern is obesity or binge eating disorder.",
    "Listed contact": "416 340 3477, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm"
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.uhn.ca/MentalHealth/Clinics/Eating_Disorder",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Program, SickKids",
   "subtitle": "The Hospital for Sick Children · Toronto, a specialty centre for the province",
   "region": "Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "8 to 18, with new referrals accepted up to 17 years and 3 months",
    "Format": "Interdisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents.",
    "Referral": "Physician referral. The page states all patients require a referral and that health care providers submit referrals through the eCHN system.",
    "Listed contact": "416-813-5804"
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.sickkids.ca/en/care-services/clinics/eating-disorders-program/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Child and Youth Eating Disorders Program, Michael Garron Hospital",
   "subtitle": "Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto East Health Network · East Toronto",
   "region": "Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "12 to 18, with new referrals accepted up to 17 years and 6 months",
    "Format": "An outpatient clinic and an intensive outpatient stream called NourishED Pathways.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral, submitted through the Ocean eReferral Network or by downloading the referral form from the program page.",
    "Listed contact": "416-461-8272 ext. 2426"
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.tehn.ca/programs-services/paediatrics/child-and-teen-clinic/child-and-youth-eating-disorders-program",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program, North York General Hospital",
   "subtitle": "North York General Hospital · Toronto, North York",
   "region": "Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "up to 18. The Day Hospital program is for ages 12 to 17",
    "Format": "An outpatient program of medical monitoring and therapy, plus a Day Hospital program running Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 5:30 pm, with medical, nutritional and mental health care and an academic component.",
    "Referral": "Referral is made through the program's eReferral. The program's outpatient and day hospital services run from the Phillips House location.",
    "Listed contact": "416-756-6933"
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.nygh.on.ca/areas-care/maternal-newborn-and-paediatric-care/paediatrics/paediatric-outpatient-clinics/child-and-adolescent-eating-disorders-program/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Program, Credit Valley Hospital",
   "subtitle": "Trillium Health Partners · Mississauga",
   "region": "Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "adults 18 and older",
    "Format": "Described on the page as a provincial program offering inpatient, day patient, transition and outpatient treatment.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral, submitted through the One-Link referral form at one-link.ca. The page states binge eating disorder is not treated in the program at this time."
   },
   "source_url": "https://trilliumhealthpartners.ca/patientservices/mentalhealth/medicalpsychiatry/Pages/Eating-Disorders-Program.aspx",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorder Program, McMaster Children's Hospital",
   "subtitle": "Hamilton Health Sciences · Hamilton, the regional centre for the HNHB region",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "children and adolescents",
    "Format": "Inpatient, day hospital and outpatient programs, with Family Based Treatment offered on an outpatient basis.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral. The page states some blood work and an electrocardiogram (ECG) must be completed before a referral proceeds.",
    "Listed contact": "905-521-2100 ext. 73049"
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/mcmaster-childrens-hospital/areas-of-care/services/eating-disorder-program/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Adult Eating Disorders Service",
   "subtitle": "London Health Sciences Centre, with CMHA Middlesex · London",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "adults",
    "Format": "Outpatient services for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and other specified feeding and eating disorders.",
    "Referral": "Physician referral. The physician completes the online referral and sends supporting documentation, including blood work and imaging completed within three months of the referral. After the referral is received, the patient is contacted for an initial assessment."
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.lhsc.on.ca/adult-eating-disorders-service-aeds/the-adult-eating-disorders-service",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorder Program, Homewood Health Centre",
   "subtitle": "Homewood Health Centre · Guelph",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "16 and older",
    "Format": "A 16 week inpatient program.",
    "Referral": "Self-referral by contacting the intake team, or physician referral using the program's referral form with accompanying lab work.",
    "Listed contact": "1-866-839-2594"
   },
   "source_url": "https://homewoodhealthcentre.com/treatment-programs/eating-disorder-program-edp/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Body Brave",
   "subtitle": "Body Brave, a registered charity · Hamilton, delivered virtually",
   "region": "Southwestern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "recovery support from age 14 across Canada; clinical support from age 17 for Ontario residents",
    "Format": "Virtual self-guided workshops, clinical support groups, and individual intake calls.",
    "Referral": "No referral needed. You self-refer through the registration form on the site. The page states recovery services are offered free of charge.",
    "Listed contact": "905-312-9628"
   },
   "source_url": "https://bodybrave.ca/our-services/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Eating Disorders Programs, Southlake",
   "subtitle": "Southlake Regional Health Centre · Newmarket, serving the Central East region",
   "region": "Central Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "children and adolescents up to 18, and young adults 18 to 25",
    "Format": "Assessment, outpatient and day treatment, plus limited inpatient services (up to two beds) on a child and adolescent mental health unit.",
    "Referral": "Physician referral. Your family physician completes a referral form and faxes it to the program, then you are contacted for a telephone intake interview and, if criteria are met, an assessment.",
    "Listed contact": "905-895-4521 ext. 2825"
   },
   "source_url": "https://southlake.ca/patient-care-program/mental-health/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders",
   "subtitle": "The Ottawa Hospital · Ottawa, serving the Ottawa-Carleton region and Eastern Ontario",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "adults 18 and older",
    "Format": "A ten week virtual outpatient program, an eight week virtual day hospital running Monday to Friday, and a six-bed inpatient unit for severe cases.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral. The page states all patients must first be referred by a physician or nurse practitioner, who completes and faxes the assessment form. It notes that binge eating disorder is treated with medication-based approaches only, and that the process, in the page's own words, may take up to several months.",
    "Listed contact": "613-737-8899 ext. 78010"
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/departments-and-services/eating-disorders-program",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Program, CHEO",
   "subtitle": "Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · Ottawa, serving Eastern Ontario",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "children and youth",
    "Format": "An inpatient unit, a partial hospitalization program, a day treatment program and an outpatient program, with family-based treatment as the primary model.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral in Ontario, connected through 1Call1Click.ca. The physician is sent a triage form to complete, and medical tests (blood work, an ECG and a urine test) are required.",
    "Listed contact": "613-737-7600 ext. 3912"
   },
   "source_url": "https://www.cheo.on.ca/en/clinics-services-programs/eating-disorders-program.aspx",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders programs, Kingston Health Sciences Centre",
   "subtitle": "Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital site · Kingston",
   "region": "Eastern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "an Adult program for 18 and older, a Day Treatment program for 16 and older, and a Child and Youth program",
    "Format": "Assessment, consultation and treatment across the adult, day treatment, and child and youth programs.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral. The page asks for a completed referral form, recent bloodwork and an ECG.",
    "Listed contact": "613-549-6666, or toll-free 1-800-567-5722"
   },
   "source_url": "https://kingstonhsc.ca/mental-health-and-addiction-care/eating-disorders-treatment",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Regional Eating Disorders Program",
   "subtitle": "Health Sciences North · Sudbury, serving Northeastern Ontario",
   "region": "Northern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "8 to 64",
    "Format": "Community-based outpatient assessment and treatment, delivered in partnership with Sault Area Hospital, North Bay Regional Health Centre and Timmins and District Hospital.",
    "Referral": "Self-referral is accepted, as are referrals from community agencies, family doctors, nurse practitioners and mental health professionals. The page notes that because of a high volume of referrals, names are placed on a waitlist.",
    "Listed contact": "705-523-4988 ext. 4207, or toll-free 1-866-244-4344 ext. 4207"
   },
   "source_url": "https://hsnsudbury.ca/en/Services-and-Specialties/Mental-Health-and-Addictions/Regional-Eating-Disorders-Program-REDP-",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Program, North Bay Regional Health Centre",
   "subtitle": "North Bay Regional Health Centre · North Bay, serving the Nipissing District",
   "region": "Northern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "children, adolescents and adults",
    "Format": "Outpatient treatment, including Family Based Treatment and Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E). The page notes it may refer on for inpatient or day treatment where needed.",
    "Referral": "Referral from a primary care provider, a nurse practitioner with a billing number, or a physician, using the Eating Disorder Program referral form.",
    "Listed contact": "705-474-8600 ext. 4215, or email Eating.Disorders@nbrhc.on.ca"
   },
   "source_url": "https://nbrhc.on.ca/programs-services/mental-health-programs-services/mental-health-addictions/eating-disorders/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Eating Disorders Program, St. Joseph's Care Group",
   "subtitle": "St. Joseph's Care Group · Thunder Bay, serving Northwestern Ontario",
   "region": "Northern Ontario",
   "details": {
    "Ages": "the page describes serving youth and adults",
    "Format": "Outpatient treatment, delivered by a team that includes a registered dietitian, a nurse practitioner and a mental health clinician. Day programming and inpatient care are accessed by referral to other Ontario centres.",
    "Referral": "Physician or nurse practitioner referral. The page states the best route is a referral from your family physician or nurse practitioner, who has the necessary forms."
   },
   "source_url": "https://sjcg.net/services/mental-health_addictions/mha-gambling/eating/main.aspx",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "NEDIC, the National Eating Disorder Information Centre",
   "subtitle": "National, based in Toronto",
   "region": "Province-wide help lines you can call today",
   "details": {},
   "source_url": "https://nedic.ca/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "Kids Help Phone",
   "subtitle": "National",
   "region": "Province-wide help lines you can call today",
   "details": {},
   "source_url": "https://kidshelpphone.ca/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "ConnexOntario",
   "subtitle": "Ontario wide",
   "region": "Province-wide help lines you can call today",
   "details": {},
   "source_url": "https://www.connexontario.ca/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  },
  {
   "name": "9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline",
   "subtitle": "National",
   "region": "Province-wide help lines you can call today",
   "details": {},
   "source_url": "https://988.ca/",
   "checked_on": "2026-08-02"
  }
 ],
 "excluded": [],
 "excluded_note": "This list carries only the exclusions that are recorded as structured entries on the page. The page itself is authoritative for the full set of organisations that were looked at and left out, and states the reason for each one."
}