Mental health, addictions crisis centre expands to round-the-clock hours – CBC

The centre was previously open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Feb 12, 2025

A downtown centre for urgent addictions and mental health crises will now be open around the clock for intakes from first responders.

The Mental Health and Addictions Urgent Crisis Centre (MHAUCC), run by Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and the Canadian Mental Health Agency (CMHA), is expand its hours to be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for intake from police and paramedics, the hospital and partners announced Tuesday.

The centre currently offers walk-in services available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. But with the expansion to 24/7 operations, police and paramedics can bring people in anytime with the goal of “freeing up time to respond to priority incidents and reducing emergency room wait times,” the hospital and partners said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-mhaucc-hours-1.7456424