Resources

9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline: Offers confidential and bilingual support for anyone thinking about suicide or worried about someone they know. You can call or text 9-8-8 anytime.

Talk Suicide Canada: Provides 24/7 support for suicide-related concerns. 

Call: 1-833-456-4566

Text: 45645 from 4 pm to midnight EST

Kids Help Phone: Provides free, confidential mental health support to young people aged 5 to 29.

Call: 1-800-668-6868

Text: Text CONNECT to 686868

YouthLine: An Ontario-wide, confidential peer-support service for 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

Call, chat and text: 647-694-4275

Hours: Sunday to Friday, 4:00 pm to 9:30 pm EST.

Hope for Wellness Helpline: Offers mental health counselling and crisis intervention for all Indigenous Peoples across Canada.

Call: 1-855-242-3310

Online Chat: Visit the Hope for Wellness website

Gerstein Centre: A non-medical, community-based organization in Toronto that provides 24/7 crisis intervention for adults (16+) experiencing mental health and/or substance use crises. 

Call: (416) 929-5200

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: Provides free, 24/7, multilingual emotional support and crisis response services to individuals across the GTA. 

Call: (416) 408-4357

Wellness Together Canada: Provides free, confidential mental health and substance use support.

Phone for adults: 1-866-585-0445

Phone for youth: 1-888-688-6810

Text for adults: WELLNESS to 741741

Text for youth: WELLNESS to 686868