EMERGENCY AND 24/7 RESOURCES
Text CONNECT to 686868 or Call 1-800-668-6868
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. We offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in both English and French
Call (416) 929-5200
Gerstein Crisis Centre provides crisis intervention, wellness and recovery activities and training and education. Free and confidential crisis services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for adults 16+ in the City of Toronto who are dealing with mental health, concurrent, or substance use issues and are currently in crisis.
Call 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
Good2Talk is a free, confidential service for post secondary students in Ontario. Available 24/7/365. Post-secondary students can receive professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being.
Call 1-855-242-3310 or use the online chat box to connect with a counsellor
Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all indigenous peoples across Canada
Call 416-408-4357
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto supports with overwhelming emotional distress, social marginalization and mistreatment. For an emergency response, their 408-Help Lines allow you to connect with our well-trained volunteer responders who can provide you with timely support.
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Michael Garron Hospital’s Virtual Emergency Department offers same-day virtual care video appointments for patients in East Toronto who are three months of age or older and are experiencing an urgent but non-life threatening health issue.
Provides more information on Distress lines and Mobile Crisis Response Teams (24 hrs/7 days) Toronto and GTA
YOUTH SUPPORT COMMUNITIES
Call (416) 461-2345
Stella's Place provides comprehensive mental health services for 16 to 29 year olds. Their services are provided in a positive, peer engaging, non-residential community setting. Services offered include: peer support, clinical, employment, wellness, studio and recovery programs to help young adults learn skills, find connection and be empowered to manage their own health.
Call at (416) 482-0081 X 5 for the Central Toronto location
The Youth Wellness Hubs are fully integrated spaces for youth aged 12-25, designed to address their needs related to mental health, substance use, primary care, education, employment, training, housing and other community and social services. Check out the website for a location convenient for you.
Call 1-866-585-6486 to be connected to a counsellor
Good2Talk is a free, confidential service for post secondary students in Ontario. Available 24/7/365. Post-secondary students can receive professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being.
Between 12PM-8PM, call (416) 323-3721
Between 8PM-Midnight, call (416) 960-9276
Text (647) 557-5882
Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all indigenous peoples across Canada
2SLGBTQ+
Call (877) 330-6366
Trans Lifeline is run by and for trans people. It is a non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis - for the trans community, by the trans community. Connects trans people to the community support and resources needed to survive and thrive.
Call or text (647) 694-4275 or Live Chat via website
Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgemental peer support through telephone, text and chat services. It is a Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario. Get in touch with a peer support volunteer from Sunday-Friday, 4:00 PM-9:30 PM
Call (416) 359-0237
Located at 489 Queen St. East, Lower Level, Toronto, ON
Friends of Ruby is a welcoming space for LGBTQI2S youth, supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and two-spirit youth (aged 16-19) through counselling, housing, practical assistance and multiple activities.
WOMEN AND FEMME SPECIFIC
Call 1-877-488-4215
For TTY line call 1-877-488-4215
The Assaulted Women's Helpline is a free and confidential 24 hour telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse. They provide crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals. Accessible 7 days a week 365 days a year.
Call 1-877-336-2433
Fem'aide is a service offered to french speaking womxn who have experience gender-based violence with support, information and referrals to appropriate services in their community. These services are offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Fem'aide also responds to inquiries made by relatives of womxn experiencing abuse.
Call 1-855-554-4325
Talk4healing is a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous womxn available in 14 languages all across Ontario. Provides culturally sensitive crisis counselling, advice and support, personalized information and referrals, acceptance of Aboriginal womxn's issues in a non-judgemental way, helps to find the path to personal healing and scheduled counselling sessions.
INDIGENOUS RESOURCES
Call (416) 604-0300
The Assaulted Women's Helpline is a free and confidential 24 hour telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse. They provide crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals. Accessible 7 days a week 365 days a year.
Call 1-855-554-4325
Fem'aide is a service offered to french speaking womxn who have experience gender-based violence with support, information and referrals to appropriate services in their community. These services are offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Fem'aide also responds to inquiries made by relatives of womxn experiencing abuse.
QUEEN STREET EAST - 416-360-0486
GERRARD STREET EAST - 416-920-2605
CARLTON STREET - 416 657 0379
Talk4healing is a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous womxn available in 14 languages all across Ontario. Provides culturally sensitive crisis counselling, advice and support, personalized information and referrals, acceptance of Aboriginal womxn's issues in a non-judgemental way, helps to find the path to personal healing and scheduled counselling sessions.
QUEEN STREET EAST - 416-360-0486
GERRARD STREET EAST - 416-920-2605
CARLTON STREET - 416 657 0379
Talk4healing is a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous womxn available in 14 languages all across Ontario. Provides culturally sensitive crisis counselling, advice and support, personalized information and referrals, acceptance of Aboriginal womxn's issues in a non-judgemental way, helps to find the path to personal healing and scheduled counselling sessions.
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