Mental Health Resources
Explore mental health resources, tools, and information to support learning, coping, and informed next steps in care.
Resources
When in need of someone to talk to. Operated by various agencies. Open 24 hours a day (unless otherwise indicated):
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 9-8-8 - Toronto Distress Centres
416-408-4357 or 408-HELP - Gerstein Centre
416-929-5200 - Assaulted Women's Helpline
416-863-0511
Toll-free: 1-866-863-0511
#SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus Mobile - Distress and Crisis Ontario
Distress Centres (DC’s) across Ontario offer support and a variety of services to their communities. At a DC you can find a listening ear for lonely, depressed, and/or suicidal people, usually 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The website also offers a chat function. - Good2Talk Helpline
1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 Ontario’s 24/7 helpline for postsecondary students. - Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 Youth mental health support available 24/7. - Children’s Mental Health Ontario Centres
100 member organizations operating in every region in Ontario, providing treatment and support to children, youth, and families. Free. No referral required. - Hope for Wellness Help Line
1-855-242-3310
Offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Phone and chat counselling is available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut. - LGBT Youthline Ontario
647-694-4275 (chat, text and email currently available) Ontario-wide peer-support for lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, queer and questioning young people.