Crisis Support Resources

 

🇨🇦 ONTARIO

 

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto

Website: https://www.dcogt.com/
Phone: 416-408-4357

Description:
Provides 24/7 emotional support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention services across multiple Ontario regions.

 

Toronto Distress Centres

Website: https://www.torontodistresscentres.com/

Description:
A network of Ontario-based distress lines offering confidential emotional support and crisis response.

 

Southwest Counselling Services

Website: https://swcounselling.ca/

Email: info@swcounselling.ca

Phone: 519-336-3100

Description: A professional collective of qualified counsellors dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges
 

Boots On The Ground Peer Support for First Responders

Website: https://www.bootsontheground.ca/

Email: info@bootsontheground.ca

Phone: 1-833-677-2668

Description: Provides confidential peer support, 24/7, to first responders across Ontario.
 

Ontario Immediate Family Wellness Program

Website: https://www.onfamilywellness.ca/

Email: info@onfamilywellness.ca

Phone: 1-866-643-9247

Description: Offers mental health support services to the immediate family members of first responders in Ontario.
 

ConnexOntario

Website: https://www.connexontario.ca/

Email: info@connexontario.ca

Phone: 1-866-531-2600

Description: Provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with mental health, alcohol, or drugs.
 

9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline

Website: https://988.ca/

Phone: 9-8-8

Description: Provides 24/7 support for individuals in crisis, offering assistance to those thinking about suicide.
 

Talk Suicide Canada

Website: https://talksuicide.ca/

Phone: 1-833-456-4566

Description: Offers support to individuals experiencing thoughts of suicide, available 24/7
 

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

Website: https://cmha.ca/

Email: info@cmha.ca

Phone: 416-646-5557

Description: Provides advocacy, programs, and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, supporting recovery and resilience.

 

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS (Canada & U.S.)

 

Youthspace

Website: https://www.youthspace.ca/
Text: 778-783-0177

Description: Live text and chat support for youth and young adults across Canada during evening hours.

 

Teen Line

Website: https://www.teenline.org/

Description: Provides peer-supported crisis assistance and mental health resources for teens in the U.S.

 

Kids Help Phone

Website: https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Email: info@kidshelpphone.ca

Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Description: Offers 24/7 confidential support to youth across Canada, including teenage boys, through phone and text services.

 

🇨🇦 CANADA — National 

Wellness Together Canada

Website: https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/
Phone: 1-866-585-0445

Description: A federal mental health and substance-use support portal offering free counselling, peer support, and self-guided programs for adults across Canada.

 

Crisis Services Canada

Website: https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/
Phone: 1-833-456-4566
Text: 45645 (evenings)

Description: A national network coordinating suicide prevention and crisis services, including regional referrals across Canada.

 

Anxiety Canada

Website: https://www.anxietycanada.com/

Description:
Provides evidence-based tools, programs, and referrals for anxiety, panic, and stress-related challenges for adults nationwide.

 

Hope for Wellness Help Line (Indigenous Peoples)

Website: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

Phone: 1-855-242-3310

Description: Offers 24/7 culturally grounded mental health counselling and crisis support to Indigenous peoples across Canada, available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

 

🚑 FIRST RESPONDERS — Canada 

 

Badge of Life Canada

Website: https://badgeoflife.ca/

Description:
Supports police officers and first responders through peer support, education, and trauma-informed mental health resources.

 

First Responder Mental Health Network

Website: https://www.frmhn.ca/

Description:
Provides advocacy, education, and access to trauma-informed mental health resources for Canadian first responders.

 

PSPNET

Website: https://www.pspnet.ca/

Email: pspnet@uregina.ca

Phone: 1-833-317-7233 (SAFE)

Description: Offers free, internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for serving and retired first responders and public safety personnel.

 

🎖 MILITARY & VETERANS — Canada

 

Wounded Warriors Canada

Website: https://woundedwarriors.ca/

Email: info@woundedwarriors.ca

Phone: 1-888-706-4808

Description: Provides mental health services to veterans, first responders, and their families

 

Veterans Affairs Canada Assistance Service

Website: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/
Phone: 1-800-268-7708

Description:
24/7 mental health and crisis support for Canadian veterans, former RCMP members, and their families.

 

Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS)

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/health-support/mental-health/osiss.html

Description: A peer support network for military members, veterans, and families affected by operational stress injuries.

 

🇺🇸 UNITED STATES — Crisis & Mental Health Support

 

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Website: https://988lifeline.org/
Phone: 988

Description: 24/7 crisis support for individuals in emotional distress across the United States.
 

SAMHSA National Helpline

 

Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Phone: 1-800-662-4357

Description: Provides confidential referrals for mental health and substance-related services across the U.S.