Mental Health Resources – Ontario

Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
Nationwide suicide prevention and support network that provides information and resources to communities to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicidal behavior.

• Phone: 1-833-456-4566 or 45645 (Text, 4 p.m. to midnight ET only)
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Hope for Wellness
Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.  Experienced and culturally competent Help Line counsellors can help if you: want to talk, are distressed, have strong emotional reactions, are triggered by painful memories.  Counsellors can also work with you to find other wellness supports that are available near you

• Help Line at 1-855-242-3310, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Phone and chat counselling is available in English and French. On request, phone counselling is also available in: Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut

Crisis Text Line
Powered by Kids Help Phone is a free, confidential 24/7 national crisis-intervention text-message service. Crisis Text Line can be reached by texting HOME (English) or PARLER (French) to 686868

LGBT YouthLine
A Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit* youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario.

• Phone: 1-800-268-9688
• Text:  647-694-4275

Kids Help Phone
A free 24/7 national support service that provides confidential professional counselling, information, referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in both English and French

• Phone: 1-800-668-6868