Crisis Mental Health Support Services

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or experiencing a crisis, always call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room.

Navigating mental health challenges is a journey, and you are not alone. There are multiple support services available who can help you get through tough times. Resources listed below, provide immediate support if you are experiencing a crisis and need to talk to someone urgently., all free of charge. Most of these services offer help through mental health professional and crisis responders. If you need to talk, they are ready to listen.

Ontario Specific Resources

Distress Centres Ontario:

·        Website: http://www.dcontario.org/

·        Locations: Click HERE to find the contact information of the closest location near you

ConnexOntario:

·        System navigation specialist to connect you with a professional.

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

·        Phone: 1 – 866 – 531 – 2600 (24/7)

·        Text: 247-247 – Text the work “CONNEX”

Ontario 211:

·        Connect people to critical social and community support.

·        Website: https://www.211ontario.ca/

·        Phone: 211 (Information and referral helpline)

Good2Talk – Ontario Post-Secondary Student Helpline:

·        Website: https://good2talk.ca/

·        Phone: 1 – 866 – 925 – 5454 (24/7)

·        Text: 686-868 – Text GOOD2TALKON

Ontario Shores Crisis Line:

·        Website: https://ontarioshores.ca/

·        Phone: 1 – 800 – 263 – 2679 (24/7)

Canada – Wide Services:

Crisis Services Canada -  Talk Suicida Canada

·        Website: https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/

·        Phone: 1 – 833 – 456 – 4566 (24/7)

·        Text: 45645 (4pm – midnight EST)

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA):

·        Website: https://cmha.ca

·        Local Branches: Click HERE to find the closest location near you. Put your city in the search box “Your location” and click on “Search”.

Kids Help Phone:

·        Website: https://kidshelpphone.ca/

·        Phone: 1 – 800 – 668 – 6868 (24/7)

·        Text: 686-868

SCAN – Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Program:

·        Website: https://www.sickkids.ca/en/care-services/clinical-departments/scan/

·        Phone: 416-813-627

The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Program is a program run by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). SCAN is managed by a team of healthcare professionals at the hospital who offer care, support and assessment to children and teenagers who may have been maltreated, and their families. After a referral has been made to the Children’s Aid Society, SCAN should be contacted urgently if a child or teenager has been sexually assaulted recently and/or has signs and symptoms related to maltreatment

Suicide Crisis Helpline - 988 number:

·        Website: https://988.ca/

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