Helplines
Kid’s Help Phone
All of Canada
Available 24/7
Offers mental health support through phone calls, Facebook messenger, text, and live chat
For youth
Call 1-800-668-6868, text 686868
Gerstein Crisis Centre
City of Toronto
Available 24/7
Crisis services for mental health issues
For adults 16+
416-929-5200
Durham Mental Health Services
Durham Region
Available 24/7
Offers information, referral, and crisis services
905-666-0483
Reachout247
Greater London Area
Available 24/7
Bilingual (English and French)
Offers information, referral, and crisis services
Covers London, Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties
Call 519-433-2023 or 1-866-933-2023, text 519-433-2023
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
Greater Toronto Area
Available 24/7
Offers crisis, emotional support, and suicide prevention and intervention
Offers services via hotline, online chat, and text
416-408-4357
Distress Centre Halton
Halton Region
Available 24/7
Provides telephone and online support
Offers emotional support to people in distress or crisis
905-849-4541 (Oakville), 905-681-1488 (Burlington), 905-877-1211 (Milton/Halton Hills)
Crisis Outreach and Support Team (Coast)
Hamilton
Available 24/7
Provides services for crises related to mental health and addictions
A partnership between mental health professionals from St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and specially trained officers from Hamilton Police Service
905-972-8118
Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK)
Kingston
Available from 6 PM to 2 AM
Offers confidential support for any mental health issues
613-544-1771
Distress Centre Niagara
Niagara Region
Available 24/7
Offers support for safety and emotional wellness of those in need
905-688-3711 (St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and area), 905-734-1212 (Port Colborne, Wainfleet and area), 905-382-0689 (Fort Erie and area), 905-563-6674 (Grimsby, West Lincoln)
Ottawa Distress Centre
Ottawa
Available 24/7
Bilingual (English and French)
Distress line offers emotional support and encouragement, crisis management and intervention, suicide risk assessment and prevention, community resource/referral information
Crisis line offers support for situational crisis, psychosis or suicidal behaviour, severe depression or anxiety, suicidal behaviour
613-238-3311 (Distress Line), 613-722-6914 (Crisis Line)
Tel-Aide Outaouais
Ottawa-Gatineau
Available 24/7
French crisis line for Francophones living in Ottawa and Gatineau
613-741-6433 in Ottawa, 819-775-3223 in Gatineau
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa Crisis Line
Ottawa
Available 24/7
Serves individuals up to 18 years of age
Includes a mobile crisis team that operates from 4:30 p.m. to midnight on weekdays and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends
613-260-2360
Telecare Distress Centre of Peterborough
Peterborough
Available 24/7
Offers a confidential listening ear to anyone in need
705-745-2273
Telecare Distress Line of Greater Simcoe
Simcoe County
Available 24/7
Distress line that offers emotional support and community referrals
705-325-9534 or 705-726-7922
Canadian Mental Health Association – Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
Available 24/7
For youth and adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis
807-346-8282 (Thunder Bay), 1-866-888-8988 (Kenora Rainy River District)