Crisis Services/Resources
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-HELP (4357)
Offers access to emotional support from the safety and security of the closest telephone. Callers can express their thoughts and feelings in confidence. Callers’ issues can include problems related to domestic violence, social isolation, suicide, addictions, mental and physical health concerns. The Distress Centre offers emotional support, crisis intervention, suicide prevention and linkage to emergency help when necessary. https://www.dcogt.com/
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 https://kidshelpphone.ca/
Is a free, anonymous and confidential phone and on-line professional counselling service for youth. Big or small concerns. 24/7. 365 days a year.
Gerstein Centre: (416) 929-5200 https://gersteincentre.org/
Provides crisis intervention to adults, living in the City of Toronto, who experience mental health problems. The service has three aspects; telephone support, community visits and a ten-bed, short-stay residence. All three aspects of the service are accessed through the crisis line.
LGBTQ Youthline 1-800-268-9688 https://www.youthline.ca/
Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgemental peer support through our telephone, text and chat services. Get in touch with a peer support volunteer from Sunday to Friday, 4:00PM to 9:30 PM.
Text: 647.694.4275
E-mail: askus@youthline.ca
Chat Online: Go to the website above.
Trans Lifeline 1-877-330-6366 (Canada) https://translifeline.org/
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.
First Nations & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line 1-855-242-3310 https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer counselling & crisis intervention
Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 1-888-941-9654 https://www.awhl.org/
For over 30 years, the Assaulted Women’s Helpline has served as a free, anonymous and confidential 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.
We provide crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals accessible 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We work in tandem with community partners and sister agencies towards bridging gaps in service and identifying emerging issues or trends relevant to the women we work with.
Deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.