Links to Resources
Phone and Text Support:
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto:
(Available 24/7): Call: 416-408-4357 or Text: 45645
310-COPE (York Region)
Call: 1-855-310-2673 or Text: 1-866-323-7785
Crisis Services Canada
(Available 24/7): Call
1-833.456.4566
(Support from 4pm- Midnight ET): text- 45645
Kids Help Phone
(Available 24/7): Call 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868
Good2Talk
Good2Talk provides free, confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario.
Call: 1-866-925-5454 or text "GOOD2TALKON" to 686868
Phone Support:
Suicide Crisis Hotline (Canada Wide)
Call: 9-8-8
Youthdale – Crisis and Mobile Support Team
(Available 9:00am – 10:00pm): 1-833-294-8650
Wellness Together Canada
Mental health and substance use support.
(Available 24/7): Call 1-866-585-0445
MOBYSS (12-25)
Youth Walk-In Clinic offers a safe space to talk to a medical or mental health professional in a warm, welcoming, and friendly environment. Call: 289-879-2376
PLEO Helpline & Support Groups
A non-profit family peer support organization for parents whose children to age 25 are facing mental health challenges. Call: 855-775-7005
CONNEX ONTARIO (24/7)
Provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness or gambling by connecting them with services in their area.
Call: 1-866-531-2600
Equity-Deserving Support:
ONE STOP TALK
One Stop Talk provides free access to culturally diverse therapists for youth in Ontario
Call: 1 (855) 416-8255 or Chat: onestoptalk.ca
HOPE FOR WELLNESS (Indigenous Youth)
hopeforwellness.ca 1-855-242-3310
BLACK YOUTH HELPLINE
(Available 9:00am – 10:00pm): 1-833-294-8650
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
awhl.org 1-866-863-0511
SISTERING
Provides low-barrier practical and emotional support to women and gender-diverse people. sistering.org 416-926-9762
LEARNING DISABILITIES ON
Ldao.ca 416-929-4311
REFUGEE HELPLINE
Newly arriving refugees can find a matching health care provider for services funded by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Call: 1-866-286-4770
SOUTH ASIAN HELPLINE
sachss.ca 647-523-6380
SIKH FAMILY CENTRE
sikhfamilyhelpline.com 1-800-551-9128
Chai Lifeline Canada (Jewish Youth)
chailifelinecanada.org 1-800-556-6238
LGBTQAI2S+ YOUTHLINE
youthline.ca 647-694-4275
NASEEHA (Muslim Youth)
Call or Text: 1-866-627-3342
HONG FOOK (East and Southeast Asian Youth)
hongfook.ca counselling@hongfook.ca
Apps
Calm:
This app teaches activities to help you sleep, breathe, and relax.
Headspace:
Options customized for three age groups—under 5, 6-8, and 9-12. Plus, parents can use the adult version to practice breathing alongside their child.
Mylife:
Personalized meditation and mindfulness app, that checks in with emotions and helps users feel calm.
Breaking Free
Evidence-based wellbeing and recovery support program.
More Resources
School Mental Health Ontario
Find a mental health resource: www.mho-smso.ca/find-a-community-mental-health-resource/
PARticipating in My Mental Health
Created as a partnership between CHEO, The Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, and mindyourmind. This toolkit includes a variety of information, reflective activities, and worksheets that can be personalized to support young people as unique, active participants along their mental health or addiction care journey. Research led by CHEO, the CHEO Research Institute and the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions.
https://www.cymha.ca/Modules/ResourceHub/?id=ba02fc6c-9534-43f9-9647-57d9938c7a79
BounceBack®
A free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, depression, anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
https://bouncebackontario.ca/
