Resources & No-Cost Services in Canada

National

Wellness Together Canada: https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-ca

Connect with a mental health treatment provider for 1-1 support. Call 1-888-668-6810 or text WELLNESS to 686868 for youth, or call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 for adults.

National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419

247/7 crisis support for former residential school students and those affected across Canada.

For people who are impacted by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls can contact the MMIWG crisis support line at 1-855-413-6649.

First Nations, Inuit & Métis looking for urgent support can call the Hope for Wellness Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or chat online at www.hopeforwellness.ca

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Confidential support available 24/7 for Canadians aged 5-29 years old. Call or text CONNECT to 686868.

Ontario

ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600 or www.connexontario.ca

Free mental health services for people who are having problems with alcohol / drug use, mental health and gambling.

Children’s Mental Health Ontario Centres: imho.org/ndhelp/

Free treatment and support for children, youth and families.

LGBT Youth line Ontario: 647-694-4275 or www.youthline.ca

Peer support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, queer and questioning youth. Chat, text and e-mail available.

Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 1-866-863-0511

Crisis line available for all women in Ontario who experienced abuse of any form.

Senior’s Safety Line: 1-866-299-1011

Call for referral to local agencies to help in cases of elder abuse.