If you or someone you know is in immediate crisis or has suicide-related concerns:

  • Call 9-1-1 if you’re in immediate danger or need urgent medical support
  • Call 9-8-8 if you or someone you know is thinking about suicide. Connect to a responder to get help without judgment. Call or text 9-8-8 toll-free, anytime for support in English or French. For more information, visit https://988.ca.

Other distress lines

When in need of someone to talk to, you can contact the following helplines, which are operated by various agencies:

  • Toronto Distress Centres: 416 408-4357 or 408-HELP
  • Gerstein Centre: 416 929-5200
  • Spectra Helpline: 416 920-0497 or 905 459-7777 for Brampton and Mississauga residents
    TTY: 905 278-4890; Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese
  • Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 416 863-0511; Toll-free: 1 866 863-0511
  • Kids Help Phone: 1 800 668-6868; Languages: English and French
  • Community Crisis Line Scarborough and Rouge Hospital: 416 495-2891 for 24/7 telephone crisis support. 
    Service borders: south to the lake, north to Steeles Avenue, east to Port Union Road, and west to Victoria Park
  • Durham Crisis and Mental Health Line: 905-666-0483
  • Distress Centre Halton: For Residents of the Halton Region (Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, and Oakville). Oakville: 905-849-4541; Burlington: 905-681-1488; Milton/Halton Hills: 905-877-1211

Other resources (from the Government of Canada site)

If you’re experiencing family or gender-based violence, you can access a crisis line in your province or territory.

Resources on Grief

  • MyGrief.ca: Online resources for understanding and moving through grief
  • KidsGrief.ca: Resources for talking with kids and teens about serious
    illness, dying and death. Includes information for parents and educators
    TTY: 905 278-4890; Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese
  • YouthGrief.ca: Online resource developed by grieving youth, for grieving
    youth

For First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples

  • Hope for Wellness Help Line: Call 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples seeking emotional support, crisis intervention, or referrals to community-based services. Support is available in English and French and, by request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.
  • The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: Crisis support is available to former Indian Residential School students and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-866-925-4419 (toll-free).
  • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Crisis Line: Crisis support is available to individuals impacted by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-844-413-6649 (toll-free).