Mental Health Helpline & Resource List

Canadian Crisis Helplines

• 9-8-8 – If you’re having thoughts of suicide, or are worried about someone else, Talk Suicide is there to listen. Connect to a crisis responder for help in English or French without judgment. Call 1-833-456-4566 toll-free, any time – or text 45645 from 4 pm to midnight ET
• Hope for Wellness – phone 1-855-242-3310 or chat support for Indigenous peoples
• Kids Help Phone – online chat or call 1-800-668-6868 to speak to a counsellor
• Youthspace.ca – emotional support and crisis chat for folks in Canada who are under the age of 30, operating from 9pm to 3am ET
• Transgender Crisis Line: 1-877-330-6366
• Find a crisis centre in your province or territory
• Ementalhealth.ca – visit the crisis and emergency section to find various crisis services in your community
• Black Youth Helpline – call between 9:00am and 10:00pm Eastern Time at 416-285-9944 or toll-free at 1-833-294-8650. For more information blackyouth.ca.

Canadian Mental Health & Support Services

• ConnexOntario to find services for drug and alcohol, gambling or mental health issues
• Ementalhealth.ca to find various mental health and social support services
• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to find your local CMHA to access mental health help, support and resources
• Kids Help Phone – online chat or call 1-800-668-6868 to speak to a counsellor
• LGBT YouthLine
• Find a therapist in your local area.
• How to find a psychologist.
• If you are in high school, speak to a counsellor, public health nurse or other relevant staff at your student health services.
• Talk to your family doctor. If you need help communicating with your doctor about mental illness, check out this resource.
• Most Canadian colleges and universities provide free counselling to their students.
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre – online chat or call 1-866-633-4220 or 416-340-4156 (Toronto)

Non-Crisis Support Resources in Ontario

• Chat online with a System Navigation Specialist
• 211Ontario.ca
• Ontario Association of Social Workers (416) 923-4848
• Find A Social Worker in Ontario
• The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to find a family doctor
• Good2talk.ca
• LGBT YouthLine
• Peer Support Groups
• College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) to find a psychotherapists
• newyouth.ca for immigrant and refugee youth

U.S. Crisis Support Lines

• Local crisis centre
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) to be directed to a crisis centre closest to you
• National Hopeline – call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) to speak to a crisis counsellor
• The Trevor Project – provides crisis and suicide support for LGBTQ youth, 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)

American Mental Health & Support Services

• If you are in high school, you can also speak to a counsellor, public health nurse or other relevant staff at your student health services for additional support
• Find a therapist in your local area
• HelpPRO therapist finder
• Suicide Survivor Support Group Directory if you’ve lost somebody to suicide, locate a support group in your area
• Talk to your family doctor
• Look in your local phonebook to locate a counsellor, therapist or local helpline near you

• International Association for Suicide Prevention
• International Suicide Hotlines
• Find a Helpline

• If you have seen suicidal content on social media, you should contact law enforcement and (if applicable) officials on Facebook, X (Twitter) or Tumblr directly.
• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline also assists users on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram and YouTube.