Immediate Crisis Support
Phone: 988
Languages: English and French
Hours: 24/7
If you have tried to seriously hurt yourself or end your life within the last few hours, please call 9-1-1 right away or go to your nearest emergency department.
Phone: (416) 408-4357
Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
Hours: 24/7. Multilingual phone lines available Monday to Friday (10 A.M. – 10 P.M.)
Phone: (416) 929-5200
Languages: English and French
Hours: 24/7
Telephone crisis support for individuals experiencing a mental health and/or addictions crisis. Also available are community support referrals, substance use crisis management, follow-up and access to short-term crisis beds.
Your Local Hospital Emergency Department
Hospital emergency departments are equipped to support individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
No referral is required.
Phone: 1-800-851-6606
Hours: Monday to Friday (8:45 A.M. – 5 P.M.)
The Physician Health Program is a confidential service provided by the Ontario Medical Association, which works independently of the regulatory colleges.
Phone: 1-866-435-7362
Hours: 24/7
The PARO Helpline is available to residents, their partners and family members, as well as medical students.
Phone: 1-844-451-9700
Hours: 24/7
Free, real-time and/or appointment-based support for any concern to U of T students in up to 146 different languages. For all learners except Medical Residents and Fellows.
Phone: (416) 978-2222
Hours: 24/7
Offers short-term support and assistance to students, staff, and faculty members of the University of Toronto
Phone: (416) 863-0511
Toll-Free: 1-866-863-0511.
Text: Text #SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile phone.
Hours: 24/7
Provides crisis counselling, emotional support, information and referrals to emergency shelters, legal information and community services, as well as culturally appropriate resources.
Phone: (416) 217-2077
Hours: Monday to Friday (9 A.M. – 8 P.M.)
Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays (10 A.M. – 6 P.M.)
Link to Webchat: Monday to Friday (10 A.M. – 6 P.M.)
Supportive and crisis counselling for seniors, older adults and those caring for seniors, in addition to information and referral for support services in the community.
Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Text: Text CONNECT to to 686868.
Hours: 24/7
For Canadians aged 5 to 29 years who want confidential and anonymous care from professional counsellors.
Phone: 1-855-242-3310
Hours: 24/7
Available by call or chat online for Indigenous people across Canada. Webchat can be found on the front page of the website.