In case you need immediate help: If ever you are feeling hopeless, suicidal, or simply in need of speaking with someone, there are numerous free and anonymous hotlines with trained operators available.

Suicide Prevention / Depression Support

  • Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-3000
  • Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566
  • Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-888-893-8333
  • Distress Centre of Greater Toronto: 416-408-HELP (4357)
  • Kid’s Help Phone Line: 1-800-668-6868 Text: 686868

Substance Abuse / Alcoholism

  • ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600 (phone or chat) www.connexontario.ca 
  • Gerstein Centre Crisis Line: 416-929-5200

Rape, Abuse & Domestic Violence

  • Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 416-863-0511; 1-866-863-0511
  • Fem’aide (Women’s Francophone Helpline): 1-877-336-2433
  • Toronto Rape Crisis Centre: 416-597-8808

LGBTQ

  • www.pflagcanada.ca: 1-888-530-6777
  • www.torontoplflag.org : 416-406-6378
  • Trans Lifeline (Transgender Crisis Hotline): 1-877-330-6366

Pregnancy / Sexual Health

  • Good2Talk: 1-866-925-5454

Seniors

  • Seniors Crisis Access Line (SCAL): 416-619-5001

Medical Emergencies

  • Ontario Poison Centre: 1-800-268-9017

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES / ORGANIZATIONS

  • Halton Regional Police Service Crisis Outreach and Support Team:  1-877-825-9011 . Services offered: Immediate outreach and support to Halton residents (in Oakville, Milton, Georgetown, Acton, and Burlington) who are over age 16: team consists of health care workers and Halton Regional Police Services.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) – Alcoholics Anonymous is an informal meeting society for recovering alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.
  • Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – Narcotics Anonymous similar to AA, is an international, community-based association of recovering addicts.
  • Self-Mutilators Anonymous – A community-based association for individuals struggling with self-mutilation.

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES

If you think you have a medical emergency please call your doctor or 911 immediately.