Please contact any of the resources below if you need immediate support
If your issue is an emergency, please call 911 or visit your hospital emergency department.
Talk to someone 24 hours of the day, every day of the year
- Good 2 Talk: 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
- Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline Dial or text 9-8-8
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 416-863-0511, 1-866-863-0511, TTY 1-866-863-7868
- Hope for Wellness (for Indigenous people): 1-855-242-3310
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-4357
- WeSpeakStudent: (for students enrolled in the George Brown College Health Benefits program)
Emergency shelters
- Toronto Central Intake: 416-338-4766 or 1-877-338-3398 or dial 3-1-1
Immediate medical advice
- Health 8-1-1 Dial 8-1-1, TTY: 1-866-797-0007
Child protection
- Children’s Aid Society of Toronto: 416-924-4646 or 1-866-527-0833
Other contacts:
- 211 Ontario Call 2-1-1 for referral to food, housing, finances, social services and community supports
- Connex Ontario Call 1-866-531-2600 for referral to mental health, addictions and problem gambling resources
Are you a student currently located outside of Ontario? Please see our Mental Health Supports for Students Outside of Ontario web page for resources.