Crisis Helplines

If you require immediate mental health assistance or are experiencing a crisis, please contact emergency services by dialing 911 or reach out to your local crisis hotline for immediate support:

  • Suicide Helpline: Text or call 9-8-8
  • Indigenous Crisis Helpline: 416-363-2999 (12 hour phone support 2pm-2am daily provided by 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations (2spirits.org)
  • Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-3000
  • Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566
  • Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-888-893-8333
  • Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-HELP (4357)
  • Kids’ Help Phone: 1-800-668-6858 Text: 686868
  • 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
  • Access Ontario-Wide Crisis Supports through the CMHA website