Mental Health, Crisis & Distress Lines

In moments of crisis, if you need to talk to someone or for mental health care, please visit the following list of crisis support services:

Crisis Support

Immediate 24/7 crisis support and mobile response

Suicide Crisis Helpline

24/7 — Call or Text

Call or Text: 9-8-8

988.ca

Gerstein Crisis Centre

24/7

24/7 crisis support and mobile team

gersteincentre.org

Toronto Community Crisis Service

Non-police mobile crisis response — call and request a mobile crisis team

Dial: 2-1-1

toronto.ca

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto

dcogt.com

Distress Centre Halton

Halton Hills / Milton: 905-877-1211

Burlington: 905-681-1488

Hamilton: 905-561-5800

Oakville: 905-849-4541

dchalton.ca

Mental Health Care – Community Crisis Line

Scarborough & Rouge area

shn.ca

Youth & Students

Kids Help Phone

24/7

For children and youth

kidshelpphone.ca

Good2Talk

24/7

For post-secondary students

good2talk.ca

Women & Gender-Based Violence

Assaulted Women's Helpline

24/7

Local: 416-863-0511

Toll-free: 1-866-863-0511

Text #SAFE: #7233

awhl.org

Toronto Rape Crisis Centre

24-hour line
trccmwar.ca

2SLGBTQ+

Indigenous Communities

Indigenous Community Mental Health Crisis Line

connexontario.ca

Seniors & Older Adults

Miscellaneous

Central Intake – City of Toronto

24/7

Emergency shelter access

toronto.ca

Health811: Telehealth Ontario

Non-emergency medical and mental health information

health811.ontario.ca

York Support Services Network (COPE)

yssn.ca