If you are in a crisis or need immediate help:
- visit your local emergency department or call 911
- contact a distress centre near you (see below)
Assaulted Women's Helpline
Call: 416 863-0511; Toll-free: 1 866 863-0511
#SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus Mobile
http://www.awhl.org/
Crisis Services Canada
Call: 1-833-456-4566
Text: Start to 45645 (4pm-Midnight ET)
https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/
Crisis Text Line
Text: Home to 686868
https://www.crisistextline.ca/
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
Call: 416 408-4357 or 408-HELP
Text: 45645
http://www.dcogt.com/
Durham Crisis and Mental Health Line
Call: 905-666-0483
Gerstein Centre
Call: 416 929-5200
http://gersteincentre.org/
Kids Help Phone
Call: 1-800 668-6868
Text: CONNECT to 686868
https://kidshelpphone.ca/
Good2Talk (for Post-Secondary Students)
Call: 1-866-925-5454
Text: GOOD2TALKON to 686868
https://good2talk.ca/
LGBT Youthline
Text: 647-694-4275 (4pm-9:30pm every day except Saturday)
https://www.youthline.ca/
Distress Centre Halton (for residents of Halton Region - Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton & Oakville)
Call: 905 849-4541
https://www.dchalton.ca
Scarborough Health Network Community Crisis Line
(Service borders: south to the lake, north to Steeles Avenue, east to Port Union Road, and west to Victoria Park)
Call: 416 495-2891
https://www.shn.ca/mental-health/crisis-support/
Spectra Helpline (for Brampton and Mississauga residents)
Call: 416 920-0497 or 905 459-7777
https://www.spectrahelpline.org/
Trans Lifeline
Call: 1-877-330-6366
https://www.translifeline.org/
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape
Call: 416-597-8808
https://trccmwar.ca/our-services/24-hour-crisis-line/
York Support Services Network
Community Crisis Response Service
Call or Text: 1-855-310-COPE (2673)
https://www.yssn.ca/
