Wellness  Community Resources

Community Resources

• 211 Toronto - Search for supports in Toronto by subject   (http://www.211toronto.ca/)

• Black Youth Helpline  -  Serves as the point of contact for calls to professional services from youth, families, school districts and a variety of youth serving stakeholders. Service in French and other languages available upon request.(https://blackyouth.ca/)

• Central Toronto Youth Services - CTYS offers a variety of counselling and group support opportunities, including Families in TRANSition, Queering Community, and Individual or Family Counselling (www.ctys.org)

• Woodgreen Rites of Passage - Given the specific challenges faced by young people of African descent in Toronto, Woodgreen’s Rites of Passage (ROP) process offers an 18-week program that aims to enhance youth’s (ages 12-26) confidence, self-awareness and resilience as they move from adolescence to adulthood.  The ROP approach provides an African-centered framework that is practiced in many indigenous cultures, which is designed to assist young people as they transition into responsible adulthood, supporting their maturation and personal development (https://www.woodgreen.org/services/programs/rites-of-passage/)

• Help Ahead - Help Ahead is for anyone under 18 looking for mental health and well-being services in Toronto, or for anyone looking to support a child or youth aged 0-18 and their family in accessing local services or programs  (https://helpahead.ca/)

• Kids Help Phone - Help available by text, webchat, or online (https://kidshelpphone.ca/)

• Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (NCCT) - Empowering the Indigenous community in Toronto by providing programs that support their spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well-being.(https://ncct.on.ca/)

• Pflag Canada - Pflag Canada offers peer-to-peer support to help all Canadians with issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. We support, educate and provide resources to anyone with questions or concerns. (https://pflagcanada.ca/)

• Resources Around Me  - Use this interactive map to find resources in a specific community   (http://kidshelpphone.ca/ResourcesAroundMe/ )

• Supporting Our Youth (SOY) - runs groups, programs and events that support the health and wellbeing of all queer,  trans and questioning youth (https://sherbourne.on.ca/supporting-our-youth-soy/) 

• TDSB Safety Line - Call 416-395-SAFE or https://secure.tdsb.on.ca/survey/survey.asp?id=1104 )

• Toronto Rape Crises Centre  (http://trccmwar.ca/)

• Trevor Project -  Though this is an American resources, this site provides useful 2SLGBTQ+ support resources such as a "Coming Out Handbook" and a "Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Non-Binary Youth" (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/)

• TDSB Triangle Program - Did you know the TDSB has an alternative school open to LGBTQ2+ youth who are in need of a smaller and safer space where they can find and build community? The Triangle Program offers a justice-focused curriculum, in a small and supportive setting.  To find out more, or access their online resource bank, visit their website.  We're also happy to tell you more about it in guidance (or by email/phone for now!) (https://triangleprogram.ca/about-us/)

• What's Up Walk-in - Need to talk? Free Virtual Mental Health Counselling.  What's Up Walk-in offers immediate mental health counselling for children, youth, young adults and their families, and families with infants. No issue is too small or too big. We can help (https://www.whatsupwalkin.ca/)

• Woodgreen Youth Wellness Centre - a one-stop, multiservice, youth-friendly space where young people can have fun and access services when they need them. The Centre is a fun, welcoming and non-judgemental space to hangout, with games and lots of comfy seating!  Additional services include: employment supports; financial literacy; academic supports; peer supports; and clinical mental health supports with counsellors and much more! (https://www.woodgreen.org/services/programs/youth-wellness-centre/) 

• Youthline - A peer-to-peer resource for 2SLBTQ+ Youth.  This is not a crises line, but a resource to talk about shared experiences and receive peer support (https://www.youthline.ca/)

• Youthlink - Offers a variety of counselling and group support options.  Walk-in counselling available Wednesdays (https://youthlink.ca/)

If this is an emergency,  call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest Emergency Room