Mental Health & Well Being
What's Up Walk-In
Free Virtual Mental Health Counselling
To be connected to a counsellor for a telephone or video session please call MHTO at 1-866-585-6486 Monday to Friday 9AM – 7PM.
Immediate mental health counselling for children, youth, young adults and their families, and families with infants is available at the What’s Up Walk-In® Clinic.
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Kids Help Phone
Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. We offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in both English and French.
Whether by phone, text, mobile app or through our website, you can connect with us whenever you want, however you want.
Call 1-800-668-6868
text the word CONNECT to 686868
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The Hope for Wellness Help Line
Offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer:
counselling
crisis intervention
Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat by clicking the button below
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
offers a 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line to all woman who have experienced abuse. We provide counselling, emotional support, information and referrals. We recognize abuse as one example of women’s social, political and economic inequality in the world. The Helpline is dedicated to working towards equality for all women.
Crisis Line:
GTA: 416-863-0511
TOLL-FREE: 1-866-863-0511
#SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus Mobile
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LGBT Youthline
Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgemental peer support through our text, email and chat services..
Telephone service not available at the moment only TEXT, CHAT OR EMAIL
Peer Support HelpLine
Sunday-Friday 4-9:30PM EST
Text: 647-694-4275
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Email: askus@youthline.ca
Naseeha
provides an anonymous, non-judgemental, confidential and toll-free peer support helpline to listen to and be there for youth experiencing personal challenges and to support them in working through those challenges.
Phone: 1 (866) 627-3342
7 DAYS A WEEK (12PM – 9PM EST)
Text: 1 (866) 627-3342
MONDAY to FRIDAY (12PM – 9PM EST)
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Talk4Healing
We offer 24/7 help, support and resources for Indigenous women, by Indigenous women, all across Ontario.
Our services are fully grounded in Indigenous culture, wisdom and tradition and are available in the following languages:
Oji-Cree, Cree, Algonquin, Inuktitut, Mohawk, Oneida, Odawa, Potawatomi, Micmac, Black Foot, Anishinaabe, Moose Cree, Swampy Cree, English
Lumenus Community Services
(Formally Griffin Centre)GRIFFIN CENTRE IS AN ACCREDITED, CHARITABLE, MULTI-SERVICE, MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY PROVIDING FLEXIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, TRANSITIONAL-AGED YOUTH, ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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Jewish Family and Child Services of Greater Toronto
JF&CS reaches out into all corners of the community, delivering counselling services and educational programs to address these and other issues. We are sensitive and responsive to the ever-changing needs of our large and diverse community.
Let us help you take the first step. Call us and ask for Intake 416-638-7800
JF&CS groups and workshops explore many topics including life skills, marriage preparation, parenting, bereavement, relationships, employment, separation and divorce.We attempt to help families and individuals resolve problems in daily life situations before they escalate to a crisis level. All programs are conducted by professional facilitators.
You don't need to be Jewish to attend JF&CS' Groups & Workshops.
We welcome all people regardless of cultural, religious and/or racial background or affiliation.
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SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health
provides a variety of mental health assessment and treatment services for infants, children and youth, aged birth up to 18 years, and their families. All services are provided by interprofessional teams that may include social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, child and youth care practitioners and creative arts therapists. Services are deployed based on the individual needs and preferences of each client and their family. All SickKids services are voluntary (children and families agree to participate).
Abrigo Centre
offers a wide range of services including counselling, youth and parenting support, newcomer support, form filling and referrals, and government services assistance. Our services are available in both English and Portuguese. A complete list and link to our different programs and services can be found by clicking the link below.
BounceBack®
is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
Costi Family and Mental Health Services
Click the link below to get info on the many services and programs from COSTI related to our family and mental health services.
S.E.A.S.Centre (Support Enhance Access Service Centre)
is a not–for-profit social service agency promoting individual well-being, enhancing family harmony, and encouraging community involvement in all walks of life through diverse program, volunteer opportunities and community activities.
Youthdale Crisis support
Youthdale’s Crisis Support Team assesses each child's risk and mental status through telephone interviews and, if required, Mobile Response. This assessment will involve the parent or guardian and the professionals caring for the child. A Youthdale child psychiatrist is available to consult with the Crisis Support Team at all times. Any parent or legal guardian in Ontario can call the Youthdale Psychiatric Crisis Services at (416) 363-9990, and get immediate access to trained professionals 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Strides Toronto
Strides Toronto is a community-based agency that provides responsive services in partnership with individuals, families and communities to strengthen their social and emotional well-being and promote healthy development. We support children, youth and families by helping them directly with their mental health, personal and interpersonal development or connecting them to services in their community. We do Whatever It Takes to meet you where you are at.
Yorktown Family Services
Yorktown Family Services (YFS) is a fully accredited community service agency comprised of an infant, child, and youth mental health centre; a women’s shelter and community-based violence against women services; and an integrated services site offering rapid access to multiple mental health, primary health, and social service programs for youth and young adults.