Crisis Lines & Resources
Important
ReNu Counselling and Psychotherapy does not provide crisis services. If you are in crisis, please visit your local hospital, contact a crisis line, or call 911.
Crisis Services Canada
Suicide prevention and support
Call: 1-833-456-4566
Distress Centre of Toronto
Distress Centres (DC’s) across Ontario offer support and a variety of services to their communities. Support is offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Call: 416-408-4357
Gerstein Crisis Centre
Services include 24/7 telephone support, in-person mobile crisis team, community support referrals, substance use crisis management, follow-up and access to short-term crisis beds.
Call: 416-929-5200
Black Youth Helpline
Black Youth Helpline serves all youth and specifically responds to the need for a Black youth specific service, positioned and resourced to promote access to professional, culturally appropriate support for youth, families and schools.
Call: 416-285-9944
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape
The Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape provides a free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week crisis line service. The Crisis Line is a private and confidential crisis intervention / support service.
Call: 416-597-8808
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line for all women in Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.
#SAFE (#7233)
Call: 1-866-863-0511
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line
The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of his or her Residential school experience.
Call: 1-866-925-4419
ConnexOntario
Free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental health and/or gambling. Available 24/7.
Call: 1-866-531-2600
Good2Talk Helpline
Ontario’s 24/7 helpline for postsecondary students.
#SAFE (#7233)
Call: 1-866-925-5454
Kids Help Phone
Youth mental health support available 24/7.
Text CONNECT to 686868
Call: 1-800-668-6868
Centre for Addictions and Mental Health
CAMH provides a wide range of clinical care services for patients of all ages and families.
Call: 1-800-463-2338
LGBT Youthline
Youth Line provides service for youth, by youth that affirms the experiences and aspirations of LGBT persons.
Call: 1-800-268-9688
Settlement.org
If you are new to Ontario, you can find answers to common questions about your new home.
BounceBack
A free, guided self-help program that’s effective in helping people aged 15 and up who are experiencing mild-to-moderate anxiety or depression, or may be feeling low, stressed, worried, irritable or angry.
Across Boundaries
Across Boundaries provides equitable, inclusive and holistic mental health and addiction services for racialized people across the Greater Toronto Area.