Helplines:

• Good 2 Talk: 24/7 confidential counselling support line for post-secondary school students: 1-866-925-5454.

• keep.meSAFE: 24/7 student mental health support and access to licensed counsellors via phone or chat: 1-844-451-9700 or download My SSP app.

• The Gerstein Centre 24/7 Distress Line: confidential support line for anyone experiencing an emotional crisis and needing immediate assistance: 416-929-5200.

• Toronto Distress Centre - 24/7 emotional support and crisis intervention helpline: 416-408-4357.

• Assaulted Women’s Helpline - 24/7 crisis line for all Ontario-based women who have experienced any form of abuse, providing crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals: 1-866-863-0511.

• Toronto Rape Crisis Centre - 24/7 crisis intervention, counselling and referral for survivors of rape/sexual assault: 416-597-8808.

• Crisis Services Canada - 24/7 support from crisis responders: 1-800-456-4566 or text 45645.

• Black Youth Helpline - confidential helpline that connects youth to professional services: 1-833-294-8650.

• Hope For Wellness - 24/7 immediate mental health counselling, crisis intervention, wellness supports for all Indigenous peoples across Canada via chat or phone: 1-855-242-3310.

• Naseeha - confidential helpline for young Muslims: 1-866-627-3342 (7 days a week, 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST) or text 1-866-627-3342 (Monday to Friday, 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST).

• Talk4Healing - 24/7 peer support for Indigenous women via phone, chat, text: 1-855-554-4357.

• The Centre for Safer Sex and Sexual Violence Support (Toronto Metropolitan University Students' Union's Equity Service Centre) - Peer-run safe space to prevent & respond to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence on campus and provides Sexual Assault Survivor Support line via Whatsapp or text: 437-600-7575 (10 a.m. - 12 midnight).

• Trans Lifeline's Hotline - Peer support phone service for trans and questioning people: 1-877-330-6366.

• LGBT YouthLine - Non-judgemental peer support for 2SLGBTQ+ youth via text or chat: 647-694-4275 (Sunday to Friday, 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM).

• What’s Up Walk-In - ​​Toronto-based mental health counselling walk-in clinic service.  Also provides phone and virtual counselling: 1-855-416-825 (Monday to Friday from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m., Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.)

• 211 Ontario - Helpline that connects people to social services, programs and community supports they need via phone, text or chat: dial 2-1-1.

• ConnexOntario - Helpline and health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness and/or gambling via phone or chat: 1-866-531-2600.

• Telehealth Ontario - 24/7 hours health advice from a registered nurse or find health services or information via phone or chat: 1-866-797-0007 or dial 8-1-1.

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External Resources:

• The 519 - Provides phone or email check-in for the 2SLGBTQ+ community: 416-392-6874 or info@The519.org.

• Access Alliance - Provides services and addresses system inequities to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable immigrants, refugees, and their communities.

• Across Boundaries - Provides mental health and addiction services for racialized communities and works within Anti-Racism/Anti-Black racism and Anti-Oppression frameworks.

• Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Grassroots network of youth and students who advocate for evidence-based responses to reduce and prevent harms associated with drug use and drug criminalization.

• Caribbean African Social Services - Provides culturally appropriate social services that enrich the lives of the African, Caribbean and Diaspora (ACD) communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

• Family Services Toronto - Counselling, peer support and education for individuals and families in Toronto, destabilized by precarious socio-economic circumstances and/or mental health.

• Healing in Colour - Directory of BIPOC therapists in Canada who are committed to supporting BIPOC in all intersections. 

• Jack.org - Canada’s only charity training that empowers young leaders to revolutionize mental health. 

• Stella’s Place - Provides free mental health services for young adults aged 16 to 29 (Toronto), including peer support, clinical services, wellness, art, and recovery programs.

• TAIBU - Offers Black-identifying clients from throughout the Greater Toronto Area access to primary care, health promotion and disease prevention programs in a culturally affirming environment

• Toronto Public Health - Community mental health resources offered in the Greater Toronto Area.

• Women’s Health in Woman’s Hands - Community Health Centre for racialized women living in Greater Toronto Area, with focus on health and wellness needs of racialized women and prioritizes those from African, Caribbean, Latin American and South Asian communities. 

• Hassle Free Clinic - Free medical and counseling services in many areas of sexual health.