Mental Health Crisis Lines in Ontario
If you are in immediate danger or need urgent medical support, call 911.
ConnexOntario
- Call 1-866-531-2600 or visit www.connexontario.ca
- Free and confidential information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental health, and gambling.
Talk Suicide
- Call 1-833-456-4566 or visit talksuicide.ca
- Text 45645 between 4 p.m. and midnight ET.
- Offers support to people who have concerns about suicide.
Suicide Crisis Helpline
- Call 988
Kids Help Phone
- Call 1-800-668-6868
- Text CONNECT to 686868.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
- Call 1-866-863-0511
- TTY: 1-866-863-7868
- Crisis line for all women in Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.
Seniors Safety Line
- Call 1-866-299-1011
- Provided by Elder Abuse Ontario, the Seniors Safety Line provides contact and referral information for local agencies across the province that can assist in cases of elder abuse.
Ontario Caregiver Helpline
- Call 1-833-416-2273 or use live chat available at https://ontariocaregiver.ca/
- Provides caregivers with information and support.
LGBT Youthline Ontario
- Call 647-694-4275 or visit https://www.youthline.ca/
Good2Talk Helpline (for postsecondary students)
- Call 1-866-925-5454
- Text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
For First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples
Hope for Wellness Help Line
- Call 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat
- Offers immediate mental health support and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
- Phone and chat support is available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line
- Call 1-866-925-4419
- Support to former residential school students and those affected.
Talk4healing (for Indigenous women)
- Call 1-855-554-4325
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Crisis Line
- Call 1-844-413-6649
- Support to individuals impacted by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+.