Please contact any of the resources below if you need immediate support
If your issue is an emergency, please call 911 or visit your hospital emergency department.
While 911 is a critical resource during emergencies, we acknowledge that for some equity-deserving groups, past and present experiences with emergency response services can be complex and distressing. If this is the case for you, please reach out to the below resources:
While 911 is a critical resource during emergencies, we acknowledge that for some equity-deserving groups, past and present experiences with emergency response services can be complex and distressing. If this is the case for you, please reach out to the below resources:
Talk to someone 24 hours of the day, every day of the year
- Good 2 Talk: 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
- Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline Dial or text 9-8-8
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 416-863-0511, 1-866-863-0511, TTY 1-866-863-7868
- Hope for Wellness (for Indigenous people): 1-855-242-3310
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-4357
- WeSpeakStudent: (for students enrolled in the George Brown College Health Benefits program)
Emergency shelters
- Toronto Central Intake: 416-338-4766 or 1-877-338-3398 or dial 3-1-1
Immediate medical advice
- Health 8-1-1 Dial 8-1-1, TTY: 1-866-797-0007
Child protection
- Children’s Aid Society of Toronto: 416-924-4646 or 1-866-527-0833
Other contacts:
- 211 Ontario Call 2-1-1 for referral to food, housing, finances, social services and community supports
- Connex Ontario Call 1-866-531-2600 for referral to mental health, addictions and problem gambling resources
Are you a student currently located outside of Ontario? Please see our Mental Health Supports for Students Outside of Ontario web page for resources.
