George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Please contact any of the resources below, 24/7, if you need immediate support.
If your issue is an emergency, please call 911 or visit your hospital emergency department.
Talk to someone 24/7
- Good 2 Talk: A professional counselling and information and referral telephone service is reachable by calling 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 to access the Crisis Text Line.
- Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-4357 (HELP)
Emergency shelters
Call Toronto Central Intake: 1-877-338-3398
Immediate medical advice
Call Health811: 1-866-797-0000, TTY: 1-866-797-0007
In cases of sexual assault
Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 416-863-0511, 1-866-863-0511, TTY 1-866-863-7868
Child protection
Children’s Aid Society of Toronto: 416-924-4646
Other contacts
Daily Bread Food Bank: 416-203-0050
AIDS & Sexual Health Info Line: 1-800-668-2437
Information courtesy of Counselling & Student Well-Being at George Brown Polytechnic.