Call 911 if you or someone you know is in immediate danger or needs urgent medical care.
Mental Health Helplines & Resources
We consider mental health just as important as physical health and public health. We trust in these helplines and resources to support you and your loved ones.
Helplines
General
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people in English and French. Phone: 1-800-668-6868; Text: text CONNECT to 686868.
Info-Social (Québec) – a free and confidential telephone consultation service with a psychosocial worker if you have a psychosocial problem. Phone (24/7): 811
Wellness Together Canada – Mental health and substance use support for people in Canada and Canadians abroad. Always free and virtual, 24/7. Phone: 1-866-585-0445 (adult) or 1-888-668-6810 (youth); Text: text WELLNESS to 741741 (adult) or to 686868 (youth).
Suicide
Suicide Crisis Helpline (9-8-8) – A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Phone or Text (24/7): 9-8-8
Suicide.ca (Québec) – We provide professional and confidential service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone: 1-866-277-3553; Text: 535353; Online chat is also available
Addictions
List of provincial and territorial Addictions Treatment Helplines in Canada by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.
Wellness Together Canada – Mental health and substance use support for people in Canada and Canadians abroad. Always free and virtual, 24/7. Phone: 1-866-585-0445 (adult) or 1-888-668-6810 (youth); Text: text WELLNESS to 741741 (adult) or to 686868 (youth).
2SLGBTQIA+
Interligne (Québec) – Help and information service for people concerned by sexual diversity and gender plurality. Phone or text (24/7): 1-888 505-1010
LGBT Youthline – Confidential, non-judgemental & informed 2SLGBTQ+ peer support through our text and chat services from Sunday to Friday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Text: 647-694-4275; Online chat also available.
Trans Lifeline – Offers direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. Phone (24/7): 877-330-6366
Indigenous peoples
Hope for Wellness Helpline – Hope for Wellness Helpline is available 24/7 to all Indigenous people across Canada. Services are also available upon request in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. Phone: 1-855-242-3310; Online chat is also available.
The National Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line – provides 24-hour crisis support to former Indian Residential School students and their families toll-free. Phone: 1-866-925-4419
Indian Residential School Survivors Society Crisis Line – a provincial organization that provides essential services to residential school survivors and families experiencing intergenerational trauma. Phone (24/7): 1-800-721-0066
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Crisis Line – An independent, national, toll-free support call line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. This line is available free of charge 24/7. Phone: 1-844-413-6649
Resources
General
Mental health support: get help – Government of Canada
Wellness Together Canada – Free resources for mental health and substance use support.
Canadian Mental Health Association – a nationwide organization that promotes mental health and supports people recovering from mental illness.
Mental Health First Aid Resources List – Training to offer Mental Health First Aid to a person developing a mental health problem, experiencing a mental health crisis, or a worsening of their mental health.
Anxiety Canada – resources and programs to help people better understand and manage anxiety – and find the relief they need.
Provincial and territorial
Alberta: Addiction and mental health
British Columbia: Mental health and substance use
Manitoba: Mental health and community wellness
New Brunswick: Addictions and mental health
Newfoundland and Labrador: Mental Health and Addictions
Northwest Territories: Mental Wellness and Addictions Recovery
Nova Scotia: Mental Health and Addiction
Nunavut: Mental Health
Ontario: Find mental health support
Prince Edward Island: Mental Health and Addictions Services
Quebec: Access to mental health services
Saskatchewan: Mental Health Services
Yukon: Mental wellness
Find a therapist
Best Online Therapy Services of 2024
Affordable therapy network – A Community Of Therapists Offering Low Cost & Sliding Scale Counselling Across Canada
Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (Québec) – Find help for yourself or a loved one.
Self-help
MindShift® CBT – Free app for anxiety management
Psychology Tools – tons of self-help resources
MoodGYM – online Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) workbook for anxiety and depression
Anxiety Canada – information and exercises for adults and children with different anxiety disorders.
2SLGBTQIA+
Rainbow Health Ontario – 2SLGBTQIA+ health information, service provider directory, training, research and policy services.
Gender Creative Kids – Canadian resources for supporting gender independent children and youth.
PFLAG Canada – Resources for families of 2SLGBTQ children.
Sexfluent – A youth-driven initiative to end Canada’s HIV epidemic by creating a culture of openness, acceptance and empowerment for youth to feel confident in their identity, sexuality and decision-making capabilities.
Gender and identity: Support and resources | Teens, About Kids Health
Eagle – Their mission is to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues.
Trans-specific
Family In Transition Guidebook – A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth | Rainbow Health Ontario
Trans Parent Canada – Resources for parents of transgender children.
Trans Lifeline – Offers direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Trans Wellness Ontario – a mental wellness organization that provides low barrier support to individuals and families. Their goal is to enhance and sustain the health and wellness of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and their families.
Legal
Know your rights with Educaloi.
Know Your Rights: A Guide for LGBTQ2+ Employees | Pride at work
