Mental Health Resources
Our team has put together mental health resources to help you during this time.
If you need help in an emergency or are in crisis, visit your local emergency department or call 911.
On this page
When in need of someone to talk to. Most available 24/7.
List of agencies and help lines for various types of support.
Other mental health resources for the community.
Distress lines
When in need of someone to talk to. Operated by various agencies. Open 24 hours a day (unless otherwise indicated):
- Toronto Distress Centres: 416 408-4357 or 408-HELP
- Gerstein Centre: 416 929-5200
- Spectra Helpline: 416 920-0497 or 905 459-7777 for Brampton and Mississauga residents
TTY: 905 278-4890; Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese - Assaulted Women's Helpline: 416 863-0511; Toll-free: 1 866 863-0511
- Kids Help Phone: 1 800 668-6868; Languages: English and French
Agencies and Helplines
Provides a dynamic range of mental health support and services for racialized communities and works within Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression frameworks.
Phone: 416-787-3007
Fax: 416-787-4421
Email: info@acrossboundaries.ca
51 Clarkson Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario,
M6E 2T5
Wheelchair accessible
A vibrant network of community-governed primary health care organizations serving diverse communities across the province, rooted in the communities they serve. They share a commitment to advancing health equity through the delivery of comprehensive primary health care.
Phone: 416-236-2539
Email: mail@allianceON.org
970 Lawrence Ave W
Suite 500
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 3B6
Wheelchair accessible
Provides culturally appropriate social services to enrich the lives of the African, Caribbean and diasporic communities in the GTA.
Phone: 416-740-1056
Fax: 416-746-7035
Email: Info@cafcan.org
995 Arrow Road
North York, Ontario
M9M 2Z5
Wheelchair accessible
A collaboration of non-profit distress and crisis service centres from across Canada, geared to strengthening regional service delivery and ensuring gaps in mental health and suicide prevention and support nationwide are addressed.
Crisis Line Call: 1-833-456-4566
Crisis Text Line: Text 45645 between 4pm-12am
439 University Avenue,
5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Y8
Wheelchair accessible
Powered by Kids Help Phone, serves anyone in any type of crisis, providing free, 24/7 support and information via text.
Text HOME to 686868 in Canada to text with a trained Crisis Responder.
Canada’s oldest volunteer delivered crisis, emotional support and suicide prevention, intervention, postvention service agency providing 24-7 support, 365 days a year to individuals in our community at risk.
Email: info@dcogt.com
Emergency Support Line: 416-408-4357
Assisting families and individuals through counselling, community development, advocacy and public education programs.
Phone: 416-595-9618
Phone: 416-595-9230 ext. 0
Fax: 416-595-0242
355 Church Street,
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 0B2
Multiple Locations
Wheelchair accessible
Provided a community based, alternative approach to crisis intervention by delivering individualized, non-medical support to people experiencing a mental health crisis.
Phone: 416-929-0149
Email: admin@gersteincentre.org
24/7 Crisis Line: 416-929-5200
Substance Use Crisis Team: 416-962-0220
Mobile Crisis Intervention Team: 647-361-8333
100 Charles Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 1V3
Multiple Locations
Wheelchair accessible
Dedicated to building meaningful and developmental relationships with young people, experiencing racialization between the ages of ages of 8 – 25 years old. Provides strength-based, youth centered and culturally relevant programs that foster identity development, life skills and education.
Phone: 647-834-6992
Phone: 416-316=3419
Email: info@tubmancommunity.org
1761 Sheppard Ave E,
North York, Ontario
M2J 0A5
Wheelchair accessible
Provides a continuum of integrated primary care and mental health services covering the spectrum from “promoting wellness” to “managing illness” in Asian communities (Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese)
Phone: 416-493-4242
Fax: 416-493-2214
Email: info@hongfook.ca
3320 Midland Avenue, Suite 201
Scarborough, Ontario
M1V 5E6
Multiple Locations
Wheelchair accessible
Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. We offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in both English and French
Phone: 416-586-5437
Phone: 1-800-268-3062
Text for Help: Text CONNECT to 686868
24/7 Support Line: 1-800-668-6868
300-439 University Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Y8
Wheelchair accessible
A multi-service urban Aboriginal agency providing holistic, culture-based programs and services for Aboriginal children and families.
Phone: 416-969-8510
Fax: 416-928-0706
Email: info@nativechild.org
30 College Street,
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Multiple locations
Wheelchair accessible
A mental health community centre dedicated to improving the lives of people living with mental illness. Progress Place has assisted in keeping countless members out of the hospital and provided opportunities to flourish in their communities, every day of every week for over 35 years.
Phone: 416-323-0223
Fax: 416-323-9843
Email: theclub@progressplace.org
Warm Line Emergency Call Centre
Call 416-323-3721 (12pm-8pm)
Call 416-960-9276 (8pm-12am)
Text 647-557-5882
576 Church Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 2E3
Wheelchair accessible
Provides responsive services in partnership with families and communities to strengthen the social and emotional well-being of children and promote their healthy development.
(merging of East Metro Youth Services and Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre)
Phone: 416-321-5464
Fax: 416-321-1510
Email: email@aislingdiscoveries.ca
325 Milner Ave,
Suite 110
Toronto, Ontario
M1B 5N1
Wheelchair accessible
A multidisciplinary, non-for-profit, community led organization established to serve the Black Community across the Greater Toronto Area as its priority population.
Clinic: 416-644-3536
Administration: 416-644-3539
Email: info@taibuchc.ca
27 Tapscott Road
Unit 1
Toronto, Ontario
M1B 4Y7
A centralized point where you can apply for individual mental health and addictions support services and supportive housing.
Phone: 416-640-1934
Toll Free: 1-888-640-1934
Fax: 416-499-9716
Email: info@theaccesspoint.ca
661 Yonge Street
4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 1Z9
Wheelchair accessible
Additional Resources
Mental Health / Addictions Resources
Communities List of Member Organizations and Contact Information
Black Youth and Family Services List
List of Crisis Response Programs in Toronto
Quick Guides of Mental Health Resources Serving Various Regions in Ontario
CMHA Quick Guide of Toronto Resources
CMHA Quick Guide of York Region Resources
CMHA Quick Guide of Peel Region Resources
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Public Health Information Website
CAMH Public Health Information
COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
Addiction, Mental Health, and Problem Gambling Treatment Services in Ontario
Webpage of Mental Health Supports and Services
Psychiatry Department Programs and Resources
SickKids Psychiatry Department
SickKids Mental Health Access Program (MHAP)
Infectious Disease Working Group ReConnect Community Resources Tool and Tracker
Informal List of Resources for Black Healing and Support, Greater Toronto Area