Resources

If you are in an emergency or crisis, please call 911 or visit your local hospital.

How to Manage

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Crisis Lines

Local Resources

Spectra Helpline: (416) 920-0497 or (905) 459-7777 for Brampton and Mississauga residents

Oakville Distress Centre: (905) 849-4541 for residents of Halton Region (Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville) ​

Toronto Distress Centres: (416) 408-4357, https://www.dcogt.com/

Gerstein Centre (16+): (416) 929-5200 for Toronto residents

Alcoholics Anonymous Halton: (905) 845-5900, https://aahalton.org/

Canada-Wide Resources 

Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or text 988, https://988.ca/

Text Crisis Line (24/7): Text HOME to 686868 

Kids Help Phone: 1 (800) 668-6868; Languages: English and French, https://kidshelpphone.ca/

TTY: (905) 278-4890; Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese

Assaulted Women's Helpline: (416) 863-0511; Toll-free: 1 866 863-0511, https://www.awhl.org/

Hope for Wellness Helpline (For Indigenous peoples): 1-855-242-3310 (available in some Indigenous languages)

Children, Teens, Families

Mental Health & Youth Justice Services for Children, Youth & their Families: https://www.aysp.ca/

This Way Up: https://thiswayup.org.au/

Togetherall (For Ontarians 16+): https://togetherall.com/en-ca/

Bounceback Ontario (For Ontarians 15+): https://bouncebackontario.ca/

Magination Press Family: https://www.apa.org/pubs/magination

Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules: https://sacramentoabatherapy.com/supporting-individuals-with-autism-through-uncertain-times/

Online Mental Health Resources

Resources for Racialized Communities

Substance Use Resources

Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.aa.org/

Online AA Meetings: https://aa-intergroup.org/meetings/

Cocaine Anonymous: https://www.ca-online.org/

Narcotics Anonymous: https://na.org/

SMART Recovery: https://smartrecovery.org/toolbox

In the Rooms: https://www.intherooms.com/home/

A free online recovery tool that offers weekly meetings for those recovering from addiction and related issues.

The Daily Pledge: https://thedailypledge.org/

(This is Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's free online Community Social Site. It provides a home page to make a Daily Pledge to sobriety with healthy daily activities to help people see others “recover out loud.” The site also includes a Discussions forum, Chat, Online Meetings, Fun and Photo sections, private messaging with other members, and other interactive involvements. You need to sign-up to participate):

myRecovery: https://www.myrecovery.com/

(This is a free social networking community and resource centre for those in alcohol and drug addiction recovery. Similar to other social networking community sites such as Facebook, myRecovery offers a full profile system with a real-time "wall", the ability to add photos and videos, and the option for people to display as much or as little information about themselves as they wish, including full anonymity. There is also a live public video chat as well as an open forum section where users can post on a number of topics. Members can also create their own groups. myRecovery has a resource section with recovery tools including a large repository of addiction-related videos and audio files, a comprehensive 12-step meetings search to help people find meetings in their area, a live online video meetings section, a recovery blog, latest news on addiction and an assessment section):

SoberRecovery: https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/

(The message board in this directory of recovery resources covers a wide variety of categories: Newcomers, Ask the Experts, General Forums, Alcoholism (AA, Alanon, ACOA), Drug Addiction (NA, Nar-Anon), Family and Friends, Mental Health and much more):

CannabisRehab: https://www.cannabisrehab.org/

(This free online drug rehab group was originally set up just to help those trying to quit marijuana but they now welcome anyone struggling with drug addiction):

HAMS Harm Reduction Network: https://hams.cc/

(A free of charge peer-led support group for people who want to reduce the harm in their lives caused by alcohol or other substances. HAMS offers support via a chat room, an email group, and live meetings. HAMS supports every goal from safer use to reduced use to abstinence from alcohol. Their daily chat is scheduled for 9 P.M. EST, 6 P.M. PST.):

PEEL PSYCHOLOGY & THERAPY CENTRE

Main Office: 4300 Village Center Court, Suite 104-106, Mississauga, Ontario, L4Z 1S2

Mailing Address: 55 Village Centre Place, Building 4300, Suite 104, 105 & 106, Mississauga, Ontario, L4Z 1V9 

Tel: 905-670-0334

Fax: 905-670-0336

Email: info@peelpsychology.com

Hours of Operation

Monday: 9am - 7pm

Tuesday: 9am - 7pm

Wednesday: 9am - 7pm

Thursday: 9am - 7pm

Friday: 9am - 7pm

Saturday: 9am - 5pm

Sunday: Closed

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