Resources
If you are in an emergency or crisis, please call 911 or visit your local hospital.
Crisis Lines
Text Crisis Line:
Text HOME to 686868 from Canada, anytime, about any type of crisis
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
Community Crisis Line Scarborough and Rouge Hospital:
416 495-2891
Durham Crisis and Mental Health Line:
905 666-0483
Oakville Distress Centre:
905 849-4541 for residents of Halton Region (Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville)
Hope for Wellness Helpline (For Indigenous peoples):
1-855-242-3310 (available in some Indigenous languages)
Children, Teens, Families
Magination Press Family:
https://www.maginationpressfamily.org/
This Way Up:
Togetherall (For Ontarians 16+):
https://togetherall.com/en-ca/
Bounceback Ontario (For Ontarians 15+):
Spike and Toody (Short animated show to help kids between age 3 to 7 cope with COVID-19):
https://www.spikeandtoody.com/
My Hero is You, Storybook for Children on COVID-19 (Storybook to help children understand COVID-19):
Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules: https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/supporting-individuals-autism-through-uncertain-times
Mental Health & Youth Justice Services for Children, Youth & their Families
COVID-19
Coursera:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/manage-health-covid-19?
Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules: https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/supporting-individuals-autism-through-uncertain-times
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:
https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19/information-for-professionals
Simple Habit:
https://simplehabit.com/ease-your-coronavirus-anxiety
Headspace:
https://www.headspace.com/covid-19
Spike and Toody (Short animated show to help kids between age 3 to 7 cope with COVID-19):
https://www.spikeandtoody.com/
My Hero is You, Storybook for Children on COVID-19 (Storybook to help children understand COVID-19): https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/iasc-reference-group-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-emergency-settings/my-hero-you
Online Mental Health Resources
Mind Relief (OHIP-covered mental health care):
This Way Up:
Togetherall (For Ontarians 16+):
https://togetherall.com/en-ca/
Bounceback Ontario (For Ontarians 15+):
Connex Ontario:
Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules: https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/supporting-individuals-autism-through-uncertain-times https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/supporting-individuals-autism-through-uncertain-times
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:
https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19/information-for-professionals
Canadian Mental Health Association:
https://cmha.ca/news/covid-19-and-mental-health
Canadian Psychological Association:
https://cpa.ca/corona-virus/psychservices/
Daily Stoic:
https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic
Headspace:
https://www.headspace.com/covid-19
Simple Habit
https://simplehabit.com/ease-your-coronavirus-anxiety
Peloton (Exercises):
Calm:
https://www.calm.com/blog/mindfulness-resources
Woebot:
Wellcan:
Spike and Toody (Short animated show to help kids between age 3 to 7 cope with COVID-19):
https://www.spikeandtoody.com/
My Hero is You, Storybook for Children on COVID-19 (Storybook to help children understand COVID-19): https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/iasc-reference-group-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-emergency-settings/my-hero-you
Resources for Racialized Communities
Across Boundaries:
https://www.acrossboundaries.ca/
TAIBU Community Health Centre:
Toronto For All:
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/96a4-t4a-abr-bmh-resources.pdf
Substance Use Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous:
http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php
AA Sober Living:
https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/aa-literature/b-7-living-sober
Cocaine Anonymous:
Narcotics Anonymous:
SMART Recovery:
https://www.smartrecovery.org/smart-recovery-toolbox/smart-recovery-online/
In the Rooms (A free online recovery tool that offers 130 weekly online meetings for those recovering from addiction and related issues. They embrace multiple pathways to recovery, including all 12 Step, Non-12 Step, Wellness and Mental Health modalities):
https://www.intherooms.com/home/
The Daily Pledge (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 (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 (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):
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/
CannabisRehab (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):
https://www.cannabisrehab.org/
HAMS Harm Reduction Network (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.):