Here is a list of Ontario helplines, many of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

BESAFE APP: Available for iPhone and Android Phones

Be Safe by mindyourmind is a free mobile app designed to support young people in reaching out during a crisis. The app aims to help users make informed decisions and access relevant and reliable resources in their area. Be Safe is available on both Apple and Android devices and as a printable pocket guide.

CONNEXONTARIO: 1-866-531-2600 or www.connexontario.ca

Free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental health and/or gambling. Available 24/7.

TALK SUICIDE: 1-833-456-4566 or talksuicide.ca

Offers toll-free support to people in Canada who have concerns about suicide. Phone line available 24/7 or text 45645 between 4 p.m. and midnight ET.

DISTRESS AND CRISIS ONTARIO: www.dcontario.org

Distress Centres (DC’s) across Ontario offer support and a variety of services to their communities. At a DC you can find a listening ear for lonely, depressed, and/or suicidal people, usually 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The website also offers a chat function.

GOOD2TALK HELPLINE: 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868

Ontario’s 24/7 helpline for postsecondary students.

KIDS HELP PHONE: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868

Youth mental health support is available 24/7. 

HOPE FOR WELLNESS HELP LINE: 1-855-242-3310

Offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Phone and chat counselling is available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.

NATIONAL INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL CRISIS LINE: 1-866-925-4419

Offers support to former residential school students and those affected. Available 24 hours.

TALK4HEALING (for Indigenous women): 1-855-554-4325

Beendigen’s Talk4Healing Helpline offers help, support, and resources 24/7 through talk, text, and chat. Started in 2012 by Beendigen, Talk4Healing has provided over 30,000 Indigenous women and their families with real-world solutions, without judgment, in a safe and accepting environment.

LGBT YOUTHLINE ONTARIO: 647-694-4275 + www.youthline.ca

Chat, text and email currently available. Ontario-wide peer-support for lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, queer and questioning young people.

SENIORS SAFETY LINE: 1-866-299-1011

Provided by Elder Abuse Ontario, the Seniors Safety Line provides contact and referral information for local agencies across the province that can assist in cases of elder abuse.

ONTATIO CAREGIVER HELPLINE: 1-833-416-2273 + live chat on www.ontariocaregiver.ca

Provides caregivers with a one-stop resource for information and support.