Crisis support

Crisis support

​These are numbers you can call if you or someone you know needs help dealing with a mental health issue or an addiction.

​Call 211 to find more services in your area.

​Who to call​​ ​Phone number
​Aboriginal Crisis Intervention Program416-531-0330
​Assaulted Women's Helpline
Help available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in English and French.
416-863-0511 or 1-866-863-7868 TTY​
Children's Aid Society of Toronto
Provides assessments, crisis intervention, counselling, and services to prevent child abuse and neglect.
416 924-4646 or TTY: Dial 711, then 416-924-4646
Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)

Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CCACs are your first point of contact for information about seniors' care and can provide information about the kinds of care that are available in your area.
416-314-5518 or ​1-888-470-2222 TTY
​Gerstein Centre
Provides crisis intervention to adults experiencing mental health problems who live in the city of Toronto. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
416-929-5200
Kids Help Phone
Provides counselling for people aged 20 and younger.
1-800-668-6868
Progress Place Warm Line

Hours of operation: 8 p.m. to midnight

Provides peer support for people living with mental illness.
416-960-9276
​Scarborough Hospital Regional Mobile Crisis Team
Urgent appointments with the outpatient crisis program in Scarborough and East York.
​416-495-2033
​St. Elizabeth Health Care
Provides mobile crisis intervention support and supports for family members, significant others, and caregivers. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for North York and Etobicoke.
​Toronto: 416-498-0043
Etobicoke: 416-498-8600
Telecare Distress Centres of Canada
Provides mental health distress support in Mandarin and Cantonese.
416-920-0497
Toronto Distress Centres
Provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
416-408-4357 TTY
Toronto Withdrawal Management System
Provides help for anyone 16 years of age or older looking for non-medical withdrawal management services in the city of Toronto.
​1-866-366-9513
Victim Services
Immediate support for victims of crime, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
416-808-7066
​Victim Support Line

Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Help for victims of crime, available in many languages seven days a week.
416-314-2447
Youthdale Treatment​ Centres
24 hours a day, seven days a week for children and youth up to 16 years old in Toronto.
​416-363-9990