If you're experiencing thoughts of suicide, help is available and you deserve support. Below are some resources that you can talk to.
If you need immediate support or are in crisis, call 911 or visit your nearest emergency department.
Crisis Helplines for All Youth
Call: 9-8-8
Text: 9-8-8
Support by phone is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Support by text is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
For anyone across Canada who is experiencing thoughts of suicide and others concerned about someone else who may be struggling with suicide-related concerns.
Support is available in English and French.
Huron and Perth Helpline and Crisis Response Team
Call: 1-888-829-7484
Available to all residents of Huron and Perth Counties experiencing a mental health crisis.
Offers 24/7 support through the helpline and in-person crisis assessments.
Provides crisis assessments, brief crisis therapy, education about mental health and addiction services, and referrals to treatment.
Call: 1-800-668-6868
Text: CONNECT to 686868
Get support through Facebook Messenger
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
For children, teens and young adults
Provides counselling, information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being.
Services are available in English or French, and via interpreters services can also be accessed in Ukrainian, Russian, Pashto, Dari, Mandarin or Arabic.
Call: 1-866-925-5454
Text: GOOD2TALKON to 686868
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
For post-secondary students in Ontario, including students attending colleges, universities, trade schools and Indigenous educational settings.
Provides counselling, information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being.
Call: 1 (855)416-8255 / 1 (855) 416-TALK
Virtual counselling service available across Ontario to provide youth ages 0-17 with immediate access to free mental health support.
Monday to Friday from 12pm to 8pm and on Saturdays from 12pm- 4pm.
Helplines for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Youth
Kids Help Phone: First Nations Inuit and Métis Support
Text: FIRST NATIONS, INUIT or METIS to 686868
Get support through Facebook Messenger
Connect with an Indigenous volunteer crisis responder, when available, 24/7
Call: 1-855-242-3310
Use the online chat
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Offers immediate help to all Indigenous people across Canada.
Provides counselling and crisis intervention support
Offered in English and French (online and phone), and Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut (via phone)
Helplines for Black Youth
RiseUp – Black Youth Helpline (Powered by Kids Help Phone)
Text: RISE to 686868
Get support through Facebook Messenger
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Offers free wellness support from a professional counsellor for Black youth across Canada
Support is available in English and French
Helplines for Muslim Youth
Naseeha – Muslim-Focused Mental Health Help Line
Call: 1-866-627-3342
Available 7 days a week, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. PST, 12 p.m. – 12 a.m. EST
Offers support for Muslim and non-muslims around the world.
Available as a bridge for individuals who are going through life’s challenges and provides a safe zone for youths and individuals to talk and get the help they need.
Helplines for 2SLGBQ+ Youth and Trans Youth
Call: 1-800-268-9688
Text: 647-694-4275
Get support through the online chat
Available Sunday to Friday - 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 a.m.
LGBT Youth Line offers confidential and non-judgmental peer support
Call: 1-877-330-6366
Offers trans peer support for and by trans people.
Services provided 24/7
If the line is busy, try calling again
Supported provided by a trans or nonbinary person