Tools & community Resources

We know therapy is one part of healing — not always the first step, and not the only one. This space offers immediate supports, grounding tools, and community-based resources to hold you through whatever you're navigating.

    • Call 911 (for emergencies)

    • 9‑8‑8 Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or text 9‑8‑8 — available 24/7 for trauma-informed, culturally appropriate support. Canada.ca

    • Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 | https://talksuicide.ca/

    • Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: https://www.dcogt.com/ | 416-408-4357

    • Kids Help Phone: https://kidshelpphone.ca | 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868

    • Good2Talk (Post-Secondary Students): https://good2talk.ca | 1-866-925-5454

    • Hope for Wellness Helpline (Indigenous Peoples): https://www.hopeforwellness.ca | 1-855-242-3310

    • Black Youth Helpline: https://blackyouth.ca | 1-833-294-8650

    • Assaulted Women’s Helpline: https://www.awhl.org | 1-866-863-0511

    • Victim Services Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/page/victim-services

    • Ontario 211: https://211ontario.ca (info for shelters, legal aid, housing, food, etc.)

  • Toronto / GTA:

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    General Ontario Services

    • SAAAC Autism Centre – Family mental health support

    • Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS): https://pchs4u.com/

    • Naseeha Mental Health Helpline – 1-866-627-3342

    LGBTQ2S+ Resources:

    • The 519 (Toronto) – Community support

    • LGBT Youth Line – 1-800-268-9688 / text: 647-694-4275

    • Sherbourne Health – Inclusive wellness & therapy

    Other Supportive Directories:

    • Native Counselling Services of Ontario

    • Black Youth Helpline – 1-833-294-8650

    • Vasantham, Tamil Wellness Centre (Scarborough / GTA)
      Provides mental health education, trauma counselling, group support, and more — all culturally grounded, free for Tamil speakers. Toronto Central Healthline

    • SACHSS – South Asian Canadians Health & Social Services
      Offers counselling (individual, couples, family, youth), support for addiction and stress, across South Asian communities in multiple languages. SACHSS

    • CMHA’s Multicultural Women’s Wellness Groups (GTA)
      Peer-led support groups for newcomer and racialized women, available in language-specific settings including Tamil, Afghan, Somali, and Punjabi. CMHA Toronto

    • Sistering (Support for women & gender-diverse):https://sistering.org

    • Black Youth Helpline: https://blackyouth.ca | 1-833-294-8650

    • RAINN (LGBTQ+ & survivors of abuse): https://www.rainn.org/articles/lgbtq-survivors-sexual-abuse

    • Herizon House (Durham): https://www.herizonhouse.com

    • Yellow Brick House (York): https://www.yellowbrickhouse.org

    • Red Door Family Shelter (Toronto): https://www.reddoorshelter.ca

    • Nellie’s Shelter (Toronto): https://www.nellies.org

    • Interval House (Toronto): https://www.intervalhouse.ca

    • Covenant House Toronto (Youth): https://covenanthousetoronto.ca

    • Youth Without Shelter (Etobicoke): https://www.yws.on.ca

    • Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre (Northumberland): https://www.cornerstonenorthumberland.ca

    • Bethesda House (Bowmanville): https://www.bethesdahouse.ca

    • Durham Youth Services: https://durhamyouth.com

    • Blue Door Shelters (York Region): https://www.bluedoor.ca

    • Postpartum Support International (PSI) Canada — Offers peer support, provider directory, and the “Connect by PSI” app for perinatal mental health resources. https://www.postpartum.net/canada

    • Life With A Baby: https://www.lifewithababy.com

    • Pacific Postpartum Support Society: https://postpartum.org

    • Mind the Gap App: https://www.mindthementalhealthgap.ca

    • ClimbOut App: https://climboutofthedarkness.com

    • The Period Purse (menstrual equity):https://www.theperiodpurse.com

    • Pregnancy & Infant Loss (PAIL): https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/

    • Rose of Durham- support for young and/or vulnerable parents: https://www.cfsdurham.com/home/rose-of-durham

    • Rosalie Hall - for pregnant youth or young parent: https://www.rosaliehall.com/

    • Maternal Mental Health NOW — Free self-care app, resource directory, and peer support for new and expecting parents. MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH NOW

    • Public Health: Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program (Ontario) — Offers free CBT-based online support and home-visiting for parents navigating the first year postpartum. healthunit.org