Support and Resource Information

9-8-8 is now the standard national suicide/crisis number (call or text) - 24/7 suicide/crisis support across Canada. Use it anywhere in the country for urgent emotional support.

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Talk Suicide Canada/Canada Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS) - 1-833-456-4566 (phone/text /chat) - National bilingual crisis support

Hope for Wellness Helpline (for Indigenous peoples) - 1-855-242-3310 (phone) + online chat. Available 24/7; culturally aware support.

Provincial / Territorial lines

Alberta

  • Alberta Mental Health Help Line — 1-877-303-2642 (province-wide; crisis support, screening, referrals). Hours: 24/7.

  • Crisis Text / Crisis Text Line — 403-266-HELP or text 741741

British Columbia

  • BC / Provincial suicide/crisis network — 1-800-784-2433 (1800SUICIDE) — answered by BC Crisis Line Network (24/7 provincial coverage).

  • Vancouver Island Crisis Line — 1-888-494-3888 (24/7) — Vancouver Island specific; also offers evening SMS support.

  • KUU-US Crisis Line (Indigenous support) — 1-800-588-8717

Saskatchewan

  • Regina Mobile Crisis - 306-525-5333

  • Saskatoon Mobile Crisis - 306-933-6200

Manitoba

  • Manitoba Suicide Prevention & Support Line — 1-877-435-7170 (24/7).

  • Klinic Crisis Line — Winnipeg area: (204) 786-8686, toll free 1-888-322-3019 (24/7)

Ontario

  • Distress Centre of Toronto — 416-408-HELP (4357) (24/7)

  • Gerstein Crisis Centre — 416-929-5200 (24/7 local supports).

  • Find Your Local CMHA

Québec

  • Info-Social — dial 8-1-1 and choose the Info-Social option to reach a psychosocial worker (Info-Social is available 24/7 in Québec).

New Brunswick

  • Addiction & Mental Health Helpline — 1-866-355-5550 (24/7).

  • 211 New Brunswick provides 24/7 referral services and local crisis information.

Nova Scotia

  • Provincial Mental Health & Addictions Crisis Line — 1-888-429-8167 (toll free) — available 24/7.

Prince Edward Island

  • PEI Mental Health & Addictions Access Line — 1-833-553-6983

Newfoundland & Labrador

  • Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line — call 811 (HealthLine) for mental health triage

  • Mental Health Crisis Centre — 1-888-737-4668 (24/7).

Yukon

  • Reach Out Support Line (Yukon CMHA) — 1-844-533-3030 — operates 24/7 with trained volunteers.

Northwest Territories

  • NWT Help Line / Helpline — toll-free 1-800-661-0844 (24/7)

Nunavut

  • Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut (Kamatsiaqtut) Help Line — local 867-979-3333, toll-free 1-800-265-3333 — operates 24/7 and provides in-Inuktitut supports;

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