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Ontario Resources
Connex Ontario Mental Health Helpline
Free and confidential mental health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol, drugs, or gambling, and mental health issues by connecting them with services in their area.
NAN Hope Mental Health and Addicitions Support Access Program
Provides community-driven, culturally appropriate and timely mental health and addictions support to members of the 49 First Nations communities in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Territory. Text and live chat from 8am to 12 am.
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa Crisis Line
Eastern Ontario Youth Crisis Line.
Good2Talk
Provides counseling, information, and referrals for post-secondary students aged 17 to 25.
Talk4Healing
Provides support to women and girls in northern Ontario.
North Bay Distress Line
Sudbury Distress Line
Timmins Distress Line
Sault St. Marie Distress Line
Thunder Bay Distress Line
1-807-346-8282 or 1-888-269-3100
Cambridge Distress Line
Durham Region Distress Line
1-905-430-2522 or 1-800-452-0688
Kingston Distress Line
London and Area Distress Line
Niagara Region Distress Line
North Halton Distress Line
Oakville Distress Line
Ottawa and Region Distress Line
1-613-722-6914 or 1-866-996-0991
Toronto Distress Line
Windsor and Essex Distress Line
LGBTQ2S+ Youth Line
1-800-268-9688 or 1-647-694-4275
Peer support from Sunday to Friday 4pm to 9:30pm.
Step Stones for Youth
Offers skills based programming for children and young adults who come from unstable, low income homes and have been in contact with child protection and/or legal systems.
Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs)
Provides health and social support services to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities. Services include mental health counselling, traditional healing and addiction prorams, and youth empowerment. To book an appointment, go to the website, click on Find A Centre, and then type in your city and postal code. Under the drop-down menu for Type, click on Aboriginal, then click search.
Ontario Friendship Centres
There are 28 Friendship Centres in towns and cities in Ontario that offer various health and social services.
Metis Nation of Ontario
Offers mental health services, mental wellness promotions, and peer support.
Ontario Native Women’s Association
Offers a variety of programs for Indigenous women, girls, and their families in Ontario.
Qu´ébec Resources
Suicide Action Montreal
1-866-277-3553 or 1-855-957-5353
www.suicideactionmontreal.org/en
Tel-Jeunes
Youth support line:Â 1-800-263-2266
Text:Â 514-600-1002
Project 10Â
Provides peer support and information for LGBTQ2S+ youth 14-25 on Tuesday and Wednesdays from 12 to 6 pm and Thursdays from 1 to 6pm.
Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Helpline:
Provides support 7 days a week from 7pm to 12am.
Manitoba Resources
Manitoba 211
24/7 service that connects individuals to health and social services that are available across the province of Manitoba.
Youth Addictions Centralized Intake Service
Provides assistance to Manitobans in navigating the continuum of youth addiction services and identifying the appropriate program.
Centralized Intake for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program
Provides direct referral to services at Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre (MATC) and the Health Sciences Centre for children and youth aged 3-18. The service can also assist the process of redirection to other appropriate agencies and programs. It should be noted that the Centralized Intake Service will always contact the legal guardian in those circumstances where the client is under 16 years old.
Youth Crisis Stablization Intake Service – Marymound
1-204-949-4777 or 1-888-383-2776
Provides a short term service designed to assist youth and their families during times of acute psycho-social crisis.
Suicide Prevention & Support Line:Â
Provides a 24/7 line for those struggling with suicidal thoughts or feelings, worried about someone, or those impacted by a suicide loss/attempt.
Canadian Mental Health Association Youth Services
www.mbwpg.cmha.ca/types-programs-services/youth-services/
Provides mental health programs and supports for youth in Winnipeg and across Manitoba.
Klinic Crisis Line
Provides 24/7 confidential counseling, support, and referrals for people who are suicidal, in crisis, or struggling to cope.
Klinic Sexual Assault Crisis Line
1-204-786-8686 or 1-888-292-7565
Provides 24/7 confidential counseling, support, and referrals for victims of sexual assault.
Klinic Human Trafficking Support
www.klinic.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HTH-Webpage-Content-Nov2018.pdf
Provides 24/7 support and counselling to trafficked persons, and anyone else affected by trafficking, such as service providers, family, friends, and co-workers.
Manitoba Farm, Rural, and Northern Support Services
Provides non-judgemental counseling for anyone who lives on a Manitoba farm, or in a rural or Northern community.
Youth Crisis Services
Provides support with mental health concerns, self-harm, thoughts of suicide, difficulty coping, traumatic events, and conflict with parents.
Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba
Offers self-help for all Manitobans affected by anxiety disorders. Provides Cognitive Behavioural Programs (CBP), and ongoing support groups for the prevention, education, early intervention, and management of anxiety disorders to adults; and provides resources for children, adolescents, adults, families, employers, and health care professionals.
Andrews Street Family Centre
Provides services to youth aged 6-17.
North End Women’s Centre
Provides a drop-in program to assist women and their families to meet basic needs; equips women with knowledge and opportunities to make informed decisions about their lives; offers referrals, support, resources, and supplies. All women of any age are welcome.
Rossbrook House
Provides a safe place for children and youth living in the inner city of Winnipeg to belong, play, learn, and become.
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.
Provides programs and services that focus on wholeness and wellness and that build on the strengths and resilience of Indigenous people.
Indigenous Family Centre
Provides opportunities to build communities, learn about Indigenous culture, develop positive life skills, and experience healing.
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
1-204-925-0348 or 1-888-962-6294
Mount Carmel Teen Clinic
Provides a drop-in clinic for all youth on Thursdays from 4-8pm.
Teen Talk
Provides educational resources and information for youth from a harm reducation, prevention education perspective.
Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre
A community and culturally based centre offering services and resources using traditional and Western models (traditional healers and elders are available.)
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Traditional Wellness Clinic
Provides Indigenous and non-Indigenous people the opportunity to seek healing using a traditional healing approach. The clinic is located at the HSC and is open two days per month. Please call to make an appointment.
Kivalliq Inuit Services
Patient care coordination, appointment booking, discharge planning, travel arrangements, and interpreter services to people registered with Nunavut health.
Teen Clinic Listing – Manitoba
www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/mcad/had_teenclinic_rur.pdf
Directory of teen clinics in Manitoba.
Teen Clinic Listing – Winnipeg
www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/mcad/had_teenclinic_wpg.pdf
Directory of teen clinics in Winnipeg.
Macdonald Youth Services
From Winnipeg:Â 1-204-477-1804
Outside of Winnipeg:Â 1-888-477-1804
24/7 youth shelter.
Manitoba Provincial Help Line
Provides a 24/7 crisis line for anyone experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) or family violence.
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD)
Provides educational and employment resources, including adult education and post-secondary training programs.
Eagle Urban Transition Centre
Provides services and programs to Indigenous people transitioning to city life in Winnipeg.
Gambling Hotline
Hotline for those affected by gambling addictions.
Rainbow Resource Centre
1-204-474-0212 or 1-855-437-8523
Provides support to the LGBTQ2S+ community in the form of counselling, education, and programming for individuals ranging from children through 55+. It also supports families, friends, and employers of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Abinotci Mino-Ayawin (Children’s Healing)
The primary focus of this program is the health care needs of young Indigenous children and their families living in the inner city.
Youth Agencies Alliance (YAA)
A collective voice that strengthens and enchances the capacity of youth-serving agencies in Winnipeg.
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) Mental Health Resources for First Nations Youth
mkonation.com/mental-wellness-resources-for-first-nations-youth/
List of mental health resources for First Nations youth.
Resource Assistance for Youth (RAY)
Provides innovative programming to youth through an intergrated progrm delivery model.
Saskatchewan Resources
Province Wide Mental Health Crisis Line
Saskatoon and Region Crisis Line
Regina and Region Crisis Line
Prince Albert and Region
Northwest Saskatchewan Crisis Line
1-306-235-7887 or 1-844-235-5595
Northeast Saskatchewan Crisis Line
Alberta Resources
ConnecTeen
Provides 24/7 support from peers or adult volunteers.
St. Paul & District Crisis Centre
24-hour support line.
Rural Distress Line
24-hour support line.
Dr. Margaret Savage Crisis Centre (Cold Lake):
24-hour crisis line.
Distress Centre Calgary:
24-hour support line.
Alberta Health Services Indigenous Support Line
A dedicated phone service to help Indigenous people in the North Zone of Alberta Health Services to better navigate the health system.
British Columbia Resources
Suicide Prevention Line:
1-800-SUICIDEÂ (1-800-784-2433)
24-hour support line.
Youth Space:
Provides youth under 30 space to privately talk with a support worker for emotional and crisis support.
Youth in BC:
Provides online chat support from crisis responders between 12pm and 1am in BC and Yukon.
Northern BC Crisis Line
Provides a safe, non-judgemental crisis line.
Interior BC Crisis Line Network
1-888-353-CARE (1-888-353-2272)
www.interiorcrisisline.com/crisischat
Provides a 24/7 crisis line and intermittment online chat support.
Greater Vancouver/ Vancouver Coastal Regional Distress Line
Provides a 24/7 crisis line.
Sunshine Coast/ Sea to Sky Crisis Line
Provides a 24/7 crisis line.
KUU-US Aboriginal Youth Crisis Line
250-723-2040 or 1-800-588-8717
Provides a 24/7 crisis line.
Chimo Community Services Crisis Line
Provides confidential an non-judemental emotional support by professionally trained volunteers. Crisis Line is available from 8am to 12am.
Vancouver Island Crisis Society
1-250-800-3806 or 1-888-494-3888
Provides a 24/7 crisis line and online chat support from 6-10pm.
Metis 24 Hr Crisis Line
Provides a 24/7 crisis line.
Nunavut Resources
Northwest Territories Resources
NWT Helpline:
24 hours a day / 7 days a week
Call 1-800-661-0844
Counsellors can help you with any number of issues including:
- stress management
- suicidal thoughts
- abuse
- sexual assault
- depression and anxiety
Send Facebook messages to @NWTHelpLine
Yukon Resources
Newfoundland & Labrador Resources
New Brunswick Resources
Chimo Helpline
Provides a 24/7 crisis line and online chat support from 5pm to 12am daily.
Vitalité Health Network
https://www.vitalitenb.ca/en/points-service/mental-health/first-nations
In addition to having access to all the services of Vitalité Health Network, First Nations members also have access to services in the community.
Prince Edward Island Resources
Nova Scotia Resources
24/7 Crisis Line
Provides a 24/7 crisis line.
Union of NS Mi’kmaq
https://www.unsm.org/dept/mental-wellness
The Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Mental Wellness Team provides holistic wellness services for First Nations persons of all ages in each of the five Unama’ki communities and Paqtnkek (Antigonish Co.). We provide direct services while also working in collaboration with relevant community and provincial organizations to both enhance and facilitate access to existing wellness services.
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