Battling mental health issues is hard, but you don't have to do it on your own. Here are resources to help support you and your mental health:
Mental health services within Ontario:
- 211 Ontario
- Stella's Place
- Toronto North Support Services
- The Access Point
- The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Ontario Shores
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Toronto Central Heath Line
Crisis and Distress services:
- Gerstein Crisis Centre
- Crisis Services Canada
- Crisis Line
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
- Distress and Crisis Ontario
Online mental health services:
BIPOC-specific resources:
- Caribbean African Canadian social services
- Hope for Wellness for Indigenous people
- Hong Fook (for Cambodian, Korean, Mandarin, and Vietnamese communities)
- Across Boundaries for Black people
- Black Mental Health Alliance
- Melanin and Mental Health
- The Asian Mental Health Project
- Ontario Native Women’s Association
Caregiver resources:
- The Second Mile Club at Kensington Health offers complementary caregiver support for unpaid caregivers living in the Toronto area. Our caregiver support group is now virtual. If you would like to participate please contact Rami Shami, Case Manager at the Second Mile club at rshami@kensingtonhealth.org
- Young Caregivers Connect
- Caregiver Exchange
- Ontario Caregiver Organization
- Toronto Central Healthline list of caregiver support services
- Teva Canada
Senior services:
- Woodgreen’s crisis services for older adults
- Toronto Senior Helpline
- Seniors Safety Line for elder abuse
- Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health
- Ontario Centres for Learning, Research, and Innovation in Long-Term Care
- Canadian Veteran Mental health and wellness support