9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Canada-wideFree24/7
Call or text 9-8-8 for suicide crisis support anywhere in Canada.
Phone: 9-8-8
Visit resource ↗Help by topic
Crisis Help resources in Canada
Start with Canada-wide resources, then choose your province or territory for locally available programs and services.
Immediate danger
Call 9-1-1 for immediate danger or urgent medical help. For suicide crisis support in Canada, call or text 9-8-8.
Canada-wide resources
National services, information and support related to crisis help.
Kids Help Phone
Canada-wideFree24/7
Mental health and crisis support for children, youth and young adults in Canada.
Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Visit resource ↗Hope for Wellness Helpline
Canada-wideFree24/7
Immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention for Indigenous people across Canada.
Visit resource ↗Government of Canada — Mental Health Support
Canada-wideInformation
Federal directory of crisis, provincial, territorial and national mental health supports.
Visit resource ↗ShelterSafe
Canada-wideFree
Find shelters and services for women and children experiencing violence in Canada.
Visit resource ↗Kids Help Phone — Resources Around Me
Canada-wideFree
Searchable directory of programs and supports for young people across Canada.
Visit resource ↗Indigenous Services Canada — Indigenous Mental Health
Canada-wideInformation
Federal directory of mental health, counselling and suicide-prevention supports for Indigenous communities.
Visit resource ↗Find crisis help help where you live
Provincial and territorial pages keep local programs separate from national resources.
Browse all provincial resources tagged crisis help
PEI Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line
PEFree24/7
24/7 access to trained mental health professionals and navigation to PEI mental health and addiction services.
Phone: 1-833-553-6983
Visit resource ↗Alberta Mental Health Line
ABFree24/7
Confidential mental health support, information and referrals for people in Alberta.
Phone: 1-877-303-2642
Visit resource ↗New Brunswick — Mental Health Services
NBPublic service24/7 helpline
Community mental health services, one-at-a-time therapy and a 24/7 provincial helpline.
Phone: 1-866-355-5550
Visit resource ↗Saskatchewan Health Authority — Crisis Health Lines
SKFree24/7 options
Provincial and regional mental health and addiction crisis lines in Saskatchewan.
Visit resource ↗Info-Social 811 Québec
QCFree24/7
Telephone psychosocial consultation service for people in Québec.
Phone: 8-1-1
Visit resource ↗Manitoba — Mental Health & Addictions Help
MBPublic service
Provincial mental health and addiction information, crisis contacts and connection to 211 services.
Visit resource ↗Newfoundland and Labrador — Mental Health and Addictions
NLPublic service
Provincial mental health and addiction information, crisis contacts and system navigation.
Visit resource ↗NWT 811 Mental Wellness and Addictions Support
NTFree
Free, confidential 811 support from registered nurses for mental wellness and addictions concerns.
Phone: 8-1-1
Visit resource ↗Klinic Crisis Support
MBFree
Crisis and counselling support for people in Manitoba, including telephone crisis services.
Visit resource ↗Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addictions
NSPublic service
Nova Scotia Health mental health and addiction services, programs and resources.
Visit resource ↗Manitoba Mental Health and Addictions
MBPublic service
Provincial information and connections to mental health and addiction services in Manitoba.
Visit resource ↗Newfoundland and Labrador Mental Health — Find a Service
NLVaries
Directory of mental health and addiction programs and services in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Visit resource ↗Ontario — Find Mental Health Support
ONPublic service
Government of Ontario information for finding mental health and addiction support.
Visit resource ↗Saskatchewan — Emergency Mental Health and Addiction Services
SKPublic service
Emergency-department mental health and substance-use crisis services at Saskatchewan hospitals.
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