Crisis & Community Resources
Crisis & Community Resources
If you are in crisis and in need of immediate attention, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital*
*The closest emergency department to 糖心传媒 (糖心传媒) downtown campus is St. Michael's Hospital (30 Bond Street).
National suicide crisis helpline available to support you 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
飪� Who is this for? Any individual who is in crisis or is concerned for someone else鈥檚 wellbeing.
飥� Hours: 24/7
飩� Call or text: 988
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2-Spirited People of the First Nations provides crisis support to the 2-Spirit community including: crisis intervention, harm reduction, traditional supports, Mental Health supports and more.
飪� Who is this for? 2-Spirit peoples and First Nations, M茅tis, and Inuit community members
飩�&苍产蝉辫;Call: 211 to be dispatched
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Provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
飪� Who is this for? At risk and vulnerable individuals in Peel Region
飥� Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
飩� Call: 905-459-7777
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A grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support 鈥� for the trans community, by the trans community.
飪� Who is this for? Trans people in crisis
飥�&苍产蝉辫;贬辞耻谤蝉:&苍产蝉辫;Monday to Friday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
飩� Call: 877-330-6366
211 is the mental health related crisis line. Individuals in crisis or second party callers can call 211 and be connected to a 211 dispatcher. Your call will then be dispatched to the TCCS crisis team. TCCS provides non-emergency mental health crisis support:
- Crisis intervention
- Primary care
- Harm reduction
- Traditional supports
- Basic life needs
- Mental health supports
- Referral coordination
- System navigation
- Family support
飪� Who is this for? Anyone in the City of Toronto
飥� Hours: 24/7
飩� Call: 211
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The Gerstein Crisis Centre offers 24/7 telephone support, in-person mobile crisis team, community support referrals, substance use crisis management, follow-up, and access to short-term crisis beds.
飪� Who is this for? Adults 16 years or older
飥� Hours: 24/7
飩� Call: 416-929-5200
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Free, confidential services. Volunteer crisis responders and professional counsellors are there to help in English, French, and interpretation is also available in 100+ languages.
飪� Who is this for? Post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia
飥� Hours: 24/7
飩� Call: 1-866-925-5454
Text: GOOD2TALKON to 686868
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飥� Location:
30 Bond Street
Toronto, ON M5B 1W8
The emergency entrance is located at the corner of Victoria St. and Shuter St.
飩� Phone:
416-360-4000
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飥� Location:
Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5G 1X5
飩� Phone:
416-596-4200
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飥� Location:
200 Elizabeth Street
Toronto, ON
M5G 2C4
飩� Phone:
416-340-4800
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飪� Who is this for?
Adult individuals with substance use or mental health issues.
飥� Location:
Psychiatric Emergency Department
1051 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M6J 1H3
飩� Phone:
416-535-8501 (press 2 for centralized info, intake, and scheduling for most services)
飦� More information:
Please contact the Office of Student Care if:
- You learn a student has died
- You learn a student has been arrested
- You learn a student is currently hospitalized or is re-entering studies from hospitalization
- You suspect a student is in distress and/or is experiencing complex underlying issues outside of purely academic
飪� Email: studentcare@torontomu.ca
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