Heitmann Centre Toronto Psychotherapy mental health hotlines and emergency services

Heitmann Centre Toronto Psychotherapy mental health hotlines and emergency services

 

Hotlines, Emergency Services, Free Mental Health Apps


FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISES

THE CRISIS TEXT LINE

text HOME to 686868, serves anyone in crisis 24/7

THE GERSTEIN CRISIS CENTRE
(They also offer short term stays in a non-medical setting)

416-929-5200

TORONTO DISTRESS CENTRE

416-408-4357

SCARBOROUGH MOBILE CRISIS

416-289-2434

ST. ELIZABETH CRISIS (Etobicoke and North York)

416-498-0043

THE WARM LINE

416-690-9276 (or text 647-557-5882)

COMMUNITY CRISIS LINE SCARBOROUGH AND ROUGE HOSPITAL

416-495-2891

DURHAM CRISIS AND MENTAL HEALTH LINE

905-666-0483

**Please note that you can also access St. Mike’s/St. Joe’s Hospital Mobile Crisis Team by calling 911. The response team will consist of a police officer and a mental health nurse.


SEXUAL ASSAULT/ASSAULT/HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUPPORTS

INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS (free)

https://www.ontario.ca/page/independent-legal-advice-sexual-assault-victims

ASSAULTED WOMEN'S HELPLINE

416-863-0511  
1-866-863-0511

TORONTO RAPE CRISIS CENTRE

416-597-8808

FREE LEGAL SUPPORT FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS

1-833-999-9211

CHRYSALIS ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE

1-866-528-7109

CANADIAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE 24/7-365

1-833-900-1010


INDIGENOUS SPECIFIC SUPPORT

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

1-866-925-4419 (24 hr crisis support)

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Crisis Line

1-844-413-6649

First Nations, Inuit and Métis seeking immediate emotional support

1-855-242-3310, or by online chat at hopeforwellness.ca

LGBTTQ SPECIFIC DISTRESS SUPPORT

TRANS LIFELINE

1-877-330-6366

LESBIAN, GAY, BI YOUTH HOTLINE

1-800-268-9688

PFLAG (Parents, families, friend and allies of Toronto's LGBTTQ community)

416-406-6378


DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

TORONTO WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (central access point of entry Toronto)

416-864-5040

DRUG AND ALCOHOL REGISTRY OF TREATMENT (DART)
(Confidential, anonymous information about treatment services)

1-800-565-8603
www.dart.on.ca

CENTRE FOR ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH (CAMH)

416-535-8501
www.camh.net

METRO ADDICTION ASSESSMENT REFERRAL SERVICE (MAARS)

416-599-1448

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

416-487-5591
www.aatoronto.org

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

416-236-8956
www.na.org


VARIOUS HELP LINES

KIDS HELPLINE

1-800-668-6868

TORONTO SENIORS HELPLINE

416 -217-2077

GOOD2Talk (post secondary students)

1-866-925-5454

PARENT HELP LINE

1-888-603-9100

VICTIM SUPPORT LINE (For victims of crime)

1-888-579-2888

TELEHEALTH

1-866-797-0007


FREE MENTAL HEALTH APPS

 

  • How We Feel (created by scientists, designers, engineers, and therapists to help people better understand their emotions and find strategies to help them navigate their emotions)

  • Breathe2Relax (manage stress and anxiety through controlled breathing exercises)

  • MoodTools (mood tracking, a thought diary, and coping strategies)

  • Woebot (Utilizes AI to provide emotional support, cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, and mood tracking)

  • 7 Cups (Connects users with trained listeners for emotional support)

  • Happify (Offers science-based activities and games to improve emotional well-being and build resilience)

  • Youper (Combines AI with therapy techniques to track mood, identify patterns)

  • MindShift: (cognitive behavioral therapy strategies and relaxation techniques)

  • Jour: Journal for Mindfulness, Gratitude, and Self-Care (Encourages journaling for self-reflection, gratitude, and self-care practices)

  • Sanvello (tools for stress, anxiety, and depression management)

  • Daylio (track mood and activities to identify patterns and triggers)

  • Moodpath (offers a mental health assessment and provides insights, exercises, and progress tracking)

  • Shine (daily motivational messages, self-care practices, and meditation exercises)

  • Smiling Mind (mindfulness and meditation programs)

  • PTSD Coach (Developed by the VA, offers tools and resources for managing symptoms of PTSD)

  • Breathwrk (breathing techniques to manage stress, anxiety, and sleep-related issues)

  • Insight Timer (130k guided meditations)

  • Mindshift (Anxiety relief CBT based)

  • Virtual Hope Box (cope, relax, distract)

  • Calm Harm (resist the urge to self harm)

  • Stop Breathe Think (mindfulness)

  • Clear Fear (reduce physical responses to threat, change thoughts & behaviours, release emotions)

  • What’s Up (grounding)

  • Audio Sleep (sleep stories)