Crisis support · Canada
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 9-8-8 for a safe place to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
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A place to begin when you need support.
Finding the next step can feel like one more heavy task. This page gathers trusted starting points for mental health, addiction, crisis, family, and community support.
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In Canada, call or text 9-8-8 for suicide crisis support at any time. If your safety is at immediate risk, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency department.
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Community services · Ontario
211 Ontario
Connect with social services, programs, and community supports based on what you need and where you live.
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ConnexOntario
Free, confidential help finding mental health, addiction, problem gambling, and eating disorder services in Ontario.
Visit resourceYouth support · Canada
Kids Help Phone
Young people can call, text, or message for confidential crisis support and professional counselling.
Visit resourceInformation and learning · Canada
CAMH Mental Health Toolkit
Explore trusted tools, guides, and articles for your own journey or for supporting someone you care about.
Visit resourceSpecialized mental health care · Whitby
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Specialized inpatient and outpatient mental health services for people aged 12 and older, with intake support to help identify an appropriate program or next step.
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Lakeridge Health Ajax Pickering Hospital
Provides inpatient and outpatient mental health care in West Durham, with crisis support available through the hospital’s Emergency Department.
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Lakeridge Health Oshawa Hospital
Provides adult, child, youth, inpatient, outpatient, and crisis mental health services as part of Lakeridge Health’s regional mental health and addictions program.
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Durham Mental Health Services
Now integrated with Lakeridge Health, DMHS connects people and families with community mental health services, including crisis, residential, and recovery-focused supports.
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Pinewood Centre
Lakeridge Health’s Pinewood Centre offers community and residential services for substance use, concurrent mental health concerns, problem gambling, and support for families.
Visit resourcePeer and group support · Durham Region
Community Care Durham, WeConnect
Formerly COPE Mental Health, WeConnect provides free in-person and online groups, workshops, education, and community connection for people aged 16 and older.
Visit resourceHospital mental health care · Scarborough
Scarborough Health Network General Hospital
Part of Scarborough Health Network’s mental health system, including hospital-based care, consultation, and connections to centralized adult outpatient programs.
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Scarborough Health Network Centenary Hospital
Offers access to Scarborough Health Network mental health services and referral pathways, including adult outpatient care and programs connected to the Centenary site.
Visit resourceMental health and addiction · Toronto
Unity Health Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital
Mental health and addiction services that include hospital, community, urgent, and evidence-based treatment programs. Access and referral requirements depend on the service.
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From Onika’s experience
A resource can also be a story that helps you feel less alone.
These journal entries share Onika’s personal experience. They are not clinical guidance, but they may offer language for a conversation or help someone recognize part of their own story.
Inside Psychiatric Hospitalization in Ontario
A firsthand guide to hospital units, involuntary holds, healing, and holding onto your sense of self.
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What Helped While I Was Locked In
The people, routines, comforts, and words that helped Onika feel steady during a hospital stay.
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