| Contact | acrossboundaries.ca |
| Information | Mental health and addiction support for racialized communities around Toronto. |
| Service area | Ontario |
| Resource types | Online service, in-person service |
| Support types | Wellness support, addiction support |
| Target demographic | Racialized communities |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | Yes |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | Yes |
| Language spoken | English 🍁 |
About this directory of supports
Navigating mental health support can be challenging during emergency situations, such as Canada's ongoing wildfires. This comprehensive guide aims to simplify that journey by providing a curated list of evidence-informed and free mental health and well-being resources available across Canada to all communities.
Whether you or your family members are in need of immediate assistance through crisis support, seeking ongoing wellness supports, requiring tools to help navigate further resources, or looking for counselling services, this resource list is designed to help you find the right support to maintain and enhance your mental well-being before, during, and after an emergency.
Although the majority of these resources are tailored to meet the needs of the broader community in Canada (adults, youth, children, and families), a smaller subset of these resources are tailored to specific occupational groups — including public safety personnel (PSP), health care providers (HCP), military members and Veterans — as well as to equity-deserving groups like Indigenous populations, BIPOC communities, and LGBTQ2SIA+ individuals.
Please select the resource that is best tailored to your own needs.
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Across Boundaries
Mental health and addiction support for racialized communities around Toronto
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Boots on the Ground Ontario
BOTG provides first responders and military members with an anonymous helpline wherein they can receive peer support
Contact 1 (833) 677-2668 Information BOTG provides first responders and military members with an anonymous helpline wherein they can receive peer support. Service area Ontario Resource type Telephone Support type Peer support Target demographic Public safety personnel Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
CAMH Youth-Vast Dependence Program
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Youth-VAST Dependence Program provides in-person or virtual care to young people in Ontario
Contact wehearyou.ca Information The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's Youth-VAST Dependence Program is a personalized youth addiction program. It provides in-person or virtual care to address many types of addiction – including nicotine (vaping is the V in VAST), alcohol, substances, and technology. Service area Ontario Resource types In-person service, online service Support type Addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario
CMHA has many mental health resources, services, and projects
Contact ontario.cmha.ca Information CMHA has many mental health resources, services, and projects. Service area Ontario Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
CMHA: LGBTQ-Identified People and Mental Health
Information and resources for mental health of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community
Contact ontario.cmha.ca/documents/lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-queer-identified-people-and-mental-health Information Information and resources for mental health of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Service area Ontario Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
ConnexOntario: Telephone
Provides service information for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol, or mental health, 24/7
Contact 1 (866) 531-2600 Information Provides service information for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol, or mental health, 24/7. Service area Ontario Resource type Telephone Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Distress and Crisis Ontario
Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians
Contact dcontario.org Information Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service, telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Friends of Ruby
Supports the LGBTQ+ community with free counselling, housing, and social services across Ontario
Contact friendsofruby.ca Information Supports the LGBTQ+ community with free counselling, housing, and social services across Ontario. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Hong Fook Association
Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area
Contact hongfook.ca/association Information Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Asian population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, Simplified Chinese 🇨🇳, Korean 🇰🇷, Vietnamese 🇻🇳, Khmer 🇰🇭 -
Jewish Addiction Community Services (JACS) Toronto
Offers mental health and addiction support services, including counselling and group therapy
Contact jacstoronto.org Information Offers mental health and addiction support services, including counselling and group therapy. Service area Ontario Resource type Online service Support type Addiction support Target demographic Jewish population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto
Culturally competent counselling, workshops, support groups, and more for Jewish families around Toronto
Contact jfandcs.com/mentalhealthandwellness Information Culturally competent counselling, workshops, support groups, and more for Jewish families around Toronto. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Jewish population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Métis Nation of Ontario Crisis Line
24-hour mental health and addictions crisis line
Contact 1 (877) 767-7572 Information 24-hour mental health and addictions crisis line. Service area Ontario Resource type Telephone Support types Crisis support, addiction support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁