After-Hour Crisis

Call or Text: 988

If you are feeling like you have lost hope and are struggling to cope, if you are dealing with thoughts of suicide, or if you are worried about someone else, 9-8-8 is here for you. When you reach out, a trained responder will listen without judgement, provide support and understanding, and can tell you about resources that will help

Call: 1.800.721.0077

In Partnership with the Sault Area Hospital: Teams of Crisis Social Workers who provide support in low-risk situations to individuals in need and who are willing to meet and speak with the team in mutually agreed-upon community locations (ex. a home or a coffee shop).

Call: 1.833.456.4566

Offers 24/7/365 bilingual support to people in Canada who have concerns about suicide. Phone line available 24/7.

Call: 1.855.554.4325

Talk4Healing is a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women available in 14 languages all across Ontario.

Call: 1.800.668.6868 for 24-hour support.

Message: Live chat (7 p.m. to Midnight)

Text 686868 to get support.

If you identify as Indigenous, you can ask to be connected with a First Nations, Inuk or métis crisis responder by messaging “FIRST NATIONS, INUIT OR MÉTIS” to 686868

Call: 1.866.856.9276 (WARM)

Feeling lonely, depressed, isolated or anxious? Feeling the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD)? Do you need a listening ear in the evening or on the weekend?

The Regional Warm Line is here to help. Each night, 365 days a year, peer support workers are available to answer your call.

Elliot Lake Detachment:
Call: 705.848.6975

Blind River Detachment:
Call: 705.356.2244

Toll Free: 1.888.310.1122

Call: 1.877.767.7572

Are you looking for culturally specific Métis health and addiction supports for adults, youth, and families in Ontario? Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) offers a 24-hour Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line.

Call: 1.866.863.0511

Free, anonymous, confidential 24-hr telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.

Call: 1.877.336.2433

For crisis services, contact the provincial crisis line service for women experiencing violence.

Call: 1.866.925.4419

National crisis line for Indian Residential School Survivors * available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their Residential school experience

Call: 1.866.925.5454
Text: GOOD2TALKON to 686868

Good2Talk provides free, confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario.

Call: 1.855.242.3310

Offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Phone and chat counselling is available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.

Call: 1.800.268.9688

Text: 1.647.694.4275

Ontario-wide peer-support for lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, queer and questioning young.

Call: 1.866.299.1011

Provided by Elder Abuse Ontario, the Seniors Safety Line provides contact and referral information for local agencies across the province that can assist in cases of elder abuse.

Call: 1.833.900.1010

Toll Free, 200+ Languages, confidential, 24-7

Call: 1-866-633-4220

Instant chat and the NEDIC helpline are available from 9am - 9pm Monday - Thursday and 9am - 5pm on Friday.

Instant chat services supported by our colleagues at BEAT are available from 1pm -7 pm Saturday-Sunday. All times EST.