In crisis and need immediate support?
An emergency may involve your safety and well-being or that of another person being at risk, including thoughts and plans about harming yourself or someone else.
If you are in crisis and in need of immediate attention, please call 911 or go to the emergency department of your closest hospital.
If you are on or nearby campus St. Michael's Hospital is located at 30 Bond Street (the emergency department is at the intersection of Victoria Street and Shuter Streets). The phone number for St. Michael's Hospital emergency department is: 416-864-5094.
Alternatively, get help by calling one of the following local crisis lines:
Gerstein Centre Crisis Line
Crisis intervention including phone line, mobile unit, ten-bed stay crisis House, and hospital referral. Staff provides supportive counselling for immediate crisis issues, and referrals to other services for ongoing, non-crisis issues. Serves people in the City of Toronto. Tel: 416-929-5200
Good2Talk (external link)
A free confidential and anonymous service, Good2Talk offers post-secondary students 24/7 professional counselling, mental health information and connection to local resources. Tel: 1-866-925-5454
Assaulted Women's Helpline
Confidential telephone service providing crisis counselling, emotional support, safety planning, and information and referrals for emergency shelters, counselling legal services and other community services. Tel: 416-863-0511 (Crisis Line), 1-866-863-0511 (Crisis Line - OUTSIDE GTA), 416-364-4144 (Admin Line)
Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
Provides assessments, crisis intervention, counselling and services to prevent child abuse and neglect. Tel: 416-924-4646
Distress Centres of Toronto
Immediate emotional support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention over the phone. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Tel: 416-408-4357 (408-HELP)
Kids Help Phone (external link)
For those 20 years old and under, Kids Help Phone provides emotional support for a wide range of social and emotional concerns. Tel: 1-800-668-6868
Lesbian, Gay, Bi Trans Youth Line
Peer support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirited & questioning youth, 26 & under. Tel: 416-962-9688
St. Michael’s Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Services - Mobile Crisis Intervention Team (MCIT)
Mobile crisis intervention team responds to 911 emergency and police dispatch calls involving emotionally disturbed individuals, from 1 pm to 11 pm seven days a week. Call 911 to request the crisis team’s services. Tel: 911 (Emergencies), 416-808-2222 (Non-emergencies)
The Integrated Community Mental Health Crisis Response Program
A 24-hour crisis line, seven day/week mobile crisis service for Etobicoke and North York, provides links to emergency/respite housing. Support available in the consumer?s home or at a meeting place of their choice. Telephone access and support given to family members, significant others, and caregivers. Tel: 416-498-0043
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre /Multicultural Women Against Rape
Crisis intervention, counselling and referral for survivors of rape/sexual assault. Tel: 416-597-8808 (Crisis Line), 416-597-1171 (Admin Line)