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There are many options for accessing local and affordable mental health and addictions support. The resources below are arranged alphabetically by name, with the focus or format of their support listed below.
7 Cups: Free online text support
7cups.com
Across Boundaries: Mental health and addictions support for racialized communities
acrossboundaries.ca
Al-Anon Family Groups: Addiction
al-anon.org
Alcoholics Anonymous: Addiction
aatoronto.org | aa.org
Anishnawbe Health Toronto:
aht.ca
Artist Health Network of Canada: Artist health
healtharts.ca/arts-health-network
Assaulted Women’s Helpline: Violence against women
awhl.org
Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic: Women’s health
schliferclinic.com
BIPOC Therapists Canada-Wide:
healingincolour.com
CAMH Aboriginal Service:
camh.ca/en/your-care/programs-and-services/aboriginal-substance use-outpatient–counselling-service
Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture: Newcomer and refugee mental health/trauma
ccvt.org
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA):
ccsa.ca
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH): Mental health + addiction
camh.ca
Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC): ADD/ADHD
caddac.ca
COSTI: Newcomer + refugee mental health
costi.org
Distress and Crisis Ontario: Distress support + resource referral
dcontario.org
First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Hope Help Line: Canada wide 24/7
1-855-242-3310
Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre: Anxiety
sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=frederick-thompsonanxiety-disorders-centre
Gerstein Crisis Centre: Distress support + resource referral
gersteincentre.org
Hard Feelings: Low-cost therapy
hardfeelings.org
Hong Fook Mental Health Association: Ethno-cultural community mental health support services
hongfook.ca
Hope for Wellness Chat: Indigenous Online Chat Counselling
hopeforwellness.ca
Kids Help Phone: Youth mental health
kidshelpphone.ca
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line: Youth LGBTQ+
youthline.ca
Maggie’s Toronto: Sex work + mental health
maggiestoronto.ca
Metis Nation of Ontario:
metisnation.org/programs-andservices/healing-wellness
Mind Your Mind: Youth mental health
mindyourmind.ca
Mood Disorders Association of Ontario: Mood disorders
mooddisorders.ca
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC): Eating disorders
nedic.ca
National Inuit Youth Council: DareArts
darearts.com
Native Child and Family Services: Indigenous mental health
nativechild.org
Native Youth Crisis Line: 24/7 crisis line for Indigenous Youth available for residents of Canada and US.
1-877-209-1266
Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research: Mental health programs database
namhr.ca/mental-health-programs
Ontario Association for Suicide Prevention: Suicide prevention
suicidepreventionontario.ca
Ontario Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Network (OCDOntario): Anxiety/OCD
ocdontario.org
Ontario Peer Development Initiative (OPDI): Peer advocacy
opdi.org
Parents for Children’s Mental Health (PCMH): Youth mental health
pcmh.ca
Planned Parenthood Toronto: Youth sexual health
ppt.on.ca
Progress Place Warm Line: Peer support available from 12-8PM
warmline.ca
Psychiatric Patient Advocate’s Office (PPAO): Client advocacy
ontario.ca/page/psychiatric-patientadvocate-office#section-4
Renascent: Addiction
renascent.ca
Schizophrenia Society of Ontario: Psychosis
schizophrenia.on.ca
Sheena’s Place: Eating disorders
sheenasplace.org
Survivor of Suicide Loss Support Program: Suicide grief
torontodistresscentre.com/suicide-loss
Talk4healing: Helpline for indigenous women
talk4healing.com
The Empowerment Council: CAMH client advocacy
empowermentcouncil.ca
The Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere (FAME): Support for families + caregivers
reconnect.on.ca/fame-family-andcaregiver-support-services
The Gestalt Institute of Toronto: Low-cost therapy
gestalt.on.ca/low-costtherapy-clinic
The LifeLine Canada Foundation: Offers free suicide prevention and awareness
thelifelinecanada.ca/lifeline-canadafoundation/lifeline-app
Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council:
tassc.ca
Toronto Institute for Relational Psychology: Low-cost therapy
tirp.ca/lowcost
Virtuous Pedophiles Support Group: Sexual issues
virped.org
What’s Up Walk-In Clinics: Free counselling for youth
whatsupwalkin.ca
Women for Sobriety: Addiction (focus on women)
womenforsobriety.org