LOCAL ABORIGINAL HEALTH ACCESS CENTRES
This link provides locations for local urban Indigenous Health
https://www.iphcc.ca/home/iphcc_members/
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Mental Health Crisis Lines
NAN HOPE Mental Health and Addictions Support Access Program
NAN Hope provides community-driven, culturally appropriate, and timely mental health and addictions support to members of the 49 First Nations communities in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Territory.
NAN HOPE Mental Health and Addictions Support Access Program
Native Women's Association of Canada
NWAC Elder Support
Our team of in-house Elders are here to support you during this time of crisis, offering support and building resiliency.
They are available Monday-Friday, from 9-11 a.m. EST and 1 -3 p.m. EST.
Elder Roberta Oshkawbewisens
Toll Free: 888-664-7808
https://www.nwac.ca/covid19-support/
Talk4Healing
Service languages: Ojibway, Oji-Cree, Cree, English, French
Provides 24/7 culturally sensitive counselling, advice and support to Indigenous women.
1-855-554-4325
www.talk4healing.com
The Tkaronto Indigenous Peoples Portal (TIPP)
TIPP is a response to recommendations made by the local urban Indigenous community in Toronto, providing access information to services, events, programs, businesses in a centralized way.
https://indigenousto.ca/tag/counselling/
Call Auntie: Indigenous COVID Pathways Helpline
A call line for support services for those with difficult family and community situations, run by the Baby Bundle Project and 7th Generation Midwives, Toronto
437-703-8703 or connect through Facebook for up-to-date information about this project
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line
Service languages: Ojibway, Cree, Inuktut, English, French
Provides 24/7 culturally grounded assessment, referrals, support in times of crisis, and suicide
intervention. Offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for counselling and crisis intervention
Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca.
National Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program
Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
Provides immediate emotional support for former Indian Residential School students. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
https://www.irsss.ca/faqs/how-do-i-reach-the-24-hour-crisis-line
MMIW Crisis Line
Service languages: English, French.
Provides 24/7 support to family, friends and community members who are being impacted by the loss of a missing or murdered Indigenous woman, girl or Two-spirit person.
Contact | MMIWG (mmiwg-ffada.ca)
1-844-413-6649
Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention
Service language: English
Provides educational materials and resources. Links to suicide prevention and intervention lines
across Canada.
www.suicideprevention.ca
Canada Suicide Prevention Helpline
Crisis and support services are listed below.
If you or someone you know has suicide-related concerns, please call 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645 (4 PM – 12 AM ET).
Youth Services Bureau
Service languages: English, French
Provides 24/7 counselling and crisis line for youth and the LGBTQ community in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario; will also make referrals in other cities.
1-877-377-7775
Online Crisis Chat
Thurs to Sun 4 p.m. 10 p.m. EST
Trans-Lifeline
Service language: English
Provides 24/7 support, information and resources to transgender or questioning people, as well as to
their families and friends.
1-877-330-6366
Ontario.ca
If you are experiencing a mental health or addictions related crisis:
- Contact your doctor
- Go to the nearest hospital
- Find resources at ConnexOntario
- Call 911 or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000
Distress and Crisis Ontario
If you are in distress, crisis, or are experiencing suicidal ideation…We are here to help and support you.
For support over text, text SUPPORT to 258258
https://www.dcontario.org/
https://www.dcontario.org/locations/
LGBTQ2S+ Resources
PARN – Community-Based HIV/STBBI Programs, Support, Prevention, Education
- https://parn.ca/resources/
- https://parn.ca/community-building/rainbow-youth/
- Marty Cleary, Rainbow Youth Worker 705-749-9110 ext 226
Trent Queer Collective
NOGOJIWANONG Friendship Centre – Building Gender Diverse Communities Project
Researching for LGBTQ2S+ Health – Community, Collaboration, Change
Other Resources Available
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