Crisis Resources
Require immediate support? Experiencing a crisis?
The Office of Learner Affairs (OLA) is not a crisis service office. If you are in crisis, please call 911 or go to your local ER department.
Additional crisis resources available to you:
Toronto Crisis Services
Campus Safety - St. George (UTSG) Campus
- Urgent: 416-978-2222
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
https://www.dcogt.com
416-408-4357 (Toronto)
- 24hr/365 day support for people in distress.
- For all ages and all learners.
Gerstein Crisis Centre
https://gersteincentre.org
- 24/7 telephone support or in-person mobile crisis team, community support referrals, substance use crisis management, follow-up and access to short-term crisis beds.
- For all ages and all learners.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
https://www.awhl.org
416-863-0511 | Toll Free 1-866-863-0511
- Free, anonymous and confidential 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis telephone line for all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse. They provide crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals accessible 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- For all ages and all women learners.
Anishnawbe 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Management Service
https://aht.ca/about-us/contact-us
1-855-242-3310
- Crisis support for Indigenous Learners of all ages.
Distress and Crisis Ontario
https://www.dcontario.org/ontx-html
- Chat with someone in real time from 2:00 pm - 2:00 am. Available by computer chat or telephone. Or, you can text “SUPPORT” to 258258.
- For all ages and all learners.
Victim Services Toronto
https://victimservicestoronto.com
- 24/7 crisis support for victims of crimes, assaults, suicides etc.
- All ages and all learners in Toronto.
PARO 24 hr Helpline
- For Residents, partners, family members, and medical students
- Accessible anywhere in Ontario
- https://myparo.ca/helpline/
- 1-866-HELP-DOC (1-866-435-7362)
OMA PHP Helpline
- 24/7, free, confidential & bilingual access
- Mental health and wellness support to physicians, residents, medical learners, and their families
- 1-800-851-6606
- https://www.cma.ca/supportline/ontario
What’s up walk-in centres
https://www.whatsupwalkin.ca/
- only to age 29 or learners with families
Peel Crisis Services
Campus Safety - Mississauga (UTM) Campus:
- Urgent: 905-569-4333
Distress Centre of Greater Toronto
https://www.dcogt.com/home-support
905-459-7777 (Peel)
- 24hr/365 day support for people in distress. Also have a variety of other support programs for the GTA
- For all ages and all learners
Trillium Health Partner Crisis Intervention Team
https://www.thp.ca/patientservices/mentalhealth/acuteCareInpatientServices/Pages/Crisis-Intervention-Team.aspx
- Supporting both Credit Valley Hospital and Mississauga Hospital sites. This team provides clinical assessment, intervention and referrals to community resources to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis and/or issues with addictions.
- For all ages and all learners.
CMHA 24.7 Crisis Support Peel Dufferin
https://cmhapeeldufferin.ca/programs-services/24-7-crisis-support-peel/
905-278-9036
- For Residents of Peel who are experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis.
Victim Services Peel
https://vspeel.org/
905-568-1068
- 24/7 crisis support for victims of crimes, assaults, suicides etc.
- All ages and all learners in Peel
Hope 24/7
https://www.hope247.ca/
1-800-810-0180
- Support services in Peel for people who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse.
- For all ages and all learners.