Crisis
Important Contact Numbers
Crisis Lines/referrals
- Youth Services Bureau (YSB) for caregivers and youth under 18: 613-260-2360
- Kids Help Phone for young people: 1-800-668-6868
- Good2talk for post-secondary students: 1-866-925-5454
- Distress Centre for all ages: 613-238-3311
- Mental Health Crisis Line for people 16 years and over: 613-722-6914
Counselling
- Crossroads Children’s Centre: walk-in counselling for children under 12 in english: 613-723-1623
- Centre Psychosociale: counselling for children under 12 years in french: 613-789-2240
- The Walk-in Counselling Clinic: walk-in counselling for adults. (613) 238-8210
- Bereaved Families of Ontario- Ottawa Peer support groups offer safe and supportive spaces to be in grief, to share and to learn: (613) 567-4278
Youth Services Bureau (YSB) walk-in counselling for caregivers and youth under 18: (613)-260-2360
Support for caregivers
- Parent Lifeline’s of Eastern Ontario (PLEO) bilingual, confidential, helpline for caregivers of children, youth and young adults: 613-321-3211
Additional Support Lines
Support for Indigenous Communities
- First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310
- Talk4Healing: a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women available in 14 languages all across Ontario: 1-855-554-HEAL
For LGBTQ+ Youth
- LGBT Youth Line: 1-800-268-9688
- Ligne D’information et de soutien Gaie Écoute: 1-888-505-1010
Post suicide support
- Post Suicide Support Team (PSST) group sessions for non-family after a suicide: 613-737-7791
