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Crisis Services and Hotlines

9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Diall 988

211 Ontario Help Line
Dial 211

Health 811
Dial 811

Telehealth Ontario
1.866.797.0000

Durham Mental Health Services/Mobile Services
Short term crisis beds, visits and 24 hour free and confidential support line for individuals 16+ with a history of mental illness.
905.666.0483 or 1.800.742.1890

Distress Centre Durham
24 hour telephone counselling, crisis and suicide intervention and referral.
905.430.2522 or 1.800.452.0688

Durham Region Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault Care Centre (Lakeridge Health)
24 hour crisis line. Counselling and referrals for male/female sexual assault victims, all ages.
905.576.8711

Durham Children's Aid Society
For youth age 0 to 16 being abused or in fear for their safety.
905.433.1551 or 1.800.461.8140

Durham Rape Crisis Centre
24 hour counselling and support groups for recent or past abuse.
905.668.9200

Family Services Durham
1.866.840.6697

Community Access to Care – Durham
1.800.263.3877

Herizon House - Ajax-Pickering
Women’s Centre 24 hour crisis line.
1.866.437.4066

The Denise House (Shelter) – Oshawa
24 hour crisis line for abused women, counselling, children’s programs.
905.728.7311 or 1.800.263.3725

Bethesda House (Shelter) – Bowmanville
24 hour crisis line
905.623.6050 or 1.800.338.3397

Y's WISH
YWCA crisis line and emergency shelter for women.
905.576.2997

Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART)
1-800-565-8603

Pinewood Centre
24 hour crisis line /detox/walk-in (Oshawa)
1.888.881.8878

Ontario Problem Gambling Hotline
1.888.230.3505

Pinewood Women's Residential Treatment Program
21 day residential treatment program for women ages 16+
905.668.1858 or 1.800.825.6325

Scarborough Distress Centre
416.408.HELP

York Region Crisis Response Team (310-COPE)
905.310.2673

Family Services York Region
1.888.223.3999

York Region Support Services Network
1.888.695.0070

Talk Suicide
1.833.456.4566

Telecare Peterborough
1.705.745.2273

Northumberland ACT Team
1.888-294-7579

Call the Mental Health Service Information Ontario Line
Free. Confidential. Anonymous. 24 hours.
1.866.531.2600

Capacity Assessment / Public Guardian and Trustee 
To report a situation involving an adult whom you believe to be mentally incapable and suffering, or at risk of suffering, serious harm.
1.800.366.0335

Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
1.800.267.2638

Assaulted Women’s Hotline
1.866.863.0511 outside 416 area
TTY: 1.866.863.7868

Mobile Crisis of Peel
905.278.9036

Homewell Senior Care
1.877.509.8469
905.509.8469

Mood Disorder Association of Ontario
1.888.486.8236

Kids Help Phone
1.800.668.6868

Fem'aide
Ligne de soutien pour femmes touchées par la violence.
1.877.336.2433

Women’s Own Detox Crisis Line
416.603.1462

Telecare Distress Centre of Lindsay
705-878-4411

Telecare Distress Line of Greater Simcoe
705-325-9534
 

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