Resources

Across Canada

Crisis Services Canada – Suicide Prevention & Support

Nationally available, regionally delivered service, Crisis Services & Prevention Services provides anyone in Canada thinking of or affected by suicide with reliable and innovative support. They offer Canada’s first nationally available, regionally delivered suicide prevention service available to anyone thinking about or affected by suicide.

Anxiety Canada

This is a national organization that provides information and virtual support for people suffering with anxiety.

Atlantic Canada

Paws Fur Thought is an initiative to provide Service Dogs to Atlantic Canadian Military and RCMP Veterans with Invisible injuries suffered in the line of duty.

Nova Scotia

MOBILE CRISIS

Nova Scotia Mental Health Crisis Telephone Line is a provincial service providing crisis intervention for children, youth and adults experiencing a mental health crisis or mental distress.

The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to support callers who present with suicidal thoughts, self-harming thoughts or behaviors, overwhelming anxiety, difficulty coping with distress, psychotic or distorted thinking, depression, substance use difficulties or any other self-identified mental health concerns. Crisis is self-defined by the individual calling for support.

The crisis line also supports families, friends, community agencies and others to manage mental health crisis through education, outreach and consultation.

211
211 is available 24/7, in English and French and for the hearing impaired. There are also interpretation services available in over 100 languages. 211 assist in find services and programs offered by local community groups, non profits and government departments.

Newfoundland

https://www.811healthline.ca/mental-health/

Mental Health Crisis Line: Toll Free: 1-888-737-4668 (24 Hour)

CHANNAL Warmline: 1-855-753-2560

NL Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre: 1-800-726-2743 (24hour)

911

Willow House Transition House Crisis Line: 1-866-634-4198.

Ontario

Reach Out 24/7

Mental Health Crisis Line: Toll Free: 1-866-9332023 (24 Hour)

Toronto Rape/Sexual Assault Crisis Centre: 416-597-8808 (24 hour)

Local Ontario Sexual Assault Resource Centres are found here

911

 

PEI

OTHER INFOMATION

New York Times Article – On Languishing

 Article about how to cope with loneliness – Coping With Loneliness

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