Mental Health Resources
Free and low-cost mental health support, crisis lines, and counselling services across Canada.
Crisis Support Lines
These services are free, confidential, and available to everyone in Canada regardless of immigration status.
Crisis Text Line
Free, 24/7 crisis support via text message. Trained crisis counsellors respond to texts about any type of crisis.
Kids Help Phone (ages 5–29)
Canada’s only 24/7 national service for young people ages 5–29. Available by phone, text, and live chat. Counselling in English and French.
Talk Suicide Canada
National suicide prevention service available 24/7. Offers support in English and French with interpretation available in over 100 languages.
Hope for Wellness Help Line
Mental health counselling and crisis intervention for Indigenous peoples. Available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.
Your privacy is protected
Crisis lines are confidential. Counsellors will not contact immigration authorities, your employer, or anyone else without your consent. These services exist to help you, no matter your immigration status.