Mental Health and Addictions Access Line: Free, 24/7 and confidential. Staff will connect you to the appropriate mental health and addictions service in Niagara: 1-866-550-5205.
Talk to a registered nurse
Call 811 Free, 24/7 and confidential. Get health advice from a registered nurse or find health services or information.
Community Supports
- ConnexOntario Helpline Support and treatment services for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol and/or mental health. Call 1-866-531-2600.
- Community Addiction Services Of Niagara (CASON) CASON counsellors provide support to people struggling with substance use or gambling behaviour.
National Eating Disorder Information Centre
Provides information, resources, referrals, and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders. Call 1-866-NEDIC-20
24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line to all women who have experienced abuse. Call 416-863-0511 or TTY/ATS 416-364-8762.
- Distress Centre Niagara 24/7 crisis and distress services provided by volunteers who provide emotional support, suicide and crisis prevention and intervention Call 905-688-3711
Or go to Distress Centre Niagara to text or chat - Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) Niagara Region 24/7 mobile mental health crisis outreach and intervention service that offers immediate telephone counselling and on-site crisis outreach intervention as needed. Call 1-866-550-5205
- Safe Beds Safe Beds is an alternative to hospitalization for individuals with a mental illness experiencing a crisis and unable to stay in their current living situation. It is a voluntary, non-medical facility providing services 24/7.
Confidential, non-judgmental and informed LGBTTQQ2SI peer support. Call 1-800-268- 9688 or Text 647-694-4275
- Support for Black youth: RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone: Free support 24/7 by texting RISE to 686868. Receive support from a professional counsellor via phone or Live Chat.
- Black Youth Helpline: Access to professional, culturally appropriate support for Black youth, families and schools. Call 1-833-294-8650.
- Hope for Wellness Hotline: 24/7 crisis call line and online chat support in multiple different indigenous languages. Call 1-855-242-3310
- National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 24/7 crisis support for residential school survivors and their families. Call 1-866-925-4419
- Niagara Regional Native Center: Open to all First Nations, Métis, Inuit in the Region. Call 905-688-6484
Sakhi Helpline for South-Asian Women
Nonjudgmental space to connect with trained advocates in eight South Asian languages providing support to people of all gender, sexual identities, ethnic, caste, class and racial backgrounds who are experiencing gender-based violence.
Call 212-868-6741 or Text 305-697-2544
Free, faith-informed peer support helpline. Staffed by trained Muslims with various backgrounds answered 24/7. Call 1-866-627-3342
Not sure where to start?
Dial 211 or go to Ontario 211: Available 24/7. 211 is a helpline that connects people to the community supports they need, such as financial assistance, health services, food assistance, housing, and disability support.
Students in Bulington, call 211.
