Resources

If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 9-8-8, 2-1-1, 9-1-1, go to your nearest emergency department, or contact a support line, such as:

Distress Centre of Toronto: 416-408-4357
also see Distress and Crisis Ontario
Gerstein Centre Crisis Line (24 hr): 416-929-5200
Suicide and Crisis Hotline (24 hr): 1-800-448-3000
Assaulted Women’s Help Line (24 hr): 1-866-863-0511
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape (24 hr): 416-597-8808
Kids Help Phone Phone (20 and under): 1-800-668-6868
Seniors Safety Line (24 hr): 1-866-299-1011
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line (26 and under): 416-962-9688
Trans LifeLine: 1-877-330-6366
Hope for Wellness (all Indigenous peoples, 24 hr): 1-855-242-3310
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line (24 hr): 1-800-721-0066
Black Youth Helpline: 1-833-294-8650


More LGBTQ2S+ Resources:

Here are more Crisis, Drop In, and Peer Supports in Toronto, curated by The 519.

LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory, a project of the Tegan and Sara Foundation and GLMA – Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality

Rainbow Health Ontario Directory, designed to help you find health and social service providers who have expressed a commitment to providing competent and welcoming care to LGBT2SQ people in Ontario.


Additional Affordable Therapy Options:

TIRP Low Cost & Sliding Scale Therapists
Hard Feelings (low cost, short term counselling)
Affordable Therapy Network
Open Path Collective