Resources
Here are some other resources that may be helpful to you:
Financial Assistance:
Distress and Crisis:
- Toronto Distress Centre 416-408-HELP (4357)
- Gerstein Crisis Centre 416-929-5200
- Kids Help Phone 1 800 668-6868
- Progress Place Warm Line (416) 960-WARM (9276) or text 647 557 5882 (everyday 6 pm to 12 midnight)
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto Helplines 416 408 4357 (GTA), 905 459 7777 (PEEL), Caledon 877 298 5444, TTY 905 278 4890, Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
- Distress Line Peel 905-278-7208
- Durham Crisis Line 905-666-0483 local, 1 800 742 1890 toll free
- Distress Centre Halton – 905-849-4541
- Griffin Community Crisis Network (specific to individuals who have a dual diagnosis) 416-222-1153
Mobile Crisis Response Teams
- Mobile Crisis Intervention Team (MCIT) – Toronto Police Services
- Toronto: Gerstein Centre Crisis Line – 416-929-5200
- York Region: Community Crisis Response Service, Distress Centre, 1 855 310 COPE (2673)
- Mobile Crisis Scarborough 416 495 2891
Food Banks
- Find a Food Bank | Daily Bread
- Foodlink Hotline 416-392-6655
Legal
- Legal Aid 1-800-668-8258 toll-free (or 416-979-1446 in Toronto)
- Community Legal Clinics
- Police: 911 or for non-emergency 416-808-2222
- Getting help in court
Assaulted Women
- The Redwood 416-533-8538
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline 1-866-863-0511
- Family Service Toronto 416-595-9618
- Victim Services Toronto 416-808-2222
- OCRCC – Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres 416-597-8808
Addictions
- Coordinated Access to Addiction Services 1-855-505-5045
- Toronto Withdrawal Management Services System 1 866 366 9513
- Concurrent Disorders Support Services – Referral – Fred Victor 416-644-3081 ext. 3365 or ext. 3367
- Drug and Alcohol Helpline 1-800-565-8603
- Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline 1-888-230-3505
- Toronto Harbour Light Ministries
- Alcoholics Anonymous Toronto
- Toronto Area Narcotics Anonymous
- Bellwood Health Services
- Art Manuel House-Regeneration Community Services Art Manuel House is a Managed Alcohol Program that provides 24-hour, harm reduction based, high-support housing within a family style home in Rexdale. It has integrated, in-house health services and access to ongoing psychiatric services as well as Intensive Case Management (ICM) provided by TCAT. In order to qualify for this housing program, an applicant must have an alcohol dependency, be 19 years of age or older, have a long history of street drinking and a history of unsuccessful treatment attempts.
Short term or emergency Housing:
- Emergency Shelters 311 or Central Intake 416-338-4766
- Short-Stay Crisis Bed – CMHA Toronto
Housing
- Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing – City Of Toronto
- Toronto Community Housing
- The Housing Help Centre – various locations listed on website
Housing Help workers have information about available housing and can help fill out housing applications. They can also help talk to landlords or give advice on housing issues, income support programs and eviction prevention. Housing Help Centres are also the access point for Rent Bank services including interest free loans and seasonal utility grants. - Landlord and Tennant Board
- Long-term Care Homes – City of Toronto
- Find a retirement home | ontario.ca
- Assisted Living | Ontario Health atHome
- Emergency Shelter Hotline 416-392-3777
- Tenants hotline
- Services and support | Toronto Community Housing
Seniors:
- Community Navigation and Access Program 1-877-540-6565 Connecting Seniors to services in the Community
- PDF for directory for Seniors’ services
Developmental Resources:
- Developmental Services Ontario-Toronto Region 1-855-372-3858
- Griffin Centre 416.222.1153
How to find your local member of Parliament
http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/compilations/houseofcommons/memberbypostalcode.aspx?Menu=HOC
Finding Help
Getting around town:
Other Mental Health Organizations
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 416 595-6111 (within Toronto) or 1-800-463-6273 (toll free).
- Streamlined Access 1.888.695.0070 X 2278 For Mental Health Case Management Supports and Supportive Housing in York Region
- Mental Health Helpline 1-866-531-2600
- Mental Health and Addiction Information from A to Z
- Mental Health Information in other languages
Peer Support Organizations
- What Next! 416-449-4555
- Krasman Centre 1-888-233-5633.
- Canadian Mental Health Association Social Resource Centres
- Sound Times 416-979-1700
- The Dream Team
Other Health Related Organizations/Supports
Finding a doctor:
- Health Care Connect 1-800-445-1822
- The College of Physicians and Surgeons Doctor search
- Med Visit Doctors House Call Service 416-631-3000
- Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000
- Family Health Team List
- List of Community Health Centres
- Dental care for eligible youth under 18 years
Counselling:
- Medical Centre for Person-Centred Psychotherapy
- Sheppard Associates 416-630-0610 (must be referred by a family doctor)
- Family Services Toronto 416-595-9618
- Local Health Integration Networks Plans, integrates and funds local health care in your local community. Various Local Health Integration Networks listed on this website.
Home Care:
Poison Info: 416-813-5900
Family Resources:
- FAME Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere
- Family Outreach and Response
- Schizophrenia Society
- Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto
- Family Navigation Project 1-800-380-9FNP (9367)
- Family Service Toronto; 416-595-9618
- Al-Anon For friends and families of problem drinkers to find understanding and support
- Nar-Anon Family Groups of Ontario For friends and families of problem drug users to find support
Ethno specific organizations
- Across Boundaries
- Jamaican Canadian Association
- Passages Program: 416-922-2672 ext.444 and leave a message or send an email to passages@centrefranco.org
Passages is a French-language Case Management program, providing support to French speaking adults who are experiencing mental illness. Case Managers help clients set personal goals, find health, income, legal and housing supports, as well as social and vocational opportunities. - Regent Park Community Health Centre 416-203-4506
- Native Women’s Resource Centre 416-963-9963
- Wigwamen Aboriginal Housing Support Centre 416-481-4451
- Centre francophone de Toronto 416.922.2672 x432
- Hispanic Development Council Homelessness Prevention Program 416-516-0851
- Native Child and Family – Native Youth Housing Program 416-850-6110
- Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services
- Midyanta Community Services 416-544-1992
Provides culturally sensitive housing services primarily to the Somali community, including housing access, eviction prevention and landlord-tenant mediation
Youth Services:
- EPION – Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network
- PDF Directory for Youth Services and Supports in Toronto
Child Protection Organizations:
- Jewish Child and Family Services 416 638-7800
- Children’s Aid Society Toronto 416-924-4640
- Catholic Children’s Aid Society 416-395-1500