Resources

Ask for help.

There is help if your are thinking of suicide, for suicide prevention or if you or someone you know is in an immediate crisis:

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.

Help is also available through Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868) and the Hope for Wellness Help Line (1-855-242-3310).

Kids Help Phone: Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868.

Available 24 hours, 7 days a week a day to Canadians aged 5 to 29 who want confidential and anonymous care from professional counsellors.

Download the Always There app for additional support or access the Kids Help Phone website.

Hope for Wellness Help Line: Call 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free), connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat, or text WELLNESS to 741741. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally-sensitive help line counsellors can help if you want to talk or are distressed. Telephone and online counselling are available in English and French. On request, telephone counselling is also available in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.

Mental Health Crisis:

COAST: If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the Crisis Outreach and Support Team – COAST, the number is 905-972-8338. https://www.stjoes.ca/health-services/mental-health-addiction-services/mental-health-services/coast

Barrett Centre: The Barrett Centre provides a safe place in the community where individuals can receive help in resolving a personal crisis. The number for the Barrett Centre is 1-844-777-3571.

Counselling and Healing:

New Care Counselling: NewCare Counselling www.newcarecounselling.ca specializes in therapy for anxiety, self-esteem and relationship support (including couples counselling). We work with teens and adults, and offer in-person services in Brantford. Video and phone counselling is also available across Ontario, and our services are covered by most health insurance plans.

Valley Centre for Counselling: If you are looking for counselling services, there is Valley Centre for Counselling, you can find more information here https://valleycentreforcounselling.com/.  This will be the starting point, someone at Valley Centre for Counselling will direct you to a counsellor in person or virtually. 

IAM: Institute for Advancements in Mental Health – IAM is a community mental health organization focused on providing services and supports to individuals and families impacted by mental illness alongside with innovating solutions to mental health challenges. Their services are designed around individual needs. IAM provides support to individuals and families through; counseling, help with navigating the mental health system, education, and skill training https://www.iamentalhealth.ca/.

Resources in Hamilton:

St Joes in Hamilton: For information about Mental Health and Addiction supports provided by St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton click here: https://www.stjoes.ca/hospital-services/mental-health-addiction-services

CMHA Hamilton: There are mental health resources at CMHA Hamilton. The phone number is 905-521-0090 (not monitored 24/7) and the website is www.cmhahamilton.ca. Here is the National website for CMHA https://cmha.ca/.

More Informative Sites:

211.ca: https://211.ca/ includes information for government and community-based, non-clinical health and social services. The service can be accessed 24 hours a day, in more than 150 languages, by phone, chat, text, and web. 211 helps connect people to the right information and services.

Unsuicide: https://unsuicide.org/ includes links and descriptions of web and mobile suicide crisis services. The directory is not itself a crisis service, and does not offer counseling. Click the links to connect to help.

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