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

Call your emergency number if you or someone is in immediate danger and/or if you or someone is thinking of suicide, in Canada, the emergency number is 9-1-1 .

Talk Suicide Canada: Connect to a crisis responder to get help without judgement. The number is 1-833-456-4566 24/7/365 or you can text 45645 between 4pm and Midnight (ET), https://talksuicide.ca/.

Kids Help Phone: The site for Kids Help Phone is https://kidshelpphone.ca/ and the number for Kids Help Phone is 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868.

Crisis Text Line Canada: The site for Crisis Text Line Canada is www.crisistextline.ca. Text CONNECT to 686868 powered by Kids Help Phone.

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.

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:

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 including St Joes in Hamilton and CMHA 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/.

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.

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