Additional Support &
RESOURCES
ORGANIZATIONS IN TORONTO
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Griffin Centre
Community-based mental health services for children, youth, and adults with mental health challenges and/or developmental disabilities, and their families.
http://www.griffincentre.org
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Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
Offers free support programs to people across Ontario, and their families, who are living with depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder.
Telephone Support Line:1-866-363-MOOD (6663).
Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
http://www.mooddisorders.ca
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Family Service Toronto
"At Family Service Toronto (FST), our clients are as diverse as the city itself. We serve new immigrant families, parents & kids struggling with divorce, seniors & their caregivers, women in abusive relationships, people with intellectual disabilities, the gay & lesbian community – just to name a few!"
http://www.familyservicetoronto.org
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CAMH - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
"CAMH provides high quality, client-centred care to meet the diverse needs of people facing addiction & mental health challenges at different stages of their lives and illnesses-- from children to adults to seniors. Clinical services include assessment, brief interventions, inpatient / residential programs, day hospital services, continuing care, outpatient/ambulatory services & family support."
http://www.camh.ca
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Sheena's Place
"At Sheena’s Place we offer support to individuals, families & friends affected by eating disorders by providing a wide range of professionally facilitated support groups. We are committed to inspiring hope, reducing stigma, raising awareness & offering meaningful help & information at all stages of recovery."
http://www.sheenasplace.org
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North York Women's Centre
"NYWC is a community of diverse women providing resources & support to affect positive change. We deliver this in a safe, inclusive & welcoming environment for all women in the community of North York & surrounding areas"
http://www.nywc.org
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Across Boundaries
"Across Boundaries is a mental health centre which provides a range of supports and services to people from racialized communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) who are experiencing severe mental health problems/serious mental illness. The centre believes in a holistic approach to mental health care & operates within an anti-racism/anti-oppression framework."
http://www.acrossboundaries.ca
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Gerstein Centre
Provides a wide array of resources for those seeking to improve their lives, as well as for those in crisis. Philosophy: "To respect & appreciate that Recovery can be defined as the ability to live well in the presence or absence of one’s mental health difficulties & that each person with a mental health struggle needs to define for themselves what “living well” means. Recovery is different for everyone & can be supported by a range of service models.
To maintain a holistic approach to crisis management, ensuring users are made aware of & given information, opportunity &, if necessary, proactive assistance in accessing potentially beneficial programs & services that may positively impact quality of life.
http://www.gersteincentre.org
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Toronto Distress Centre - 416- 408-HELP (4357)
"Providing a confidential help-line service available 24 hours a day to persons in emotional distress."
http://www.torontodistresscentre.com
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Connex Ontario
"ConnexOntario provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness or gambling. We are funded by the Government of Ontario. ConnexOntario operates three helplines:
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Drug & Alcohol Helpline 1-800-565-8603
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Mental Health Helpline 1-866-531-2600
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Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline 1-888-230-3505
Our helplines are live answer 24/7, confidential and free."
http://www.connexontario.ca
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211 Ontario
"211 is the source Canadians trust when seeking information & services to deal with life's challenges. 211's award-winning telephone helpline (2-1-1) and website provide a gateway to community, social, non-clinical health and related government services. 211 helps to navigate the complex network of human services quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 100 languages."
http://www.211ontario.ca/topic/emergency-crisis-services
Kids Help Phone - 1-800-668-6868
"Kids Help Phone is a Canadian and world leader known for our expertise and continuous innovation as Canada’s only 24/7 counselling and information service for young people. Since 1989, our trained, professional counsellors have been listening to kids, often when no one else can or will. We are always there."
http://www.kidshelpphone.ca
Assaulted Women's Hotline
"For 30 years, the Assaulted Women’s Helpline has served as a free, anonymous & confidential 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.
We provide crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information & referrals accessible 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We work in tandem with community partners & sister agencies towards bridging gaps in service and identifying emerging issues or trends relevant to the women we work with."
GTA: 416-863-0511
Toll Free: 1-866-863-0511
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