🧍‍♀️ For Women & Gender-Diverse Folks

• Assaulted Women’s Helpline
  24/7 phone and TTY support for women who’ve experienced abuse.
  Crisis line, safety planning, counselling, peer support
  View Assaulted Women’s Helpline

• Interim Place
  Support for women and trans folks experiencing abuse or violence.
  1:1 support, crisis response, housing support
  View Interim Place

• Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Violence
  24/7 multilingual support for men, trans men, and non-binary people who’ve experienced sexual abuse—recent or long ago.
  Crisis line, guided tools, referrals
  View Support Services for Male Survivors

• Trans Lifeline
  A peer-run support line by and for trans people across North America.
  Peer support, harm reduction, resource navigation
  View Trans Lifeline

🌈 For 2SLGBTQ+ Communities

• LGBT YouthLine
  Peer support via text, chat, or phone for 2SLGBTQ+ youth across Ontario. Run by folks with lived experience.
  Peer support, resources, affirming space
  View LGBT YouthLine

• The 519
  A queer community hub offering mental health programs, groups, and housing help.
  Counselling, peer support, education
  View The 519

• Trans Lifeline
  (Listed above, but here too!)
  Peer-run crisis line, emotional support
  View Trans Lifeline

• YouthLink
  Mental health services for youth, with dedicated 2SLGBTQ+ programming.
  Counselling, group support, housing, education
  View YouthLink

• Stella’s Place
  Peer-based programs for young adults (16–29), including LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-focused groups.
  Drop-in, counselling, group programs, peer support
  View Stella’s Place

• Sherbourne Health – 2SLGBTQ+ Health
  Provides primary care and mental health services tailored to 2SLGBTQ+ individuals.
  Visit Sherbourne Health

✊🏽 For BIPOC & Racialized Communities

• Across Boundaries
  Offers holistic, culturally affirming mental health care for Black and racialized communities in Toronto.
  Counselling, case management, groups
  View Across Boundaries

• Anishnawbe Health Toronto
  Indigenous-led health centre combining traditional healing with Western services.
  Crisis support, counselling, healing circles
  View Anishnawbe Health Toronto

• Hope for Wellness Helpline
  24/7 counselling for Indigenous peoples in Canada—call or chat in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, or Inuktitut.
  Immediate crisis support, culturally relevant care
  View Hope for Wellness

• Black Youth Helpline
  Daily phone support and community-based care for Black youth and families.
  Crisis support, referrals, school-based programs
  View Black Youth Helpline

• Hong Fook Mental Health Services
  Mental health programs for East and Southeast Asian communities in multiple languages.
  Counselling, groups, education, family support
  View Hong Fook

🧠 For Anxiety, Mood, and General Mental Health Support

• Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
  Programs for folks living with depression, bipolar, anxiety, or stress—plus support for family members.
  Peer groups, education, workshops, self-guided tools
  View Mood Disorders Ontario

• Anxiety Canada
  Practical, evidence-based tools for managing anxiety, including their free MindShift CBT app.
  Self-guided tools, education
  View Anxiety Canada

• BounceBack Ontario
  Guided self-help for anxiety and low mood with free access to a coach (no referral needed).
  Coaching, videos, workbooks, CBT-based tools
  View BounceBack

• Wellness Together Canada
  National platform with self-assessments, journaling tools, and live text or phone support.
  Self-help, real-time coaching, free therapy sessions
  View Wellness Together

• Togetherall
  An anonymous, peer-to-peer mental health platform moderated by professionals.
  Online community, self-guided tools
  View Togetherall

📞 In Crisis or Need to Talk Now?

These are 24/7 and open to anyone—no matter the issue.

• Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
  Free, 24/7 support if you’re in distress or thinking about suicide.
  Phone and text-based support, crisis prevention
  View Distress Centres

• Gerstein Crisis Centre
  Mobile crisis teams and a 24/7 crisis line for adults in Toronto.
  Phone support, in-person visits, wellness programs
  View Gerstein Crisis Centre

• Crisis Services Canada
  National crisis and suicide prevention line.
  24/7 crisis support by phone or text
  View Crisis Services Canada

• Hope for Wellness
  (Also listed above under BIPOC resources)
  Crisis counselling for Indigenous peoples
  View Hope for Wellness

• Good2Talk
  For post-secondary students in Ontario needing immediate support.
  24/7 phone/text support, referrals, resources
  View Good2Talk

🧘 Mindfulness & Meditation Resources

Apps (Evidence-Based & Beginner-Friendly)

Insight Timer
Free access to thousands of meditations, music, and talks from teachers around the world. Great for sleep, stress, anxiety, and focus.
Visit Insight Timer

Smiling Mind
Developed by psychologists and educators, this free app offers age-specific programs for adults, kids, and teens.
Visit Smiling Mind

Medito Foundation
Medito Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to improving mental wellbeing and helping people cope better with depression, stress, anxiety, and any other negative states of mind.
Visit Medito Foundation