Crisis lines (available 24/7):
310 COPE (24/7, based in York Region, available all over Ontario) 1-855-310-2673
24.7 Crisis (24/7 calls, Peel Region) 1-888-811-2222
Gerstein Centre (24/7 calls, Toronto) 416-929-5200
Canada-wide suicide crisis line (24/7 calls, 4pm-12am ET texts) 1-833-456-4566 or text “HOME” to 686868 (previously for youth, expanded to all adults in 2020.)
Fem’aide (en francais, 24/7) 1-877-336-2433, ATS 1-866-860-7082
Assaulted Women’s Helpline (24/7, Ontario) 1-866-863-0511, TTY 1-866-863-7868
Trans Lifeline (peer-run fully anonymous distress line) 1-877-330-6366
Talk4Healing (24/7 support for and by indigenous women): 1-855-554-HEAL (4325), https://www.beendigen.com/programs/talk4healing/
Support Lines (hours vary)
LGBTQ+ Youthline (current text and online chat only, 16-29yo, Sun-Fri 4pm-9:30pm) youthline.ca/get-support/ways-we-support, 647-694-4275
Mental Health Service Directories
Free therapies/ Coaching
Find a GP psychotherapist (covered by OHIP where available)
Apps
Insight Timer (meditations and mindfulness) https://insighttimer.com/en-ca
Smiling Mind (meditations, info videos, mindfulness) https://www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app
Books
The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Guide to Regaining Emotional Control & Becoming Whole – Arielle Schwartz, PhD
The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel Van Der Kolk
Mind Over Mood – Greenberger and Padesky
10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques – Margaret Wehrenberg
10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques – Margaret Wehrenberg
7 Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman and Nan Silver
Don’t Panic – Reid Wilson
Burnout for Dummies – Eva Selhub, MD
Getting Over OCD – A 10 Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life – Jonathan S. Abramowitz
I’m Crazy – Adam Bourret
Overcoming Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours – Charles Mansueto et al
The Buddha and the Borderline – Kiera Van Gelder
Pain is Really Strange – Steve Haines
The Ethical Slut – Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
Whipping Girl – Julia Serano
Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws – Kate Bornstein
Videos/ podcasts
Guy Winch, Emotional First Aid
The CBT Dive with Lady Ativan a.k.a Rahim Thawer, RSW
Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch