Helplines
Reach Out
A free, 24/7, confidential mental health and addictions support and services line for people living in Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford and London. If you need mental health and addictions help, Reach Out is the one service you should connect with.
Call 519-433-2023 or 1-866-933-2023
Text 519-433-2023
Web Chat: https://reachout247.ca/
988: Canada’s Suicide Crisis Helpline
If you are feeling like you have lost hope and are struggling to cope, if you are dealing with thoughts of suicide, or if you are worried about someone else,
9-8-8 is here for you. When you reach out, a trained responder will listen without judgement, provide support and understanding, and can tell you about resources that will help.
Call 9-8-8
Text 9-8-8
Visit https://988.ca/
211 Ontario
211 is a helpline that easily connects people to the social services, programs, and community supports they need.
Tandem (under 18)
Offers free child and youth mental health support, 24/7.
Call 519-433-0334
24/7 Support Line – CMHA Thames Valley
The Support Line provides confidential listening and support to individuals 16+ any time of day or night. Whether you are anxious, depressed, lonely, overwhelmed or just need to talk something through with someone, you will find a supportive and caring person at our end of the line.
Call 519-601-8055
Black Youth Helpline
Black Youth Helpline serves all youth and specifically responds to the need for a Black youth specific service, positioned and resourced to promote access to professional, culturally appropriate support for youth, families and schools.
Call 1-833-294-8650
Available everyday 9:00am – 10:00pm
Hope for Wellness
The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous people across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1-855-242-3310
Web Chat: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
Naseeha
Provides a confidential helpline for young Muslims to receive immediate, anonymous, and confidential support over the phone from 12pm – 12am, 7 days a week.
Call 1-866-627-3342
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is the nation’s only crisis and peer-support hotline, staffed by trans people, for trans people. The Hotline operates 24/7.
Call 1-800-330-6366
Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people in English and French.
Call 1-800-668-6868
Text 686868
LGBT Youthline
At YouthLine, all our HelpLine volunteers are trained peer supporters aged 16-29, coming from a diversity of 2SLGBTQ+ identities and lived experiences. We serve all of Ontario.
Text 647-694-4275
Web Chat: https://www.youthline.ca/