Emergency Help Lines
ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORED BY
Jack.org
A Canadian charity that trains and empowers young leaders with the mission to revolutionize mental health in each province and territory.
Youth Wellness Hubs
An organization that includes 27 YWHO Hub Networks in Ontario providing high-quality integrated youth services to support the well-being of young people aged 12 to 25, including mental health and substance use supports, primary health care, community and social supports, etc.
True Patriot Love
Delivers online and telephone coaching to military and Veteran families whose children live with anxiety, depression or behavioural concerns.
United Way 211
211 is a free, confidential information and helpline service for anyone looking for community and social resources close to home. you can reach the help you need via a call or online.
Good2Talk Post-Secondary Student Helpline
Good2Talk is a free, confidential and anonymous helpline providing professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions. ON, Canada, 1-866-925-5454.
Talk Suicide Canada
Are you thinking about suicide? Talk Suicide is here to listen. Call 1-1-833-456-4566 toll-free, anytime – or text 45645 between from 4 pm to midnight EST.
Distress Centres Ontario
Distress Centres Ontario (DCO) is a non-profit association of community-based distress centres in Ontario. If you are in distress or crisis and need. 416-486-2242
ConnexOntario
Ontario-wide information and referral for people experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues. Service is provided 24/7/365 by toll-free telephone, 1-866-531-2600
Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only bilingual phone and on-line counselling service for youth. It’s free, anonymous and confidential. Professional. 416-586-5437
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
You deserve to be heard. We’re here to listen. A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Call or text 988.
Assaulted Women's Helpline
Free, anonymous, confidential 24-hr telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario. 416-863-0511
Mental Health Statistics in Canada [Updated June 11, 2024] - Compiled by Olivia James
- Half of Canadians will have faced some level of mental health issues by the time they turn 40.
- Younger people in Canada are the group most likely to have a mental health condition.
- Studies have established a clear link between substance abuse and mental health.
- People on the lowest incomes are three to four times as likely to have poor or fair mental health compared to people on the highest incomes.
- Between 23% and 67% of homeless people in Canada have a mental health condition.
- Almost 4,000 people die by suicide in Canada every year.
- The number of Canadians reporting their mental health as good or excellent fell following the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The number of people who feel regularly stressed almost doubled following the pandemic.
- Approximately 1.2 million children and young people in Canada are affected by mental illness.
- Mental health costs the Canadian economy about $50 billion per year.