Emergency Help Lines
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.