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Crisis & Community Resources

If you are in crisis and in need of immediate attention, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital*

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*The closest emergency department to 勛圖眻畦 (TMU) downtown Toronto campus is St. Michael's Hospital (30 Bond Street).

*The closest emergency department to 勛圖眻畦 (TMU) Brampton campus is Brampton Civic Hospital (2100 Bovaird Dr E).

National suicide crisis helpline available to support you 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Who is this for? Any individual who is in crisis or is concerned for someone elses wellbeing.

Hours: 24/7

Call or text: 988

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2-Spirited People of the First Nations provides crisis support to the 2-Spirit community including: crisis intervention, harm reduction, traditional supports, Mental Health supports and more.

Who is this for? 2-Spirit peoples and First Nations, M矇tis, and Inuit community members

&紳莉莽梯;Call: 211 to be dispatched

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Provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.

Who is this for? At risk and vulnerable individuals in Peel Region 

Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

Call: 905-459-7777

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A grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support for the trans community, by the trans community.

 Who is this for? Trans people in crisis

&紳莉莽梯;晨棗喝娶莽:&紳莉莽梯;Monday to Friday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Call: 877-330-6366 

211 is the mental health related crisis line. Individuals in crisis or second party callers can call 211 and be connected to a 211 dispatcher. Your call will then be dispatched to the TCCS crisis team. TCCS provides non-emergency mental health crisis support:

  • Crisis intervention
  • Primary care
  • Harm reduction
  • Traditional supports
  • Basic life needs
  • Mental health supports
  • Referral coordination
  • System navigation
  • Family support

Who is this for? Anyone in the City of Toronto

Hours: 24/7

Call: 211

More information:  or 

The Gerstein Crisis Centre offers 24/7 telephone support, in-person mobile crisis team, community support referrals, substance use crisis management, follow-up, and access to short-term crisis beds.

Who is this for? Adults 16 years or older

Hours: 24/7

Call: 416-929-5200

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Free, confidential services. Volunteer crisis responders and professional counsellors are there to help in English, French, and interpretation is also available in 100+ languages.

Who is this for? Post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia

Hours: 24/7

Call: 1-866-925-5454

Text: GOOD2TALKON to 686868

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Location: 

30 Bond Street
Toronto, ON M5B 1W8

The emergency entrance is located at the corner of Victoria St. and Shuter St.

Phone: 

416-360-4000

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Location: 

Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Avenue
Toronto, ON 
M5G 1X5

Phone: 

416-596-4200 

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Location: 

2100 Bovaird Dr E
Brampton, ON 
L6R 3J7

Phone: 

905-494-2120

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Location: 

200 Elizabeth Street
Toronto, ON
M5G 2C4

Phone: 

416-340-4800 

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Who is this for?

Adult individuals with substance use or mental health issues.

Location: 

Psychiatric Emergency Department
1051 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M6J 1H3

Phone: 

416-535-8501 (press 2 for centralized info, intake, and scheduling for most services)

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Location: 

20 Lynch St
Brampton, ON 
L6W 2Z8

Phone: 

905-494-2120

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Please contact the Office of Student Care if: 

  • You learn a student has died
  • You learn a student has been arrested
  • You learn a student is currently hospitalized or is re-entering studies from hospitalization
  • You suspect a student is in distress and/or is experiencing complex underlying issues outside of purely academic

Email: studentcare@torontomu.ca

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