Need Help? Seek one of the many reosurces available.
It is important to talk to someone you trust or a professional. In addition to talking to someone, it may be useful to find out more information about what you are experiencing.
If you are in crisis now and feel that you are going to hurt yourself or someone else please get yourself to your nearest hospital emergency room or call 911 and tell them it is a psychiatric emergency.
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health information and counseling resources. Nothing here is meant to replace professional care.
If this is an emergency, call 9-1-1.
Talk to an information and referral counsellor or get more information by calling the 24/7 Victim Support Line at 1-888-579-2888, or 416-314-2447 , or chat online Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The multilingual line provides services across Ontario, in most languages spoken in the province.
Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region
613) 238-3311
Anonymous, confidential, 24-hr.
English Language service
Hope for Wellness Help Line
1-855-242-3310
This help line gives free national telephone crisis intervention and counselling support for First Nations and Inuit.
Available toll-free, 24/7
Kids Help Phone
YSB Crisis Line for youth
613-260-2360 (Youth Services Bureau) 24/7
crisis support
Tel-Aide Outaouais
613-741-6433
Francophone mental health crisis support by telephone
8 a.m. to midnight every day.
LGBT Youthline
1-800-268-9688
Confidential and non-judgmental peer support through telephone, text and chat
Services from Sunday to Friday, 4:00PM to 9:30 PM
Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
(613)562-2333
(613)562-3860 TTY
24/7 support to survivors of sexual violence
Ottawa Sexual Assault Support Centre
613 234 2266
Support line, counselling for survivors of sexual violence