Up to date information on Drop-ins, Food Banks, Assessment Centres and Essential Services

Up to date information on Shelters, Food Banks, Assessment Centres and Essential Services

Toronto Drop-In Network

Mental Health - Counselling - Help Lines


Counselling, Mental Health Crisis Support and Help Lines


 Help Lines:


  • Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 
  • Good2Talk: 1-866-925-5454
  • LGBT Youthline: 1-800-268-9688 or text 647-694-4275
  • Connex Ontario: 1-866-531-2600
  • ReachOut 24/7: 1-866-531-2600
  • Trans Lifeline Hotline - 1-877-330-6366
  • First Nations, Metis and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line 1-855-242-3310
  • Assaulted Women’s Helpline, free at 1-866-863-0511 or TTY 1-866-863-7868 #SAFE (#7233)
  • Interval House 416-924-1491 or 1-888-293-5516
  • Legal Aid 1-800-668-8258 Two hours of free legal advice If you need legal advice right now about immigration or refugee matter or a family issue


Managing your mental health


Online Talk Therapy
  • Stella's Place Mental Health Supports through phone, video or Bean Bag Chat app
  • Tangerine Telephone Counselling: 45-minute telephone-based brief consultations on Wednesdays
  • COVID19 Therapists - Facilitating free mental health services for Ontario COVID-19 healthcare providers
  • Big White Wall - is a free, online mental health and wellbeing service that helps people who are dealing with everyday stressors or major life events. Available 24/7/365
  • 7 Cups connects you to caring listeners for free emotional support 24/7; or be a listener for others
  • Virus Anxiety A great resource especially designed for youth (but appropriate for adults) for coping with mental health aspects of COVID-19
  • Bounce Back Ontario Online support through CMHA for adults and youth 15+ to help build skills to manage anxiety and depression
  • Big White Wall Online peer support for people living with anxiety and mild-moderate depression



Good Things In Life is hosting an "End Loneliness" Challenge.



Here's what's involved: 
"Free Facebook group with daily prompts, suggestions and support to help you and your family stay positive and make a difference in your community.
We can get connected, stay connected and help the people in our community who are alone and lonely."




Online supports for people with substance use issues:


  • AA

  • Narcotics Anonymous

  • CA

  • Smart Recovery

  • In The Rooms Offers 130 weekly meetings and an online community of support using a variety of 12-step and non-12-step traditions.

  • Connex Ontario Ontario’s centralized access point for addiction, mental health and problem gambling resources
































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