Support
If you need someone right now.
These are real services staffed by people, free to call or text, and open around the clock. You do not have to be in danger to use them. Not knowing what else to do is reason enough.
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Anyone in Canada thinking about suicide, or worried about someone who is.
24 hours a day, every day. English and French.
Kids Help Phone
Young people across Canada. Professional counsellors by phone; trained volunteer crisis responders by text.
24 hours a day, every day. Support in multiple languages.
ConnexOntario
Finding mental health, addiction, or gambling services near you in Ontario.
24 hours a day, every day. Support in over 130 languages.
Hope for Wellness Help Line
Indigenous people across Canada. Counselling and crisis intervention.
Online chat at hopeforwellness.ca
24 hours a day, every day. English and French.
What we are, and what we are not
Pathway to Hope provides education and community resources. We do not provide counselling, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency response, and we are not a crisis service.
The courses on this site are education. They can help you understand what is happening and what tends to help, but they cannot assess you, treat you, or respond in an emergency. If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1.