Mental Health Crisis Support — Canada
If you’re in distress or supporting someone else, you deserve clear next steps. Start with the option that feels most doable — phone, text, chat, or local urgent care.
Not sure where to begin? Choose one action: call/text, chat, or find local urgent care. You can switch options any time.
If you’re thinking about suicide or worried about someone else, you can call or text 9-8-8 in Canada.
Talk to a counsellor: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868.
If you’re supporting someone, keep it small: stay present, ask “Are you safe right now?”, then choose one next step.
Try one: cold water, paced breathing, grounding (5–4–3–2–1), safe distraction, or sitting beside someone quietly.
These buttons link to regional service directories (and one official crisis services page where available). If you want, we can later replace each card with a direct crisis line + urgent care contact per region in a tidy-up pass.
Add/replace these links once your Canada subpages are published (Youth/Teens, LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergent, Parents & Carers, Cultural & Community).
