SAFety/suicide prevention/self-harm resources

Halton Region: Reach Out Centre for Kids:

If you are in crisis, contact our 24/7 ROCK Crisis Line at 905-878-9785 or Click Here

You deserve to be heard. We’re here to listen.

A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

If your safety is at risk, call 9-1-1 right away.

Call 9-8-8 or Text 9-8-8

What happens when you call or text

One Stop Talk:

“More than ever, children and youth are facing increasingly difficult mental health challenges. The help can’t come quick enough. So, we created One Stop Talk. Our free service provides immediate access to mental health services, when they’re needed, wherever they’re needed. We provide culturally safe and appropriate support to every corner of the province. Our certified therapists’ experiences and backgrounds are as diverse as the communities they support.”

CMHA Halton: 24/7 Crisis Line – COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team)

If you are in crisis, call COAST 24/7 at 1-877-825-9011

Hamilton Region: COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team)

24-hour / 7 days a week COAST Crisis Line
905-972-8338

COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team) provides services to people experiencing a crisis related to mental health and addictions. COAST is a unique partnership between mental health professionals from St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and specially trained police officers from Hamilton Police Service. COAST is not a rapid-response unit. If your situation is a life threatening emergency, please call 911.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Crisis Resources

McMaster Children’s Hospital:

Youth Suicide Prevention Video Series

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

When a Family Member is Thinking About Suicide

Government of Canada:

Preventing Suicide: When And How To Help

My Safety Plan: Be prepared. Make a Safety Plan.

A safety plan is a prioritized list of coping strategies and sources of support. It can help you to identify what leads to your thoughts of suicide, and how to feel better when you are having these thoughts. As a result, you can help yourself to stay safe.

Self Injury Outreach & Support:

As part of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University, we are a non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.