Resources

Our Resources

Advocating Against Human Trafficking

Helpline Support:

• Kids Help Phone

  • Phone: 1-800-668-6868

• Ontario Mental Health Helpline

  • Phone: 1-866-531-2600

Online Reporting:

• CyberTip.ca
  • Report Online

Government Resources:

• Ontario Government
  • Human Trafficking Information

Hotline:

• Canadian Anti Trafficking Hotline
  • Toll-free: 1-833-900-1010

Campaigns and Initiatives:

• The Trap

  • Learn More

• Speak Out: Stop Sex Trafficking Campaign

  • Campaign Details

Organizations:

• Children at Risk of Exploitation (CARE)
  • Organization Website

Community Resources

References:

• OACAS Resources and Supports for Ontario Families
  • OACAS Website
  • Retrieved: 23 February 2022

Youth Support:

Help Lines / Crisis Services:

• Emergency Services

  • In case of an emergency, please dial 9-1-1.

• Distress Centres in Ontario

  • Canadian Hearing Services
  • eMentalHealth.ca

• Kids Help Phone

  • 24/7 confidential professional online and telephone counseling.
  • Phone: 1-800-668-6868
  • Website

• National Suicide Prevention Support Line (Crisis Services Canada)

  • Call: 1.833.456.4566
  • Text: 45645

• First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line

  • Immediate, culturally competent telephone counseling.
  • Phone: 1-855-242-3310
  • Website

• Black Youth Helpline

  • Support for Black youth.
  • Phone: 1-833-294-8650, 416-285-9944
  • Website

• TeenLine

  • Confidential hotline for teenagers for mental health.
  • Phone: 1-310-855-HOPE (4673), 1-800-852-8336
  • Text: TEEN to 839863

• Good2Talk

  • Free, professional, and confidential counseling support for post-secondary students in Ontario.
  • Phone: 1-866-925-5454

• Naseeha Youth Helpline

  • Peer support for Muslim youth.
  • Phone: 1-866-627-3342

• LGBT Youthline

  • Confidential and non-judgmental peer support for LGBTQ+ youth.
  • Phone: 1-800-268-9688
  • Text: 647-694-4275
  • Chat

• Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline

  • Dedicated, confidential, 24/7 human trafficking hotline.
  • Phone: 1-833-900-1010
  • Website

• Métis Nation of Ontario

  • 24-hour mental health and addictions crisis line for Métis.
  • Phone: 1-877-767-7572
  • Website

• Victim Support Line

  • Multilingual support across Ontario.
  • Phone: 1-888-579-2888, 416-314-2447 (GTA)
  • Chat

• Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Grief Support Line

  • Accessible, short-term peer brief grief emotional support.
  • Text: 289-278-1885
  • Chat
  • Website

Mental Health:

Telehealth Ontario

• Free, confidential telephone service for health advice.
• Phone: 1-866-797-0000

• Children’s Mental Health Ontario

  • Find your nearest child and youth mental health provider.
  • Website

• Mindyourmind

  • Information, resources, and tools for stress, crisis, and mental health.
  • Website

• Bounce Back and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

  • Skill-building program for managing mood, depression, anxiety, and stress.
  • Website

• The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

  • Public health information and clinical services.
  • Toll-free: 1-800-463-2338
  • Clinical Services: 416-535-8501, ext. 2
  • Website

• Takecare19

  • Mental health resources for coping through COVID-19.
  • Website

Intimate Partner Violence / Sexual Assault / Human Trafficking:

• Assaulted Women's Helpline

  • 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line for women who have experienced abuse.
  • Phone: 1-866-863-0511 (Toll Free), 416-863-0511 (Toronto)
  • TTY
  • Website

• Fem’aide

  • French-speaking women support for gender-based violence.
  • Phone: 1-877-336-2433
  • Website

• Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

  • 24-hour, multilingual, toll-free phone line for immediate crisis and referral services.
  • Phone: 1-866-887-0015

• Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres

  • List of sexual assault centres in Ontario.
  • Website

• Radius Child and Youth Services

  • Clinical assessment and counseling services for children, youth, and families affected by interpersonal abuse.
  • Website