Mental Health and Crisis Resources

If anything in the survey or in your reflections on identity-based online harassment raises difficult feelings, please consider one or more of the resources below. The resources listed here are Indigenous-led wherever possible, with distinction-based supports for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.

General Indigenous supports (across Canada)

  • A 24/7 telephone and online chat service for all Indigenous Peoples across Canada, offering immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention. Counsellors are trained in cultural safety.

    •  Phone: 1-855-242-3310

    •  Online chat: hopeforwellness.ca

    •  Languages: English and French at all times; Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut available on request

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • A national First Nations-led organization supporting Indigenous mental wellness, with online resources, regional supports, and connection to local Indigenous mental health services.

    •  Website: fpwc.ca

  • Emotional and crisis referral services for Survivors of residential schools and their families. Open to all Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

    •  Phone: 1-866-925-4419

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • Indigenous Peoples can connect with an Indigenous volunteer crisis responder, when available, by text. Although named for youth, the adult text line is open to all ages.

    •  For young people (up to ages 29): text FIRST NATIONS, INUIT, or METIS to 686868

    •  For adults: text FIRST NATIONS, INUIT, or METIS to 741741

  • A Métis-led private clinical and consulting practice based in Toronto, providing culturally grounded psychotherapy and clinical support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. Services include individual and group psychotherapy, community wellness circles, and consultation. A low-fee clinic offers reduced-cost sessions for Indigenous folks aged 16+ facing financial barriers. Sessions are available in person in Toronto or virtually for Ontario residents. This is a clinical practice rather than a 24/7 crisis line.

    •  Website: weavingwellness.ca

    •  Email (intake and low-fee clinic): intake@weavingwellness.ca

  • Canada's national suicide crisis line. Free and confidential.

    •  Phone or text: 9-8-8

    •  Website: 988.ca

    •  Languages: English and French

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • Free national network providing support to people thinking about suicide and to those who have been affected by suicide.

    •  Phone (24/7): 1-833-456-4566

    •  Text (4pm to midnight Eastern Time): 45645

    •  Website: talksuicide.ca

  • Free mental health and substance use support, including immediate crisis support, peer support, and counselling sessions with a qualified mental health professional.

    •  Website: wellnesstogether.ca

    •  Phone (Adults): 1-866-585-0445

First Nations-specific supports

  • A First Nations and Indigenous-specific crisis line for and by First Nations and Indigenous Peoples, serving British Columbia 24 hours a day. Crisis intervention operators are trained in Indigenous cultural safety. While based in BC, the line is sometimes accessed by callers from elsewhere in Canada.

    •  Toll-free (BC-wide): 1-800-588-8717

    •  Adult/Elder line: 250-723-4050

    •  Child/Youth line: 250-723-2040

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • A culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women across Ontario. Available in 14 languages.

    •  Phone: 1-855-554-HEAL (1-855-554-4325)

    •  Available across Ontario

  • Crisis support staffed 24/7, available throughout Canada and the United States, provided through the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres.

    •  Phone: 1-877-209-1266

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Inuit-specific supports

  • "Kamatsiaqtut" means "thoughtful people who care" in Inuktitut. A telephone counselling service serving Nunavut, Nunavik (northern Quebec), and other remote areas of Canada, with Inuktitut-speaking volunteers available. Now a 988 partner.

    •  Toll-free: 1-800-265-3333

    •  Local (Iqaluit): 867-979-3333

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • The Hope for Wellness Helpline (listed above under Pan-Indigenous supports) provides counselling in Inuktitut on request, in addition to English and French.

    •  Phone: 1-855-242-3310

  • A free telephone counselling service for residents of Nunavut. For more information, visit your local health centre or contact the program by email.

    •  Email: healing@gov.nu.ca

Métis-specific supports

  • A 24-hour crisis line for Métis Peoples of all ages throughout British Columbia.

    •  Phone: 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722)

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • Through a partnership with Alberta Blue Cross and Homewood Health, Métis Citizens of all ages can access free, professional, confidential, and culturally sensitive counselling. Sessions are held over the phone, video, or instant messaging, in English and French. An MNA Citizenship number is required.

    •  Phone: 1-877-729-0261

    •  Online resources: homeweb.ca

    •  Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • A Métis-owned and operated mental health support line for Red River Métis Citizens experiencing sadness, stress, or anxiety. Services are confidential and available in English and French.

    •  Toll-free: 1-833-390-1041 ext. 1

    •  Local: 204-599-0238

    •  Email: mentalwellness@mmf.mb.ca

  • Support in person, over the phone, or by video call for Métis Citizens of all ages in Ontario. Service providers include mental health and addictions professionals. Help is provided in English and French.

    •  Toll-free: 1-800-263-4889 ext. 7

    •  Local: 613-798-1488

    • Culturally specific mental health and addiction supports for Métis adults, youth, and families

    • Available in English and French

    • Mental health and addiction support line: 1-855-671-5638 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm)

    • 24/7 crisis line: 1-877-767-7572