Emergency Contacts
Crisis Line: (24/7) 613-544-4229 or toll-free 1-866-6005
Kids Help Phone: (24/7) 1-800-668-6868 or Text CONNECT to 686868 for 24/7 help via texting
Telephone Aid Line: 7:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. / 613-544-1771
Sexual Assault Centre: (24/7) 613-544-6424 or toll-free 1-877-544-6424
Maltby Centre: Child Teen Family Counselling / 613-546-8535
Kingston Interval House: Emergency Shelter for women, children and youth / 613-546-1777
Home Base Housing: Emergency shelter for youth, families and adults / 613-542-6672
FUSE LGTBQ+ Youth Group (under 19 years) 844a Princess St., Kingston, Ontario / 613-545-3698
Frontenac Community Mental Health & Addiction Services: 613-546-1758
Additional Resources
Mental Health Foundation: Provides information and support for mental health issues.
National Alliance on Mental Illness: Offers advocacy, education, support, and public awareness so that all individuals affected by mental illness can build better lives.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Provides information on prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through education, practice, and research.
Mental Health America: Promotes mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services, early identification and intervention for those at risk, and integrated care, services, and support for those who need it.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: Funds research to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness.
Crisis Text Line: Free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Provides free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
Veterans Crisis Line: Connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
Child Helpline International: A global network of child helplines that works to protect the rights of children worldwide.
Lifeline Australia: Provides all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Befrienders Worldwide: Offers emotional support to prevent suicide worldwide.
Your Life Counts: A resource for crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
TrevorSpace: An online international peer support community for LGBTQ young people and their friends.
It Gets Better Project: Aims to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ youth around the globe.
The Trevor Project: Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25.
Youthline Canada: Offers confidential and non-judgmental peer support for LGBTQ youth by phone, text, and chat.
ReachOut: A youth mental health service that helps young people through tough times.
Samaritans: Offers a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you.
Headspace: National Youth Mental Health Foundation in Australia providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25-year-olds.
Coolmind: Provides mental health resources and support for young people.
Farah & Farah: Traumatic Accidents and Mental Health: Provides information and resources on the mental health impacts of traumatic accidents.
Mind UK: Provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.