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Mental Health & Wellness Resources

Feeling Distressed? Find support that matches your needs.


If there is an IMMEDIATE RISK, call Suicide Crisis Help Line at 988 or call 911.


Below you will find resources for:

  1. Crisis Support (immediate & 24/7)
  2. One-on-one support (ongoing, long-term counseling)
  3. Group Therapy 
  4. Self-guided and peer-led activities
  5. Mental health resource directories 


I. CRISIS SUPPORT — Immediate & 24/7


U of T Telus Health Student Support

Phone: 1-844-451-9700
Download the app: Google Store or Apple Store

Chat with a counsellor directly from your phone. Provides 24/7 services in 146 languages, and immediate support in 35 languages over chat. 

 

Good2Talk

Phone: 1-866-925-5454
Website: Good2Talk 

24/7 support for post-secondary students in Ontario. Professional counselling and referrals for mental health, addiction, and well-being. 

 


II. ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT — Ongoing, Long-term Counselling


Health and Wellness

Phone: 416-978-8030, select option #5
Emailmentalhealth.hwc@utoronto.ca
Website: Health and Wellness
Address: 700 Bay Street, 12th floor, Toronto

Get assessed by a professional in your first appointment, and be matched to a service right for you and your needs, including long-term counselling. 

 

Psychology Today

WebsitePsychology Today

Find a licensed private therapist based on a variety of filters including your insurance provider, region, needs, cultural background, and more.

 

OISE Psychology Clinic

Phone: 416-978-0620
Website: OISE Psychology Clinic
Address: Suite 7-296, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Comprehensive and confidential assessment and intervention services typically provided by graduate students doing their clinical training under the supervision of faculty and staff psychologists. 

 

CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)

Phone: 416-535-8501, select option #2 (from GTA) or 1-800-463-2338 (toll free)
Website: CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
Address: multiple locations (Queen St. West, College St., Spadina Ave.)

Assessments, brief intervention, inpatient programs, day hospital services, continuing care, and outpatient services. 

 

III. GROUP THERAPY 


Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program

Website: Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program

Free, publicly funded, short-term cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with a psychotherapist, providing goal-oriented support. 

 

IV. SELF-GUIDED AND PEER-LED ACTIVITIES


Peer-led Wellness Workshops – workshops led by undergraduate and graduate work-study and volunteer students.

Better Coping Skills – sessions help you to recognize thoughts that are getting in the way of your success and create a toolkit to improve self-management.

Student Life Workshops – general life and coping skills workshops, and specific programs to address issues like exam anxiety. Offered by Health and Wellness.

Bounceback – self-guided program for people experiencing mild-to-moderate anxiety or depression, or may be feeling low, stressed worried, irritable or angry. 

 

V. MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE DIRECTORIES


UofT Mental Health – information about available internal and external mental health resources.

NAVI – chat-based virtual assistant that can provide mental health resources and other general information.

City of Toronto – list of municipally compiled mental health resources.

Mind Your Mind – offers information on where to call from Canada or United States of America if you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis.