Resources for Support

If you’re seeking urgent or peer support for yourself or someone you care about, help is available through several crisis and support lines.

  • If you are experiencing an emergency, please contact 9-1-1 immediately or head to your nearest emergency department.

  • Text or call 9-8-8. More information is available at: https://988.ca/

  • In Niagara, COAST is affiliated with the Niagara Regional Police Service. More information is available at: https://www.niagarapolice.ca/what-we-do/community-safety/coast/

  • Call: 905-688-3711

    Text: 905-682-2719

    More information is available at: https://www.distresscentreniagara.com/

  • Niagara Sexual Assault Centre offers support and resources to sexual assault survivors and their families. More information is available at: https://www.niagarasexualassaultcentre.com/

  • Text or Call. Gillian’s Place offers shelter and resources for individuals experiencing abuse. More information can be found at: https://gilliansplace.com/

If you’re seeking community and social services, call 2-1-1 for support.

  • Call: 1-800-668-6868

    Text: CONNECT to 686868

    More information can be found at: https://kidshelpphone.ca/

  • YouthLine offers peer support to 2SLGBTQ+ individuals under 30-years-old. More information is available at: https://www.youthline.ca/

  • Call: 1-866-925-5454

    Text: GOOD2TALKON to 686868

    Available to post-secondary students. More information is available at: https://good2talk.ca/

  • Available to all Indigenous people across Canada. More information is available at: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

  • Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support, divested from police. More information is available at: https://translifeline.org/

  • Wildflower Alliance is a peer support line offering resources and connection. More information is available at: https://wildfloweralliance.org/peer-support-line/

If you have suggestions for alternative resources or feedback regarding inclusions of the resources listed, please reach out via the contact tab above.