Public Health
Government of Ontario
- Ontario Ministry of Health: The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Ontario news about the 2019 novel coronavirus
Mental Health/Crisis Line Telephone Services
|
Organization |
Telephone Number |
Description of Service |
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Kids Help Phone (24 Hours) |
1-800-668-6868 |
Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. |
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First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line (24Hours) |
1-855-242-3310 |
Immediate, culturally competent telephone counselling, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is available in English, French and upon request in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut |
|
Telehealth Ontario |
1-866-797-0000 |
Free, confidential telephone service you can call to get health advice or general health information from a Registered Nurse. |
|
TeenLine |
1-800-852-8336 Or text TEEN to 839863 |
Confidential hotline for teenagers for mental health |
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Assaulted Women’s Helpline |
1-866-863-0511 (Toll Free) 1-866-863-7868 (TTY) |
24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line to all woman who have experienced abuse including: counselling, emotional support, information and referrals. |
|
Good2Talk |
1-866-925-5454 |
Free, professional and confidential counselling support for post-secondary students in Ontario |
|
Naseeha Youth Helpline |
1-866-627-3342 |
Peer support for Muslim youth. |
|
Trans Life Line |
1-877-330-6366 |
Peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. |
|
LGBT Youthline |
1-800-268-9688 Chat www.youthline.ca |
Confidential and non-judgmental peer support through our telephone, text and chat services for lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirited, queer and questioning young people. Get in touch with a peer support volunteer from Sunday to Friday, 4:00PM to 9:30 PM. |
Finances
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Employment and Social Development Canada
- Service Canada now has a dedicated number for Employment Insurance claims exclusively related to COVID-19. The number is: 1-833-381-2725
Education
The Minister of Education announced the first phase of a new online portal to support learning at home while schools are closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Helping Young Children
- How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus, PBS Kids
- Talking to your anxious child about COVID-19, CMHO
- Helping Children Cope with Emergencies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Covibook: Supporting and reassuring children around the world (in multiple languages), Mindheart
- How to Talk to Kids and Teens About the Coronavirus, Psychology Today
- How can we talk to kids about COVID-19? Be “realistically reassuring”, Canadian Paediatric Society
Youth Resources
- Resources around me, Kids Help Phone
- How can I cope with my feelings about the future?, Kids Help Phone
- Tips on how to manage your mental health during COVID-19, Canadian Mental
Health Association First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Resources and Information
- COVID-19 concerns, closures have families and communities heading out on the land, CBC News
- Decolonizing community care in response to COVID-19, NDN Collective
- Traditional Indigenous Kinship Practices at Home: Being Child-Centered During the Pandemic, Indigenous Motherhood
- There’s a massive free catalogue of Indigenous films online — and we have 6 picks to get you started, CBC News
