Emergency After Hour Supports

Emergency Services - 911​

  • 24/7 Community Resource Directory - 211

  • 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line - 1-888-429-8167​​

  • Wellness Together Canada - 1-866-585-0445 (adults) / 1-888-668-6810 (youth). Or Text WELLNESS to 741741

  • NS Crisis Text Line (24/7) - Text NSSTRONG to 741741

  • Indian Residential School Survivor 24 Hour Crisis Line - 1-866-925-4419

  • NS Mi'kmaq Crisis and Referral Line - 1-855- 379-2099

  • Talk Suicide Canada (If you are thinking about suicide or worried about someone else. Available 24/7) - 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645 (text services only available 5PM – 1AM)

  • Good2Talk (Post-Secondary Students) - 1-833-292-3698

  • Hope for Wellness Help Line (Experienced and culturally competent counsellors available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Phone and chat counselling is available in English and French. On request, phone counselling is also available in Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut) - 1-855-242-3310. Online chat available at hopeforwellness.ca

  • Youth / BIPOC Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone - 1-800-668-6868 or text 'home' to 686868 for kids. Indigenous Peoples can connect with an Indigenous volunteer crisis responder, when available, by texting FIRST NATIONS, INUIT or METIS to 686868 and Black youth can text RISE to 686868 for specialized supports as well

  • Trans Lifeline - (Trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive) - 1-877-330-6366

  • NISA Helpline (Muslim Women) - 1-888-315-NISA (6472)

  • Postpartum Support International Helpline - 1-800-944-4773

  • Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline  - 1-833-900-1010

  • National Overdose Response Service - 1-888-688-NORS (6677)