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)