If you are in crisis, please use the emergency information you will find below or call 911.
Suicide crisis helpline 988
For immediate assistance, call the Ottawa Distress Centre at 613-238-3311 or visit your nearest emergency room.
Mental Health Crisis Line
Age 16 years and up
Ottawa: 613-722-6914
Toll-free outside Ottawa: 1-866-996-0991 Crisis text line: Text HOME to #686868
Website: www.crisisline.ca
Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis.
The crisis line is available in Ottawa, Renfrew County, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Counties, Akwesasne and Prescott & Russell Counties.
Youth Services Bureau Age 18 years and under
Ottawa: 613-260-2360
Toll free for Eastern Ontario: 1-877-377-7775
E-mail: crisis@ysb.on.ca
This Crisis Line service is for children and youth ages 18 and under, who are experiencing a crisis, and/or for parents, guardians, caregivers, friends or service providers who are concerned about a young person in crisis.
Kids Help Phone
Ages 5 – 20 years
Ottawa: 1-800-668-6868
Distress Centre: 613-238-3311
Website: www.kidshelpphone.ca
Ottawa and Area: If you are depressed, in distress, or in crisis, call the Distress Centre.