General Links
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
www.camh.ca
Employment Hamilton
Employment Hamilton
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Mental Health and Wellness Centre
Support Groups and Communities
eMentalHealth.ca
Support a Friend or Family Member
NDConnect, Canadian-Made social platform dedicated to providing community and mentorship for neurodivergent individuals www.ndconnect.app
Survivor Bereavement Groups
Aboriginal Health Centre
678 Main St. E., Hamilton, ON L8M 1K2
905-544-4320, info@dahac.ca
Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO), Hamilton Burlington Branch, Self Help groups to support families whose child of any age has died: 905-318-0070, www.bereavedfamilies.net
Heartache2Hope offers bereavement support to anyone of any age who’ve experienced a suicide loss. Their services include support groups as well as a helpline.
Location: 1155 North Service Rd. West, Unit 11, Oakville, ON L6M 3E3
905.599.HOPE (4673), info@heartache2hope.com
Crisis Lines
COAST (Crisis Outreach and Support Team)
905-972-8338, www.stjoes.ca/health-services/mental-health-addiction-services/mental-health-services/coast
Distress Centre Halton
www.dchalton.ca
- For Burlington – 905-681-1488
- For Hamilton – 905-561-5800
Emergency 911
Hope for Wellness Hotline – Indigenous Support
1-855-242-3310,www.hopeforwellness.ca
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868, kidshelpphone.ca/
LGBTQ Youth Line
1-800-268-9688, www.youthline.ca
Salvation Army Suicide Crisis Line 905-522-1477
Suicide Crisis Hotline
Call or Text 9-8-8, www.988.ca
Suicide Prevention
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
www.suicideprevention.ca/
Centre for Suicide Prevention
www.suicideinfo.ca/
International Association for Suicide Prevention
www.iasp.info/
Ontario Association for Suicide Prevention
www.ospn.ca/
Reasons to Go On Living Project
www.thereasons.ca
The Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton
www.spcch.org
Useful Guide to Signs, Actions and Prevention of Suicide:
www.whitesandstreatment.com/healthy-mind-healthy-body-suicide-prevention-guide/
Specific Resources
Autism Canada
www.autismcanada.org
Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC)
caddac.ca
Mood Disorders Society of Canada
mdsc.ca
PTSD Coach Canada is an app to help learn about and manage symptoms of PTSD. There is also a website version of educational content found within the app.
www.veterans.gc.ca/en/about-vac/resources/stay-connected/mobile-applications/ptsd-coach-canada
Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC)
schizophrenia.ca
Other Organizations
The Jack Project
www.thejackproject.org/
The Trevor Project provides information about suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth
www.thetrevorproject.org