Group wellness programs
Counsellor in the Classroom, kidshelpphone.ca/get-involved/are-you-an-educator-check-out-counsellor-in-the-classroom
Promotes discussion of mental health and wellness
- educator-led classroom activities for students in grades 4-12
- 45-minute phone or video call between class and KHP counsellor
Brighter Days: An Indigenous Wellness Program, kidshelpphone.ca/get-involved/brighter-days-an-indigenous-wellness-program
Culturally safe and engaging audio and video group sessions on mental health and wellness, including skills development, tools and resources
- pre-session video
- virtual conversation with KHP Indigenous Wellness Specialist
- package includes step-by-step booklet, resource materials and promotional gifts for youth participants
Peer-to-Peer Community, peertopeer.kidshelpphone.ca
Online peer-moderated community support forums for youth and young adults 12-26 years
Telephone, text, and online counselling and support; for telephone counselling in English and French call 1-800-668-6868, also available in over 100 languages including Arabic, Dari, Mandarin, Pashto, Russian, and Ukrainian through interpreters
- telephone, text and online (live chat) counselling and emotional support, and information and referral on a wide range of topics; anonymous and confidential
- chat available through cell phone, laptop, tablet, and desktop computer
- Resources Around Me national searchable online database of community resource listings
Crisis Text Line open to all youth in crisis, available by texting 686868 (see separate listing)
Peer2Peer, (Peer-to-Peer Community), peertopeer.kidshelpphone.ca
Community support online forum for youth 12-26 years to share experiences, offer inspiration and ask questions; available in English and French; confidential
Toronto, ON
Telephone Counselling, call 1-866-925-5454
- mental health and addiction information, professional counselling, and referral on a wide range of services on and off campus
Crisis Text Line, text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
- trained volunteer crisis responders provide listening and support; anonymous and confidential
Web Messaging, visit Good2Talk.ca/Ontario
- trained volunteer crisis responders provide confidential support through online chat
Kids Help Phone, Peer-to-Peer Community, see separate listing
Partnership of Kids Help Phone, ConnexOntario and Ontario 211 (see separate listings), and The Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions
- Operates a shelter for abused women, youth and their children who have been victims of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse
- Provides crisis services, confidential counselling, information and referral, and victim advocacy
- Provides public education and follow-up services where possible
Sexual Assault Centre
Crisis intervention and culturally sensitive counselling, supports and referrals
- a 24 hour telephone crisis line
- individual counselling and support groups
- legal support, advocacy, information, and referrals
- court support, accompaniment and advocacy program
- information on alternatives to legal justice system
- public education and training to end gender based violence in our community
- all services confidential
- Trans/ gender diverse positive environment
- Operates a 24-hour crisis line for Indigenous women and their children
- Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up
- Provides 24/7 telephone support, including text
- Offers a 12-hour mobile unit to provide in-person crisis assessment
- Operates short-term Crisis Safe Beds
Telephone support provides the following:
- Crisis assessment and intervention
- Follow-up
- Referrals to other community services
- Support to family and friends
- Wellness Planning
- Offers culturally appropriate counselling services to Indigenous women by Indigenous women, via telephone, text, or chat
- Oji-Cree
- Cree
- Algonquin
- Inuktitut
- Mohawk
- Oneida
- Odawa
- Potawatomi
- Micmac
- Black Foot
- Anishnaabe
- Moose Cree
- Swampy Cree
- English
- Free, confidential 365/24/7 support line for seniors experiencing or at-risk of abuse including physical, mental, sexual, neglect and financial
- Partnered with Assaulted Women's Helpline
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 3V4
- Criminal Law if custody is probable
- Family Law
- Child Welfare
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 3V4
- Provides family mediation services (dispute resolution) through traditional Circles
- Aims to restore harmony between family members through an agreed-upon family care plan
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 3V4
- Crisis
- Drug addiction
- Homelessness
- Human trafficking
- Lack of education
- Legal issues
- Lack of life skills and basic needs
- Mental health problems
- Violence
- Make decisions safely
- Speak and share freely
- Be acknowledged in a respectful traditional manner
- Be empowered and to build on their strengths, skills and resiliency
- Be supported through participants, family members and an Elder
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 5G8
Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario - On-site early intervention and crisis intervention
- needs assessment
- safety planning
- referrals to community services
- enhanced support for vulnerable victims
- assistance with applications to VQRP+
Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) -- assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, may include home safety, accommodation, meals, transportation, basic necessities, dependent care costs, counselling, traditional Indigenous health services, cellular phones, vision care, dental care, aids for victims with disabilities, interpretation services, crime scene cleanup, government/medical documents and funeral expenses
- Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal and treatment at a recovery facility
- No direct reimbursements are made to victims for the supports listed above
- Financial support is also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2Z3
Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, including:
- home safety
- accommodation
- meals
- transportation
- basic necessities
- dependent care costs
- counselling
- traditional Indigenous health services
- cellular phones
- vision care
- dental care
- aids for victims with disabilities
- interpretation services
- crime scene cleanup
- government/medical documents
- funeral expenses
- storage locker
- tattoo removal
- treatment at a recovery facility
Financial support also available for:
- victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
- parents of child homicide victims
- spouses of homicide victims
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6V4
- Provides individualized 24 hour emergency service to victims and survivors of sexual assault and/or domestic violence
- Provides emergency medical assessment and treatment
- Provides initial emotional and social support as well as ongoing follow-up care by specially trained nurses
Provides initial emergency care only with the patient's informed consent, and may include all or part of the following:
- Assessment and treatment of injuries
- Testing/treatment/prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV
- Emergency contraceptives
- Reassurance and emotional support
- Collection of forensic evidence including photographs
- Risk assessment and safety planning
- Referral for medical follow-up
- Referral to appropriate social services agencies
- Referral to shelter and or other relevant community resources
- Police involvement, at victims request
- Storage of forensic evidence for up to six months if the patient is uncertain about involving the authorities
Provides optional follow-up services accessible through the Sexual Assault/ Domestic Violence Victim Treatment Centre (SA/DVTC) that may include:
- Reassessment of injuries
- Further consideration of safety
- Continuing treatment and monitoring of STIs (including Hepatitis and HIV)
- Further photographs if indicated
- Appropriate referrals
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2X9
- Promotes the safety of each community through the emergency response plans coordinated by the area First Response teams
- Acts as the liaison between the communities and Nishnawbe-Aski Nation in regards to responding to regional crisis situations
- Provides training to each community's crisis coordinators, volunteer crisis teams and community members
- Provides support to community crisis coordinators with office procedures, documentation and reporting
- Facilitates intervention, counselling and support group services for community members who are experiencing some form of crisis
- Maintains and updates a Regional Crisis Response Manual that includes all the Matawa Territory communities Crisis Response Plans
- Debriefing and stabilization
- Identification of issues and appropriate referrals to community and regional resources
- Spiritual support
- Accidental deaths
- Attempted suicide
- Bullying in the schools
- Domestic assaults and violence
- Flooding and/or evacuation
- Homicide
- Loss through fire
- Sudden death
- Trauma of any form
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 4B8
Provides confidential and free support for Francophone women affected by sexual assault including the following:
- Accompaniment
- Advocacy
- Community liaison and development
- Counselling and peer support
- Information and referral
- Practical assistance
- Free lending library
- Prevention programs
- Public education
- Volunteer training
- Geraldton
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 4B2
- Provides information about the availability, selection, use and purchase of specialized technology and products to assist with tasks of daily living
- Accessible catalogues can be ordered via telephone
- Local offices can provide in-person training and technical support
- Access to online webstore here
- Provides a venue to discuss work, home life, activities of daily living, or leisure and community participation, through support groups, the Vision Mate program and immediate, confidential telephone support through the Helpline
- Specialists provide instruction and assistance to build everyday skills and confidence in one-on-one or group settings to learn to live and travel with vision loss
- Works with public libraries to provide access to reading material in braille, or in audio or e-book format
- Browse the digital collection online here
- Operates a 10-bed emergency shelter for abused women and their children
- Coordinates support services for clients
- Provides a 24-hour crisis line
- Accepts donations of clothing and household items
- Offers a secure ten unit apartment building that provides temporary (up to one year), safe, affordable housing for women and their children
- Offers a variety of support services
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
- Offers immediate on site or telephone assistance
- Dispatches call to police when deemed necessary
- Ensures victims receive support and assistance to secure their safety
- Arranges meeting family members at centre or agreed upon location to discuss possible crisis resolutions
- Crisis plan to follow in response to suicide intervention, domestic violence intervention and any other form of crisis situations that may arise in community
- Information sessions and workshops on techniques for healing strategies
Includes the following services:
- Debriefing and stabilization following crisis situation
- Advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
- Information about/referrals to appropriate resources and services
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
- Offers individual counselling for mental health issues
- Provides referral services to appropriate supports
Services offered for mental health issues can include but not limited to:
- Depression, anxiety and other mood disorders
- Stress
- Trauma
- Bipolar and related disorders
- Eating disorders
- Anger management and Partner Assault Response (PAR) program
- Crisis intervention support
- Pre-treatment and aftercare addictions recovery support
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
- Offers immediate on site or telephone assistance
- Dispatches call to police when deemed necessary
- Dispatches other supports if necessary
- Ensures victims receive support and assistance to secure their safety
- Arranges meeting family members at centre or agreed upon location to discuss possible crisis resolutions
- Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
- Provides information and referrals to appropriate resources and services
Marathon, ON, P0T 2E0
Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario - On-site early intervention and crisis intervention
- needs assessment
- safety planning
- referrals to community services
- enhanced support for vulnerable victims
- assistance with applications to VQRP+
Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) -- assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, may include home safety, accommodation, meals, transportation, basic necessities, dependent care costs, counselling, traditional Indigenous health services, cellular phones, vision care, dental care, aids for victims with disabilities, interpretation services, crime scene cleanup, government/medical documents and funeral expenses
- Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal and treatment at a recovery facility
- No direct reimbursements are made to victims for the supports listed above
- Financial support is also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims
Greenstone, ON, P0T 1M0
Provides confidential and free support for Francophone women affected by sexual assault including the following:
- Accompaniment
- Advocacy
- Community liaison and development
- Counselling and peer support
- Information and referral
- Practical assistance
- Free lending library
- Prevention programs
- Public education
- Volunteer training
Greenstone, ON, P0T 1M0
Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario - On-site early intervention and crisis intervention
- needs assessment
- safety planning
- referrals to community services
- enhanced support for vulnerable victims
- assistance with applications to VQRP+
Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) -- assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, may include home safety, accommodation, meals, transportation, basic necessities, dependent care costs, counselling, traditional Indigenous health services, cellular phones, vision care, dental care, aids for victims with disabilities, interpretation services, crime scene cleanup, government/medical documents and funeral expenses
- Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal and treatment at a recovery facility
- No direct reimbursements are made to victims for the supports listed above
- Financial support is also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims


