Crisis & Support Resources

(Canada & Halton Region)

If you're going through a difficult moment, you don’t have to hold it on your own.
Below are confidential, accessible supports — whether you need immediate help or simply someone to talk to.

General Crisis Support

Call 911; If you or someone else is in immediate danger.

  • 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline

    • Call or text: 988

    • Available 24/7

    • Free, confidential, Canada-wide

    • 1-833-456-4566

    • Text: 45645 (4pm–midnight ET)

Local Crisis Support (Halton Region)

    • 905-849-4541

    • 24/7 confidential support

    • Serves Halton Region (including Burlington & Oakville)

    • 1-877-825-9011

    • 24/7 mobile crisis response

      COAST can provide in-person mental health crisis support in the community, often alongside a mental health worker.

Culturally Responsive & Identity-Affirming Supports

  • 1-855-242-3310

    • For First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals

  • 1-833-294-8650

  • 1-800-268-9688

If you want to talk, but it’s not a crisis

    • Free mental health support across Canada

    • Text, chat, phone, and self-guided tools

    • Access to counsellors and peer support

Looking for ongoing support?

Crisis lines can offer immediate care — but longer-term support can help you make sense of what you’re carrying.

At Soul Seat Psychotherapy & Wellness, we support:

  • anxiety and emotional overwhelm

  • relational and attachment patterns

  • family and cultural dynamics

  • nervous system regulation and trauma healing