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Learn about tools and resources to find information on mental illness and addiction.

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If you need help in an emergency or are in crisis, call 911 or visit your local emergency department.  

For more information about crisis support, please see this contact list of crisis resources (PDF), including the following services:

  • Distress lines, if you are in crisis
  • A warm line, if you want to have a supportive conversation
  • Mobile crisis services
  • Safe houses
  • Other crisis supports

A safety plan is a plan for how you can stay safe when you are feeling overwhelmed and having thoughts of suicide.  

It is a good idea to make a safety plan when you are not in crisis, so it is available to help guide you when you need it.  

You can create a safety plan on your own or with the help of a mental health professional, family member or friend.

To develop a safety plan, please visit the following resources:

To learn more about services offered in the community to support patients, their families and caregivers, please visit these CAMH resource sheets.

Information is available on the following topics:

  • Mental health problems such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Grief support, finding a shelter, accessing short-term counselling and more
  • Substance use and other addictions, such as quitting smoking, harm reduction and problem gambling

Our team of psychiatrists at Mount Sinai Hospital created the following videos for school educators and staff on breathing techniques to help manage stress and ways to work through the impact of COVID-19.

For more information on finding mental health support, please visit these websites:

For more information on virtual structured psychotherapy resources, please visit these websites:

  • Bounce Back Ontario: A free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association for youth age 15 to 17 and for adults age 18 and over. The program is intended to help youth and adults to manage feelings of depression, anxiety, worry and stress.  
  • Mind Beacon's Therapist Guided Program: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for different types of mental health-related issues from managing stress to improving sleep to coping with chronic pain.
  • AbilitiCBT: A CBT program you can access through the Internet to help you understand and change the thoughts, behaviours and feelings that are causing you difficulty.