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Printer-friendly versionSuicide and Depression
- Centre for Suicide Prevention
- Consult this website for an online directory of the crisis phone lines by province, and for a list of online counselling services. It also offers resources for those concerned about someone else who may be at risk.
Violence and Abuse
- Shelternet
- Consult this website for a clickable map of shelters across Canada. Information is available in a number of languages. This website connects abused women to shelters. It was created to provide reliable information for abused women in Canada.
Elder Abuse
Consult this website for a list of Provincial and Territorial Contact Numbers and Key National Resources in Canada.
Rape and Sexual Assault
- Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
- Consult this website for a list of Provincial and Territorial Rape Crisis Centres, Transition Houses and Women’s Centres across Canada.
Poison Control Centres
- Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres
- Consult this website for a clickable map of poison control centres in Canada. If you have a poisoning emergency contact your provincial poison centre by telephone immediately. If the victim is unconscious, not breathing or having a seizure, call 911.
Counseling Services
- Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
- Consult this website for a list of certified counsellors divided by Province and Territory.
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
- National Eating Disorder Information Centre
- Consult this website for their service provider directory for valuable information and resources.
Farm and Rural Stress Lines
- Canadian Rural Information Service
- Consult this website for a list of local crisis centres for each province and territory in Canada.
Food Banks
- Canadian Association of Food Banks
- Consult this website for a clickable map of food banks in Canada.
Crisis Shelters - Housing
- Resources for people who are homeless
- Consult this website for a list of resources in major cities in Canada for people who are homeless. Resources for smaller cities are included in listings for the nearest major centre.
Legal Information
- LegalLine
- Consult this website for free legal information. Information is provided by Province and Territory as well as by subjects.