Taking care of your mental and emotional health is essential for your well-being. Whatever you're experiencing, there are supports available to you. Learn about the resources and supports, and how to get help when you need it.
External Resources
Below is a non-exhaustive list of external resources that may be of assistance. There are more organizations that may be able to help you. We encourage you to explore the various support available.
If this is an emergency, or if you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 911 or go to your nearest hospital or emergency department.
Canadian Mental Health Association
The Canadian Mental Health Association provides resources to help you balance your priorities and maintain optimum mental health, both at home and in the workplace. Employers can also download a toolkit to help support their employees in achieving a healthy work/life balance.
Mental Health Helpline
The Mental Health Helpline provides information and support about mental health services in Ontario - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is confidential and free. They are funded by the Government of Ontario.
Wellness Together Canada
Wellness Together Canada was created in response to an unprecedented rise in mental health and substance use concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with funding from the Government of Canada. As a country, we are facing challenges at a scale we’ve never seen before, from social isolation and financial insecurity to substance use concerns and racial inequality. They provide mental health and substance use support for people in Canada and Canadians abroad. Always free and virtual, 24/7.
Mental Health Commission of Canada
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is a catalyst for improving the mental health system and changing the attitudes and behaviours of Canadians around mental health issues. Through its unique mandate from Health Canada, the MHCC brings together leaders and organizations from across the country to accelerate these changes.
Guarding Minds @ Work
Guarding Minds @ Work (GM@W) is a unique and free, comprehensive set of resources designed to protect and promote psychological health and safety in the workplace. GM@W resources allow employers to effectively assess and address the 13 psychosocial factors known to have a powerful impact on organizational health, the health of individual employees, and the financial bottom line.
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
The Great-West Life Centre for Workplace Strategies for Mental Health provides employers with a variety of free public resources including information, strategies, tools and initiatives as well as support for research aimed at improving workplace mental health. The Centre also reviews current research and innovative programming available in the area of workplace mental health. Everything on the site is available for all Canadians at no cost, compliments of Canada Life.
More resources:
- Government of Canada: Mental health support: Get help
- Government of Ontario: Mental Health Resources