Selected Services for Greater Toronto Area Residents

This information is provided as a public service by the Toronto Therapy Network.

Crisis,General Resource, Kids, Family, immigrant, Domestic Violence, Addiction & Related Services

Crisis Services

EMERGENCIES CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at the Clarke Institute) 416 535-8501 extension 6885 (24 hour service) website
Distress Centre 416-408-4357 website
Durham Region 1-800-742-1890
Peel Mobile Crisis 905-278-9036
Scarborough Mobile Crisis 416-289-2434
St.Elizabeth Mobile Crisis (Etobicoke and North York) 416-498-0043
The Gerstein Crisis Centre 416-929-5200 (suicide prevention) website
Aboriginal Crisis Centre 416-531-0330
310 Cope (York Region, Richmond Hill and Newmarket) 310-2673
St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto Downtown 416-864-5346

General Resources and Social Services

CRCT Community Resource Connections of Toronto website
211 Community Connection publishes the annual Blue Book guide to community, social, health and government services website
Telehealth 1-866-797-0007 website

Kids

Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 website

Family and Immigrant Services

Across Boundaries provides resources to those in ethnic communities needing a particular understanding of their cultural issues website
India Rainbow website
Parents Resource List website

Domestic Violence

Assaulted Women’s Helpline 1-866-863-051

Addictions, Drugs and Alcohol

Addiction Research Foundation Info Line 416-595-6111
Alcoholics Anonymous 416-487-5591 website
Renascent (alcohol and drug addiction treatment) 866-232-1212 website
Homewood in Guelph offers specialized treatment for gambling addiction website
Bellwood Hospital Toronto specializes in alcohol, gambling and drug addiction website
Women’s Own Detox Crisis Line 416-603-1462
NARC Anonymous 416-236-8956 website
Smoker’s Helpline 1-877-513-5333
MARS (Metro Addiction Referral Service) 416-599-1448 website
WomenfightAIDS provides many community links at their website

Professional Bodies

CAPT (Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy)
The Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy (CAPT) is a society of psychotherapists adhering to the practice of psychodynamic therapy in Canada. CAPT membership is open to psychotherapists trained and working within the psychodynamic tradition.
OSP(Ontario Society for Psychotherapists)
The Ontario Society of Psychotherapists (OSP) is an association of psychotherapists with various approaches to therapy in Ontario.

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