Support for When You Feel Distressed
CALL 911 if at immediate risk
If you are: feeling desperate and hopeless, worried you might hurt yourself, someone else or having suicidal thoughts, alone with no one to talk to.
If you have: made a plan, have the means to hurt yourself or someone else (e.g. pills or a weapon), attempted suicide or hurt yourself before.
Lakeridge Health Crisis Intervention Team
When a person enters a Lakeridge Health Emergency Department in need of mental health assistance, the Crisis Intervention Team is there to help. Check in with the Emergency Department Triage Nurse to access a member of the Crisis Intervention Team. Team members meet with individuals and his/her family or support team to discuss immediate concerns and review options. In most cases, a person is discharged with a follow-up plan, while others may be admitted to the Inpatient Mental Health Program. We strive to offer effective coping strategies and follow-up and referral options, either within Lakeridge Health or in the community.
Contact
Ajax Pickering - 905-683-2320
Oshawa - 905-576-8711 ext. 34384
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9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 9-8-8
Support available in English and French for anyone across Canada who is thinking of suicide or who is worried about someone else
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Durham Mental Health Services
1-800-742-1890
Offers a range of crisis supports to assist individuals who are experiencing a personal or situational crisis. All crisis services are free and confidential.
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Kids Help Phone
Call 1-800-668-6868 or Text 686868
E-mental health services available 24/7 across Canada for kids, teens and young adults from coast to coast to coast.
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Pride Line
1-855-87PRIDE (77433)
A telephone support helpline operated by the Durham Distress Centre, designed to meet the unique needs of the LGBTQ community daily from 6pm to 10pm. Specifically trained volunteers can provide emotional support, crisis intervention and community referral information specific to Durham Region.
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Distress Centre Durham
1-800-452-0688
Provides emotional support, crisis and suicide management and community education to those in distress.
- 24 hour telephone helpline service
- Crisis Call-Out Program
- Community Contact Call-Out Program
- Suicide survivor support groups
- Community training and education
