Mental
Health Crisis
If you or someone else is experiencing a psychiatric crisis
and want help you can contact the following three 24-hour
crisis services in Toronto at no charge.
The Gerstein Centre (serves the former cities
of Toronto and York)
http://www.gersteincentre.org/
416-929-5200
- community visits
- ten-bed, short-stay residence
- telephone support
The Scarborough Mobile Crisis (serves East
York and Scarborough)
416-495-2891
- Community crisis assessment and intervention
- mobile crisis team response in the home or other community
setting
- telephone crisis line
Integrated Community Mental Health Crisis Response
Program
(serves Etobicoke and North York)
416-498-0043
- Continuum of services include mobile crisis intervention
- support available in the consumer's home or at meeting
place of their choice
- telephone access and support available to family members,
significant others, caregivers
Emergency Department
You can also go to your nearest emergency department
in a psychiatric crisis.
If you are feeling distressed and need to talk to a sympathetic
person call the Distress Centres of Toronto
416-408-4357; 416-408-HELP
- Telephone response to persons in need of immediate emotional
support
- crisis intervention
- suicide prevention
9-1-1
This is the Emergency number for Toronto. Use it if someone
is in danger.
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