If you are in Guelph or Dufferin, Ontario and need help, call:
YOUTH line
Toll-free 1-888-821-3760 or Guelph: (519) 821-5469
Distress Line: (519) 821-3760
Help is available 24/7.
Online chat: http://torchlightcanada.org/faqs/ontx/
Places that provide help right now
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Website: torchlightcanada.orgLanguage(s): EnglishWhat: direct serviceWhere: Ontario, off reserve
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Website: www.torontodistresscentre.com
If you are in Toronto, Ontario and need help, call (416) 408 4357. Help is available 24/7.
Between 2am and 2pm, you can text 741741 or online chat: https://torontodistresscentre.com/ontxLanguage(s): EnglishWhat: online service, direct serviceWhere: Ontario, off reserve -
Website: www.youthagainstviolenceline.com
If you are in danger or someone you know is being threatened, call the Youth Against Violence Line at 1-800-680-4264 for 24/7 support.
E-mail: info@youthagainstviolenceline.com
TTY: (604) 875-0885
Text: (604) 836-6381
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Website: ycao.ca
The Advocate protects and implements children and youth rights in the Yukon.
Toll-free: 1-800- 661-0408
Phone: 867-465-5575 in WhitehorseWhat: resource, direct serviceWhere: Yukon -
Website: www.hss.gov.yk.ca
To report suspected child maltreatment: call 867-667-3002 or 1-800-661-0408, local 3002 (24 hours).
Visit the website for more information about when and what to report.
What: direct serviceWhere: Yukon -
Website: www.alberta.ca
To report suspected child maltreatment, call 1-800-387-KIDS (1-800-387-5437)
Find out more information on your role in knowing when and what to report
What: direct service, resourceWhere: Alberta -
Website: www.mouvement-retrouvailles.qc.ca
To report suspected child maltreatment, call the Centre jeunesse (child protection agency) for your area (see website). For services in English on the island of Montreal, call Batshaw Youth and Family Centres at (514) 935-6196. For services in French in Montreal, call Centre jeunesse de Montrèal at (514) 896-3100. In Quebec City, call (418) 661-6951.
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Website: manitobaadvocate.ca
The Manitoba Children's Advocate helps young people who are getting or needing services from a Child and Family Services agency in Manitoba. They also take calls from others concerned for the wellbeing of children receiving services from an agency in Manitoba.
Phone: (204) 988-7440 in Winnipeg
Toll Free: 1-800-263-7146
Email: info@childrensadvocate.mb.caWhat: direct service, resourceWhere: Manitoba -
Website: www.crisissupportcentre.com
24-Hour Distress Line – (780) 482-HELP (4357)
Rural Distress Line – 1-800-232-7288
Language(s): EnglishWhat: direct service, online serviceWhere: Alberta -
Website: www.dchalton.ca
If you are in the North Halton, Oakville, or Burlington, Ontario area and need help, call (905) 877-1211.
Language(s): EnglishWhat: direct serviceWhere: Ontario, off reserve