There is strength in seeking support.

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency please call 911.

If you or a loved one is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please know that you are not alone. Your well-being is important, and there is help available. Reach out to supportive friends, family, or professionals who can provide assistance. These are resources designed to guide you through difficult times. You matter, and help is just a conversation away.

National Resources

Mental health and suicide prevention: 988

Available November 30th, 2023, You will be able to call or text 9-8-8 from anywhere in Canada for free and be directed to the appropriate mental health crisis or suicide prevention service in your area.

Canada Suicide Prevention Service:

1-833-456-4566 (phone)
45645 (Text, 4 p.m. to midnight ET only)
crisisservicescanada.ca

In Quebec (French): Association québécoise de prévention du suicide: 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553)

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868, live chat counselling at www.kidshelpphone.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador

Mental Health Crisis Line 24 Hour: 811

Bridge The Gap: Find mental health services in your region https://nl.bridgethegapp.ca/

Lifewise Warmline: Available in both French and English, the Warmline offers mental health support and information from trained Lifewise staff to the public 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Check out their website for hours as well as services including peer group, family and 1:1 support. https://lifewisenl.ca/

(En) 1-855-753-2560
(Fr) 1-833-753-5460

‘We need to find solutions to fix this’: 2 advocates on why they feel N.L.’s mental health care is broken

Two Newfoundland and Labrador suicide awareness advocates are sounding the alarm about a mental health care system that they say is not working.

Tanya Joy said a family member was recently brought to the Waterford Hospital in St. John’s after expressing suicidal thoughts. Joy said her family member was not put on suicide watch, but instead was sent home and told to call their family doctor.

“My family member was told, ‘If you stay here in the Waterford, you will be left in a room to yourself all night,'” Joy said in an interview with Newfoundland Morning. “How comforting is that?” 

Joy lost her brother to suicide in 2019. She’s a suicide prevention advocate, and recently organized a 50-kilometre trail race to raise awareness around suicide. 

Darrell Roberts · CBC News
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