Distress Centres of Greater Toronto (408-HELP line)

A phone line open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, where trained volunteers support you through emotional distress, loneliness, abuse or thoughts of suicide, with calls in 8 languages and check-in calls for seniors.

Community organization in Toronto. Mental health Seniors Health & care

How to reach them

1. Go to their application form.
2. Say who you are and what you are offering or asking.
3. Come back here and tell us if they answered.

Other ways, if that one is quiet

• PhoneCall 416-408-4357 (408-HELP, 24/7)
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• PhoneCall 905-459-7777 (Peel line; multilingual Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
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• EmailEmail info@dcogt.com
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• Contact pageGo to their contact page
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• PhoneCall 416-408-4357
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Where else they are

Their website is dcogt.com.

Good to know

• For whomAnyone in Toronto and the GTA who is in emotional distress or crisis; seniors over 55 living in Toronto (including Scarborough, Etobicoke and North York) can register for regular reassurance calls.
• CostFree
• LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
• Their stepsCall 416-408-HELP (416-408-4357) at any time, day or night, to talk with a trained volunteer. For Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi, call 905-459-7777, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. If you are thinking about suicide you can also call or text 9-8-8, toll-free, any time (English and French). Seniors over 55 in Toronto, or their family: register online for the Caller Reassurance Program (regular check-in calls and medication reminders).

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