resources
If you participated in an interview as part of this study, and would like additional support, we’ve compiled a list of free resources that might be helpful to you.
Crisis Line — 24/7 support for people experiencing any kind of mental health crisis.
Phone: 1-866-966-0991
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto — Provides 24-hour/7 day a week support to people who are in crisis, who want or need emotional support, and/or those seeking suicide prevention/intervention/postvention.
Phone: 416-408-4357
Distress Lines and Crisis Centres in Ontario — List from the Canadian Hearing Society of distress lines and crisis centres in Ontario divided by region and function (i.e., helpline, text, children/youth).
Hope for Wellness — Offers a helpline and online chat function for immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
Phone: 1-855-242-3310
Chat: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
LGBT Youthline — Provides support for youth by youth (people 29 and under) via phone, chat, or text.
Phone: 1-800-268-9688
Text: 647-694-4275
Multilingual Distress Lines — Provides distress lines available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. These lines are available M-F, 10am to10pm Eastern time.
Phone: 905-459-7777 or 1-877-298-5444
TTY: 905 278-4890
Talk Suicide Canada — Offers 24/7 support to anyone concerned about suicide or needing support.
Phone: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)
Text: 45645 (4pm to midnight)
We Are Egg Donors — a volunteer-run support and advocacy community for egg donors, by egg donors. They have a Facebook group only for egg donors.
(Note that members of We Are Egg Donors are involved in this project).