Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
District 13 Durham

Youth and Family Supports

Type of Resource /

Name of Organization

Contact Information and Brief Service Information

Durham Youth Services

Joanne's House

Kids Help Phone

Across Canada

  • Phone: 1-800-668-6868
  • Text: 686868
  • Website:  https://kidshelpphone.ca/
  • Languages: English, French or Arabic
  • If you identify as Indigenous, you can ask to be connected with a First Nations, Inuk or Métis crisis responder (if one’s available) by messaging FIRST NATIONS, INUIT or METIS to 686868.

Good to Talk Ontario

  • Good2Talk is a free, confidential support service for post-secondary students in Ontario.
  • Talk with a professional counsellor or text with a volunteer crisis responder
  • Website:  https://good2talk.ca/ontario/
  • 1-866-925-5454
  • Text GOODTOTALKON 686868 (kids helpline)

The Support Services Network for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse program in Ontario

  • Male survivors of sexual abuse (recent and historical) access individual and group counselling, peer support referrals
  • 24 hour multilingual toll-free phone line for immediate crisis and referral services
  • Crisis line: 1-866-887-0015

Cornerstone Emergency Shelter

Pet Services

SafePet