MENTAL HEALTH AND ACTOR SUPPORT RESOURCES
Mental health is a critical part of living. Navigating a life in highly competitive creative industries, where one is often faced with juggling multiple jobs and commitments, emotionally challenging content, financial precarity, and feelings of rejection, self-doubt, and frustration can take a toll. There is no need to suffer in silence. We all need care and support. AAS cares about the wellness of our students, clients, faculty, and community. If you feel you need mental health or crisis support we encourage you to connect with the resources below. Do you know a great organization supporting artist's health & wellness? Please let us know about their work so we can continue to expand our resources.
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The following Mental Health and Actor Support Resources have been provided by ACTRA Toronto.
ACTRA MEMBERS:
HAVEN Helpline
Telephone 24/7: 1-855-201-7823
Chat 24/7: Lifeworks App
Members and Family Assistance Program
Telephone 24/7: 1-844-880-9142
TTY: 1-800-363-6270 (English) / 1-800-263-8035 (French)
CRISIS SUPPORT AND HELPLINES:
Gerstein Crisis Centre
Telephone 24/7: 416-929-5200
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
Telephone 24/7: 416 408-4357 or 408-HELP
Canada Suicide Prevention Service
Telephone 24/7 (toll free): 1 833-456-4566.
Text (SMS): 4:00 pm to 12 midnight daily, text 45645
Kids Help Phone
Telephone 24/7: 1-800-668-6868
Text (SMS) 24/7: Text CONNECT to 686868 (to chat with a Crisis Responder)
Chat 24/7: Go to website and click the “Chat” button at the bottom of the screen
Good2Talk
Telephone 24/7: 1-866-925-5454
Trans Life Line
Telephone: 1-877-330-6366
Hours: 7am-1am PST / 9am-3am CST / 10am-4am EST
Black Youth Helpline
Telephone (9a-10p ET): 416-285-9944 or 1-833-294-8650
Email: info@blackyouth.ca
Fem'aide
Telephone: 1-877-336-2433
LGBT Youth Line
Telephone (6p-9p ET): 1-800-268-9688 Text (4p – 9:30 p ET): 647-694-4275
Email: askus@youthline.ca
Toronto Pflag
Telephone: 416-406-6378 (9p – 9pm ET)
Hope for Wellness
Telephone: 1-855-242-3310
Talk for Healing
Support Line: 1-855-554-HEAL Crisis Line: 1-888-200-9997
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES:
Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES:
Community and Senior Care at Woodgreen
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
The Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto
SEXUAL ASSAULT/GENDER BASED/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – PRIMARY CARE:
Chantel's Place at Trillium Hospital
Telephone (non-urgent inquiries): 905-848-7580 ext. 2548
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault (Dasa) at Mackenzie Health Hospital
Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre at Women's College Hospital
SEXUAL ASSAULT/GENDER BASED/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – OTHER SUPPORTS:
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
Telephone: 1-866-863-7868
Family Service Toronto – Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Telephone: 416-595-9618
Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape (TRCC/MWAR)
OTHER RESOURCES AND APPS:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
211 Ontario
Telephone 24/7: 211 (2-1-1)
Canadian Mental Health Association
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)