Organization: Kids Help Phone
Toll-Free: Help line: 1-800-668-6868 (24 hours)
Administration: 1-800-268-3062
Email: info@kidshelpphone.ca
Website: kidshelpphone.ca
Address:
1200 Ave McGill College, Suite 1680
Montréal, QC
H3B 4G7
Intersection: Sainte-Catherine W and McGill College Ave
Hours: Daily 24 hours
Live Chat: Daily 7am-12midnight (Eastern Standard Time)
Dates Available: Open 365 days a year
Executives: Susan Morris - Interim President and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Service Description: Counselling - Confidential and anonymous support from professional counsellors * available by telephone 24/7 * available by Live Chat

Text and online messaging - Confidential support from trained, volunteer crisis responders * available 24/7

Resources Around Me - Searchable directory of community supports

Peer-to-Peer Community - Online forums where youth ages 12-26 can safely share their own experiences

Good2Talk - Confidential support services for post-secondary students in Ontario


Services and Programs:
  • Crisis Text Line
  • Good2Talk

  • Fees: None
    Application: Call, text or visit the website
    Eligibility / Target Population: Open to all children, youth and young adults * Black, African and Caribbean youth * First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth * newcomer youth
    Languages: English ; French ; many other languages
    Language Notes: For texting support in French, text PARLER to 686868
    Phone counselling in Indigenous languages including Plains Cree and Severn Ojibwe, call 1-800-668-6868 and press 3
    Phone counselling in additional languages including Arabic, Mandarin, Ukrainian, Russian, Pashto and Dari, call 1-800-668-6868 and press 4
    Area Served: Canada
    See Also: Information Services for Children and Youth
    Mental Health Crisis Lines
    Mental Health for Children and Youth
    Last Updated: 9/5/2025
    Service Profile Web Address: eng/displayService.aspx?id=13329

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