Health & Wellness Resources
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good2Talk student helpline | Professional counselling, information and referrals helpline for mental health, addictions and student’s wellbeing. | text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 or call 1-866-925-5454 | mental health, hotline, addiction, counselling |
| U of T My Student support program | Confidential 24/7 or appointment based support to UofT students for life, schoool or health concerns. Service available in 35 (immediate) or 146 (on-going) language | call 1-844-451-9700 or 001-416-380-6578 (from outside North America) | mental health, multilingual, 24/7 |
| Canadian Suicide Hotline | Phone number to call, in Canada, if you or someone you know is considering suicide. | 1-833-456-4566 | hotline, suicide, mental health |
| Be Well – Sunnybrook Hospital (For Learners option) | A confidential hotline, by Sunnybrook’s Department of Psychiatry, is available to learners in distress. | Call 416-480-4561. | mental health, psychiatry |
| Campus Police | Provides programs on personal safety, protection of property, conflict resolution, maintaence of public order, community service and referral, crime prevention and detection | Call 416-978-2222 (St. George and UTSC) and 905-569-4333 (UTM); | safety, conflict, community, crime prevention, campus, police |
| Assaulted Women’s Helpline | 24/7 hotline providing crisis counselling, emotional support, informaiton and referrals to women in 170 languages | Call 416-863-0511 (GTA) or 1-866-863-0511; TTY: 416-364-8762 (GTA) or 1-866-863-7868; dial #7233 from Bell, Rogers, FIdo or Telus mobile phone | 24/7, women, multilingual, crisis, counselling |
| Black Youth Helpline | Call between 9am-10pm for access to professional, culturally appropriate services for youth, families and schools, especially black youth | 1-833-294-8650 | youth, family, black |
| CAMH Emergency Department | 24/7 service for adults in need of emergency assessment and treatment with mental health and substance abuse issues, no referral required | 416-535-8501 (press 2) | mental health, substance abuse, addiction |
| Canada Suicide Prevention Service | 24/7 phone service by highly trained responders to support anyone worried about someone who may be having suicidal thoughts or having suicidal thoughts themselves | Call 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) or text 45645 (4pm-12am ET) | suicide, counselling, mental health |
| ConnexOntario Helpline | 24/7 service to provide Ontario health services info for people experiences problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness, and/or gambling | 1-866-531-2600 | alcohol, substance abuse, drugs, gambling, mental illness, addiction |
| Distress centre for Greater Toronto | 24/7 hotline, online chat, text and some in-person invidividual and group services to provide crisis, emotional support, and suicide prevention, intervention, postvention services to individuals | 416-408-4357 | text, suicide, crisis, online chat |
| Gerstein Centre Crisis Line | 24/7 mental health crisis support, strategies for addressing immediate problems, and connections to services offering ongoing support | 416-929-5200; TTY 416-929-9647 | crisis, mental health |
| Nasseha Helpline for Young Muslims | Helpline for young Muslims to receive immediate, anonymous, and confidential support over phone 7 days a week or over text Mon-Fri | 1-866-627-3342 (12pm-9pm ET) | muslims |
| Ontario’s Online and Text Crisis and Distress Services (ONTX) | Text or chat online 7 days a week 2pm-2am if you are not comfortable with using phone | Text 258258 | text, crisis, ontario |
| Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline | 24hr service to provide information about problem gambling counselling services in ontario and online tools for gamblers or their friends and family | 1-888-230-3505 | gambling, ontario, counselling |
| Scarborough Health Network Community Crisis Program | Telephone crisis response and community mobile crisis visits to individuals over 16 years of age who are experiencing mental health crisis in Scarborough and East York | 416-495-2891 | scarborough, east york, mobile, crisis |
| Spectra Helpline | 24/7 helpline providing crisis and suicide intervention and emotional support;, includes text and chat options as well; multilingual helplines also available mon-fri 10am-10pm in 8 languages | 905-459-7777 | suicide, multilingual |
| Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 24/7 free and confidential support to people in distress to offer prevention and crisis resources | 1-800-273-TALK (8255) | crisis, mental health |
| Telehealth Ontario | 24/7 telephone support to speak to a Registered Nurse for health-related advice and information in 300+ languages; does not provide diagnosis or prescriptions | 1-866-797-0000 or 1-866-797-0007 (TTY) | nurse, health, multilingual |
| The Warm Line | Confidential and anonymous service for adults; call, text or online chat any day | Call 416-323-3721 (12pm-3pm ET) or 416-960-9276 (8pm-12am) or text 644-557-5882 | hotline |
| Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape | 24/7 crisis line | 416-597-8808 or TTY” 416-597-1214 | crisis, mental health |
| Toronto. Shelter, Support and Housing Administration. Homelessness Initiatives and Prevention Services – Central Intake | Centralized access system for homeless individuals (16 or older) and families requiring emergency shelter | 416-338-4766 or 1-877-338-3398 (GTA) | homeless, emergency, shelter |
| Ontario Victim Support Line | 24/7 phone sevice or online chat service (mon-fri 7am-9pm ET) for victims of crime who need help or have questions | 416-314-2447 (GTA) or 1-888-579-2888 | victim, abuse, assault |
| Victim Services of Peel | 24/7 legal services to victims of crime | 905-568-1068 | legal, crime, victim |
| Peel Rape Crisis Centre | 905-273-9442 | assault, rape, crisis, victim | |
| St. George Health & Wellness Centre | Mental health and physical health services provided by an interdisciplinary team of health professionals | Call 416-978-8030 | mental health, physical health, interdisciplinary |
| UTM Health & Counselling Centre | The Health & Counselling Centre is staffed by a team of knowledgeable, dedicated and student-friendly health professionals that provide health care to the UTM student body | Call 905-828-5255 | counselling, health, UTM |
| UTSC Health & Wellness Centre | Offers convenient and confidential health care, counselling and health promotion services for all registered students at UTSC. | Call 416-287-7065 | counselling, health, UTSC |
| Community Safety Line | Offers short-term support and assitance to members of UofT community regarding all personal safety complaints | Call 416-978-1485 or email community.safety@utoronto.ca | safety, uoft |
| The Centre for Women and Trans People at the University of Toronto (CWTP) | To providing a safe, harassment-free drop in space for all women and trans people on campus | cwtp@utoronto.ca | discrimination, sexual, advocacy, |
| Sexual Education and Peer Counselling Centre (SEC) | To provide supplies, information, resources, and educational programming to the greater University of Toronto community, addressing any and all aspects of human sexuality, intimacy, and gender identity | sexed.utoronto@gmail.com | sexual, counselling, |
| Sexual and Gender Diversity Office | SGDO develops partnerships to build supportive learning and working communities at UofT by working towards equity and challenging discrimination | 416-946-5624; sgdo@utoronto.ca | EDI, sexual, discrimination advocacy |
| LGBT Youth Line | Confidential, nonjudgemental and informed LGBTTQQ2SI support that affirms and supports the experiences to youth 29 and under, via chat, text and email across Ontario | Call 1-800-268-9688 (Sun-Fri 6pm-9pm) or text 647-694-4275 | peer support, sexual, hotline, discrimination |
| The 519 | LGBTQ2S-focused counselling services, resources and programming | 416-392-6874 | sexual, counselling, |
| Hope for Wellness Helpline | 24/7 support via online chat, phone and chat in 5 languages to provide mental health counselling and crisis intervention support for Indigenous people accross Canada | 1-855-242-3310 | hotline, mental health. counselling |
| First Nations House Indigenous Student Services | Provides culturally relevant services to Indigenous students in support of academic success, personal growth and leadership development | 416-978-8227, 1-800-810-8069; fnh.info@utoronto.ca | EDI, advocacy |
| Talk4Healing | 24 hr helpline (call or text) by Indigenous women for Indigenous women in 14 Indigenous languages plus English and French | 1-855-554-HEAL (4325) | hotline |
| Anishnawbe Health Toronto Mental Health Crisis Line | Improves health and well-being with Anishnawbe Health Toronto traditional healers, Elders and medicine people, and other health professionals. | Call 416-891-8606 (crisis line) or 416-360-0486 (office) | EDI, advocacy |
| Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | EDIO is a central resource for all UTSC community members to provide training, programming, and engagement initiatives related to equity, access, discrimination, and harrassment | edio.utsc@utoronto.ca | EDI, advocacy |
| GECoS EDI Commission | A forum for representatives from all Engineering Graduate Student Associations at the University of Toronto to collaborate on academic, social and professional events, discuss issues that broadly affect Engineering graduate students, and represent the general interests of Engineering graduate students to the Faculty and University. | gecos@utoronto.ca, https://www.facebook.com/UofT.GECoS.Mental.Wellness.Commission | EDI, advocacy |
| Centre for International Experience | The Centre for International Experience is a meeting place for a diverse community of international students coming to U of T and domestic students looking to go abroad. | 416-978-2564 | EDI, advocacy, peer support, finance |
| Family Care Office | Provides confidential guidance, resources, referrals, educational programming and advocacy for the University of Toronto community and their families | 416-978-0951 | EDI, family, conflict, finance |
| Multi-Faith Centre | Supports the spiritual well-being of everyone on campus and provides opportunities for people to learn from each other through interfaith dialogue, arts and social justice | 416-946-3120 | EDI, advocacy, religious |
| MoveU UTSG | offer onine resources of practical workout videos, also offers classroom movement breaks and virtual workout events for organizers | moveucrew@utoronto.ca | online, peer-to-peer |
| MoveU.HappyU | Free 6-week program that offeres behavior change coaching and exercise training to students for mental health support (currently online) | moveuhappyu@utoronto.ca | fitness, exercise, social |
| Spport & Rec’s fitness and recreation offering: Registered Drop-In PRogramming | Temporarily shut down due to covid, but would offer badminton, swimming, table tennis,skating, and golf | ||
| University of Toronto Fitness & Performance UTrain | Offers online and in-person (in-person options mostly temporarly suspended due to covid) fitness programs, calsses, and sessions to U of T students (Free) and staffs (With fees associated) | fitness, exercise, physical health | |
| Hart House Fitness – Virtual Fitness Studio | inquiries@harthouse.ca | ||
| Housing | 416-978-8045 ext 0 | ||
| Campus Police | 24/7 phone service if you do not have a place to stay for the night and it is after university hours | Call 416-978-2222 (St. George and UTSC) and 905-569-4333 (UTM); | hotline, place, stay, home, shelter, university, emergency |
| Community Safety Office | Call after university office hours if you are fleeing an abusive situation | 416-978-1485 | abuse, safety, help |
| Student Housing | Call if you are facing a temporary housing crisis | 905-828-5286 (UTM) or 416-287-7365 (UTSC) | housing, shelter |
| Academic Success | Helps with navigating the university, building academic skills, staying focused and orgnized and flourishing at UofT | 416-978-7979 | academic,focus, university |
| Accessibility Services | Confidential service to help students to navigate their disablity and related barriers and provide peer support | 416-978-8060 | confidential, disability, accessibility, peer support |
| Registrar UTSG | 416-978-3384 | university, st. george, downtown, registrar | |
| Registrar UTSC | askRO.utsc@utoronto.ca | university, scarborough, registrar | |
| Registrar UTM | 905-828-5399 | university, missauga, registrar | |
| SGS Student Services | 416-978-6614 | graduate, student, service | |
| Academic Advising and Study Skills | 416-287-7561 | acadmic, advice, study skills | |
| AccessABILITY Services UTSC | Its principal function is to ensure that policies, practices, procedures and programs at UTSC are inclusive to ensure equal access for students with disabilities. | 416-287-7001 | accessibility, scarboroug, disablity, service |
| Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre Centre | To provide a full range of individual consultations, workshops, and programs to help students identify and develop the academic skills they need for success in their studies. | 905-828-3858 | consultation, workshop, academic |
| AcessABILITY Resource Centre UTM | 905-569-4699 | accessibility, disability, help, mississauga, resource | |
| Office of Health Progressions Student Affairs (OHPSA) | Office of Health Progressions Student Affairs (OHPSA) | 416-978-2764 | health, medical students, support |
| Canadian Association of Mental Health | To promote and improve mental health in Canadian society. | info@cmha.ca, (416) 646-5557, https://www.facebook.com/CMHA.ACSM.National/, https://twitter.com/CMHA_NTL, https://www.instagram.com/cmhanational/ | mental health, camh, resources |
| Access CAMH | Centralized information, intake and scheduling for most of CAMH’s services | 416-535-8501 ext 2 | camh, resources |
| Psychological Health Society (PHS) | Creating opportunities for students with a direct focus on mental health. | phs.utsc@gmail.com | psychological, help, students |
| Life Line | Suicide prevention and awareness app | suicide, self-harm, help | |
| Together All | 24/7 peer-to-peer support network | hotline, peer support | |
| Better Help | Online access to professional counsellors | counsellors, counseling, online, help | |
| Connex Ontario Helpline | To provide referral information about mental health, addiction and problem gambling to residents of Ontario. | Toll-free: 1-866-531-2600, Live webchat: https://1576prairiefyre.cloudcollaboration.ca/ccmwa/chat/a91000d1-9584-466b-bb4f-6b039b802173?client=99_238_242_204, | hotline, live, chat, phone, help, mental health |
| Catholic Family Services Toronto | Provides sliding scale individual, family, couple, and group therapy | 416-921-1165 (central Toronto) or 416-222-0048 (North Toronto) | family, couple, help |
| Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre | Comprehensive service that assists women, men and trans people over the age of 14 who are victims/survivors of sexual assault and domestic/intimate partner violence | 416-323-6040 | |
| Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre at Trillium Health Centre | Clients may access this 24-hour, 7-day a week service through the Emergency Department. A specially trained nurse provides one-on-one care including assessment, treatment, documentation of injuries (may include photographing), safety planning, emotional support and information concerning medical, legal and counselling options. This process takes place in the safety and security of a private unit separate from the Emergency Department | 905-848-7191 | hotline, mergency, nerse, injury, emotional, legal, support, safety, security |
| Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre (SA/DVCC) | Offers care 24 hours a day to men, women and transgender individuals who have been sexually assaulted or experienced intimate partner violence. | Call 416-495-2555 or TTY: 416-498-6739 | hotline, sexual, assualt, harrasment, discrimbination, transgender |
| Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre (SA/DVCC)- Women’s College Campus | Comprehensive service that assists women, men, and trans people, over the age of 14, who are victims/survivors of sexual assault and domestic/intimate partner violence | Call 416-323-6040 | sexual, assualt, harrasment, discrimbination, transgender |
| Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic | Free individual and group counselling and legal and interpretation services to women who have experienced violence | 416-323-9149 ext 234 | counseling, legal, women, female, individual, gorup, help |
| Assaulted Women’s Helpline | 24/7 hotline providing crisis counselling, emotional support, informaiton and referrals to women in 170 languages | Call 416-863-0511 (GTA) or 1-866-863-0511; TTY: 416-364-8762 (GTA) or 1-866-863-7868; dial #7233 from Bell, Rogers, FIdo or Telus mobile phone | hotline, counseling, mental health, women, female, emotional support, help |
| Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape | 24/7 crisis line | 416-597-8808 or TTY” 416-597-1214 | hotline |
| Ontario Victim Support Line | 24/7 phone sevice or online chat service (mon-fri 7am-9pm ET) for victims of crime who need help or have questions | 416-314-2447 (GTA) or 1-888-579-2888 | hotline, victim, crime, help, online, chat |
| Victim Services of Peel | 24/7 legal services to victims of crime | 905-568-1068 | hotline, crime, victim, legal, peel |
| Peel Rape Crisis Centre | 905-273-9442 | ||
| UofT Sexual Violence Prevention & Support Centre | Provides all UofT services, programs and resources related to sexual violence, sexual assault and sexual harassmen | Call 416-978-2266 | sexual, harrasment, assault, violence, safety |
| Community Safety Line | Offers short-term support and assitance to members of UofT community regarding all personal safety complaints | Call 416-978-1485 or email community.safety@utoronto.ca | safety, coplaints, university, support |
| Graduate Counselling Services | Short-term counselling offered to graduate centre by the Health and Wellness Centre and School of Graduate Studies | 416-978-8030 (press 5) | counselling, wellness, graduate |
| OISE Psychology Clinic | Low cost, sliding scale psychotherapy provided by Counselling Psychology graduates supervised by licensed Psychologists | 416-978-0654 | counselling, psychological, psychotherapy |
| Grad Minds Peer Support | Provide supportive and confidential online space for University of Toronto graduate students, with peer supportors that help students in naviating resources. | mentalhealth@utgsu.ca | peer support, mental heatlh, confidential |
| Health and Wellness Peer Support | Provide support by a trained University of Toronto peer via one-on-one, drop-in, non-judgemental, confidential, and accessible virtual space sessions. | peersupport@utoronto.ca | mental health, confidential, peer support |
| International Health Program Student Organization (UTIHP) | A student-run non-profit organization that provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of internal health issues, develops resources for international health outreach and provides students from various disciplines the opportunity to develop leadership skills for further involvement in international, public, and global health. | codirectors@utihp.ca | health, public health, leadership |
| Jack.org UofT | To raise mental health awareness and knowledge, decrease silence and stigma, and challenge the various barriers that stop students from accessing service. | utsg.jackchapter@gmail.com, https://www.instagram.com/jackdotorgutsc/?hl=en, https://linktr.ee/jackdotorgutsc/ | mental health , stigma, student |
| Mind Matters (MM) | To bring peace to all members, and promote positivity and comfort around mental health | https://www.instagram.com/mindmattersutm/ | mental health |
| Mind Beacon | Free online resource that provides therapists for up to 20 online sessions. | help@mindbeacon.com, or fill in form in this link: https://www.mindbeacon.com/contact/ | free, therapy, mental health |
| Together All | Online peer-to-peer support network. | Register on their website | peer support, mental health |
| Better Help | To make professional counselling accessible, affordable, and convenient. | contact@betterhelp.com; checkout their website directly: https://www.betterhelp.com/ | counseling, professional, individual, couple, child, teen, family |
| Yusra Mental Health (YMH) | Making mental health events and services more accessible to the Muslim community at large via local mosques, and provides free mental health events and workshops for all. | hareem.ashraf@mail.utoronto.ca | mental health, muslim community, workshop |
| Health and Wellness | Offers University of Toronto students a wide range of medical and mental health services to help support them in achieving their personal and academic best. | info.hwc@utoronto.ca | medical healthm mental health |
| SRSA Peer to Peer Trainee Mentorship Program | The St. Michael’s Hospital Research Student Association (SRSA) is excited to announce the Peer to Peer Trainee Mentorship Program! This program allows incoming graduate students to be paired with a more senior graduate student. | ||
| LMP Peer to Peer mentorship program | A peer to peer mentorship program for graduate students by gradaute students, administered by Graduate Student Union (CLAMPS) at Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology | ||
| LMP Alumni Mentorship Program | One-on-one mentoring program between alumni and graduate students. Students participating in the program network with LMP alumni and develop their professional skills outside lab and classroom. | ||
| PGSA Mentorship Department | his program is designed to help graduate Pharmacology students mentor first-year graduate students in navigating through their program requirements and other areas of interest. There will be workshops throughout the program to facilitate the academic and professional development of the participants. | pgsamentorship@gmail.com | |
| LSCDS Mentorship Program | The mentorship program is intended to provide graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the field of Life Sciences with connections to working professionals | contact@lscds.org | |
| Hart House Mentorship Program | The mentorship program will run from September to April. Of course, participants are welcome to extend their mentor/mentee relationship beyond this timeframe if they’d like. Each mentor/mentee match will decide together how often they would like to meet, but a minimum of three (3) meetings during the school year are strongly recommended (can be online or phone meetings.) Hart House will host a virtual orientation event for all mentors and mentees to officially “launch” this program in the fall. Participants will receive special invitations to additional Hart House events throughout the year including events with a networking focus. | andrea.blackler@utoronto.ca | |
| Physiology Mentorship Program (PhysioMP) | Physiology Mentorship Program (PhysioMP) is a peer mentorship program in the Department of Physiology (PSL) at the University of Toronto. Registration opens in September. Program spans from October to May. PhysioMP consists of two separate streams in order to provide both undergraduate and graduate students with a tailored peer mentorship experience | ||
| DNS Mentorship Program | The Department of Nutritional Sciences Mentorship Program is a fantastic way for Nutritional Sciences students to connect with alumni in one-on-one conversations. For students, this is an opportunity to receive advice and insight into the field of nutritional sciences and grow a professional network. For alumni, this is an opportunity to support student success. | lola.cullen@utoronto.ca | |
| MD/PhD Longitudinal Mentorship Program | This program is a fantastic way for MD/PhD students to connect with alumni in one-on-one conversations. For students, this is an opportunity to receive advice and insight into the field of medicine and grow a professional network. For alumni, this is an opportunity to support student success. Above and beyond specializations, the mentorship program helps students build a meaningful professional relationship with an experienced professional. | kare.lee@utoronto.ca | |
| Life Sciences Career Development Society Mentorship Program | A student-led mentorship program organized by the Life Sciences Career Development Society. Alumni mentors must be a graduate of a Temerty Faculty of Medicine Life Sciences program. The program runs in the winter, from January to April. | ||
| Physical Therapy Mentorship Program | The Department of Physical Therapy Mentorship Program is dedicated to connecting final year students and graduates of the program through instructive and meaningful activities. | shar.gabison@utoronto.ca | |
| Acts of Kindness (UTM A-OK) | To spread positivity and kindess, and thereby inspire acts of generosity and altruism via increasing interactions with vulnerable and/or under-resourced communities, reducing barriars of education, and challenging the campus to re-evaluate the power of random and small acts of kindness. | aok@utmsu.ca | advocacy, community, kindness |
| UMatter | Focused on increasing student mental well-being on campus | umatteruoft@gmail.com | mental health, wellbeing, advocacy |
| The Institution of Health Living- Student Association (ill) | increasing awareness on strategies to improve mental as well as physical health of individuals affiliated with the University of Toronto. | ihl@utmsu.ca | physical health, UofT, mental health, advocacy |
| Wellness Peer Programs | The Wellness Peer Programs share knowledge and information on health topics to promote overall health and wellness for the UTSC campus community. As an important part of the Health & Wellness Centre, the Wellness Peer Programs collaborate with campus peer programs, student groups and departments to provide educational opportunities such as displays, walkabouts, and events that inform and empower students to make healthier choices that support academic success and personal resiliency. | health-services@utsc.utoronto.ca. | peer program, wellness, advocacy, physical health, UTSC |
| UTSC Mental Health Network | The Mental Health Network provides partnerships and collaborations between key stakeholders consisting of students, staff and faculty. Their purpose is to promote and support mental health on campus that is community driven, intentional and coordinated to meet the needs of the UTSC community. | health-services@utsc.utoronto.ca; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTSCMentalHealthNetwork/ | staff, faculty, student, UTSC, advocacy |
| UOFTHRIVE | tri-campus student collective dedicated to elevating student voices on mental health | uofthrive@gmail.com | advocacy, tri campus, UTSC, UTM, UTSG, student |
| Women’s Health Collective (WHC) | To promote the health and well-being of women on local and global scales., via community outreach, health promotion workshops, and research symposiums | whcuoft@gmail.com | women, community, workshop, research, advocacy |
| Healthy Minds UofT | mental health advocacy and peer support group focused on providing a physical and mental space for discussion and activities relating to well-being on campus | N/A | mental health, advocacy, physical health |
| Healthy U Crew | student lead team at UTSG who use education, advocacy and collaboration with campus and community partners to help support students in making healthier choices | advocacy, UTSG, community | |
| University of Toronto Women’s Association | To unite self-identified women across all programs by offering equal opportunities | uoft.womens@gmail.com | women, advocacy |
| StrengthIN (SI) | Empowers youth by teaching them to take care of their mental health | strengthin.uoft@gmail.com | youth, advocacy, mental health |
| University of Toronto Finances | Overview of Finance-related information for all U of T students | financial, resources, | |
| University of Toronto Financial Support & Funding Opportunities | Overview of Financial Support and Funding Opportunities for all U of T students | fund, financial, students | |
| Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) | loan, financial, goverment | ||
| 2021 Summer OSAP Extension | |||
| SGS Emergency Loan | The SGS Emergency Loan alleviates temporary cash flow problems for students who are expecting the release of funds in the near future (i.e., 30 to 120 days) from employment (U of T internal), a major award instalment, OSAP (Ontario Students’ Assistance Program), teaching assistantship, or research assistantship payment, etc. | sgs.financial.assistance@utoronto.ca | Loan, financial, emergency fund |
| SGS Emergency Grant | The SGS Emergency Grant program aims to assist registered, full-time graduate students who have encountered an unforeseen, urgent, and/or serious financial emergency during the course of their program. The Emergency Grant is not intended to replace or make up a shortfall in OSAP, other funding sources or serve as routine or long-term support, but aims to provide short-term, immediate relief during a financial crisis and/or unexpected expenses due to COVID-19. Students submitting an SGS Emergency Grant are expected to meet with a member of the SGS Financial Advising Team to review the application. | sgs.financial.assistance@utoronto.ca | loan, financial, emergency fund |
| Ontario Government – Emergency Assistance | Short term financial support for residents in Ontario (not a visitor or tourist), who are in a crisis or emergency situation, and do not have enough money for things like food and housing. | Toll-free: 1-888-789-4199 (Mon – Fri, 8:30 am – 5 pm ET) | financial, ontario resident, emergency |
| UofT Student Mental Health Resource | Website to help students find mental heath resources available to uoft students | mental health, university, student | |
| Grad minds | Mental health advisory committee of UofT Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU). Also provides list of mental health resources for UofT grad students on their website | mentalhealth@utgsu.ca | mental health, graduate |
| Navi Mental Health Wayfinder | Virtual chat agent to help navigate mental health resources on campus | mental health, chat, support, help, resource, virtual | |
| Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office | Provides assistance and managing confidential concerns and complaints of discrimination and/or harassment based on race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship and/or creed | 416-978-1259 | racism, confidential, harassment, discrimination |
| U of T Student Life Youtube Channel | Includes video resources for Covid-19 and Mental Health | mental health, pandemic, covid | |
| 211 | Database for community resources | Call 211 or 1-877-330-3213 | resources |
| TravelSafer | 24/7 service; security guard or special constable will meet you at your location to escort you to anywhere on campus or to a subway station | 416-978-7233 | 24/7, security, navigate, help |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good2Talk student helpline | Professional counselling, information and referrals helpline for mental health, addictions and student’s wellbeing. | text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 or call 1-866-925-5454 | mental health, hotline, addiction, counselling |
| U of T My Student support program | Confidential 24/7 or appointment based support to UofT students for life, schoool or health concerns. Service available in 35 (immediate) or 146 (on-going) language | call 1-844-451-9700 or 001-416-380-6578 (from outside North America) | mental health, multilingual, 24/7 |
| Canadian Suicide Hotline | Phone number to call, in Canada, if you or someone you know is considering suicide. | 1-833-456-4566 | hotline, suicide, mental health |
| Be Well – Sunnybrook Hospital (For Learners option) | A confidential hotline, by Sunnybrook’s Department of Psychiatry, is available to learners in distress. | Call 416-480-4561. | mental health, psychiatry |
| Campus Police | Provides programs on personal safety, protection of property, conflict resolution, maintaence of public order, community service and referral, crime prevention and detection | Call 416-978-2222 (St. George and UTSC) and 905-569-4333 (UTM); | safety, conflict, community, crime prevention, campus, police |
| Assaulted Women’s Helpline | 24/7 hotline providing crisis counselling, emotional support, informaiton and referrals to women in 170 languages | Call 416-863-0511 (GTA) or 1-866-863-0511; TTY: 416-364-8762 (GTA) or 1-866-863-7868; dial #7233 from Bell, Rogers, FIdo or Telus mobile phone | 24/7, women, multilingual, crisis, counselling |
| Black Youth Helpline | Call between 9am-10pm for access to professional, culturally appropriate services for youth, families and schools, especially black youth | 1-833-294-8650 | youth, family, black |
| CAMH Emergency Department | 24/7 service for adults in need of emergency assessment and treatment with mental health and substance abuse issues, no referral required | 416-535-8501 (press 2) | mental health, substance abuse, addiction |
| Canada Suicide Prevention Service | 24/7 phone service by highly trained responders to support anyone worried about someone who may be having suicidal thoughts or having suicidal thoughts themselves | Call 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) or text 45645 (4pm-12am ET) | suicide, counselling, mental health |
| ConnexOntario Helpline | 24/7 service to provide Ontario health services info for people experiences problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness, and/or gambling | 1-866-531-2600 | alcohol, substance abuse, drugs, gambling, mental illness, addiction |
| Distress centre for Greater Toronto | 24/7 hotline, online chat, text and some in-person invidividual and group services to provide crisis, emotional support, and suicide prevention, intervention, postvention services to individuals | 416-408-4357 | text, suicide, crisis, online chat |
| Gerstein Centre Crisis Line | 24/7 mental health crisis support, strategies for addressing immediate problems, and connections to services offering ongoing support | 416-929-5200; TTY 416-929-9647 | crisis, mental health |
| Nasseha Helpline for Young Muslims | Helpline for young Muslims to receive immediate, anonymous, and confidential support over phone 7 days a week or over text Mon-Fri | 1-866-627-3342 (12pm-9pm ET) | muslims |
| Ontario’s Online and Text Crisis and Distress Services (ONTX) | Text or chat online 7 days a week 2pm-2am if you are not comfortable with using phone | Text 258258 | text, crisis, ontario |
| Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline | 24hr service to provide information about problem gambling counselling services in ontario and online tools for gamblers or their friends and family | 1-888-230-3505 | gambling, ontario, counselling |
| Scarborough Health Network Community Crisis Program | Telephone crisis response and community mobile crisis visits to individuals over 16 years of age who are experiencing mental health crisis in Scarborough and East York | 416-495-2891 | scarborough, east york, mobile, crisis |
| Spectra Helpline | 24/7 helpline providing crisis and suicide intervention and emotional support;, includes text and chat options as well; multilingual helplines also available mon-fri 10am-10pm in 8 languages | 905-459-7777 | suicide, multilingual |
| Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 24/7 free and confidential support to people in distress to offer prevention and crisis resources | 1-800-273-TALK (8255) | crisis, mental health |
| Telehealth Ontario | 24/7 telephone support to speak to a Registered Nurse for health-related advice and information in 300+ languages; does not provide diagnosis or prescriptions | 1-866-797-0000 or 1-866-797-0007 (TTY) | nurse, health, multilingual |
| The Warm Line | Confidential and anonymous service for adults; call, text or online chat any day | Call 416-323-3721 (12pm-3pm ET) or 416-960-9276 (8pm-12am) or text 644-557-5882 | hotline |
| Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape | 24/7 crisis line | 416-597-8808 or TTY” 416-597-1214 | crisis, mental health |
| Toronto. Shelter, Support and Housing Administration. Homelessness Initiatives and Prevention Services – Central Intake | Centralized access system for homeless individuals (16 or older) and families requiring emergency shelter | 416-338-4766 or 1-877-338-3398 (GTA) | homeless, emergency, shelter |
| Ontario Victim Support Line | 24/7 phone sevice or online chat service (mon-fri 7am-9pm ET) for victims of crime who need help or have questions | 416-314-2447 (GTA) or 1-888-579-2888 | victim, abuse, assault |
| Victim Services of Peel | 24/7 legal services to victims of crime | 905-568-1068 | legal, crime, victim |
| Peel Rape Crisis Centre | 905-273-9442 | assault, rape, crisis, victim | |
| St. George Health & Wellness Centre | Mental health and physical health services provided by an interdisciplinary team of health professionals | Call 416-978-8030 | mental health, physical health, interdisciplinary |
| UTM Health & Counselling Centre | The Health & Counselling Centre is staffed by a team of knowledgeable, dedicated and student-friendly health professionals that provide health care to the UTM student body | Call 905-828-5255 | counselling, health, UTM |
| UTSC Health & Wellness Centre | Offers convenient and confidential health care, counselling and health promotion services for all registered students at UTSC. | Call 416-287-7065 | counselling, health, UTSC |
| Community Safety Line | Offers short-term support and assitance to members of UofT community regarding all personal safety complaints | Call 416-978-1485 or email community.safety@utoronto.ca | safety, uoft |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Success | Helps with navigating the university, building academic skills, staying focused and orgnized and flourishing at UofT | 416-978-7979 | academic,focus, university |
| Accessibility Services | Confidential service to help students to navigate their disablity and related barriers and provide peer support | 416-978-8060 | confidential, disability, accessibility, peer support |
| Registrar UTSG | 416-978-3384 | university, st. george, downtown, registrar | |
| Registrar UTSC | askRO.utsc@utoronto.ca | university, scarborough, registrar | |
| Registrar UTM | 905-828-5399 | university, missauga, registrar | |
| SGS Student Services | 416-978-6614 | graduate, student, service | |
| Academic Advising and Study Skills | 416-287-7561 | acadmic, advice, study skills | |
| AccessABILITY Services UTSC | Its principal function is to ensure that policies, practices, procedures and programs at UTSC are inclusive to ensure equal access for students with disabilities. | 416-287-7001 | accessibility, scarboroug, disablity, service |
| Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre Centre | To provide a full range of individual consultations, workshops, and programs to help students identify and develop the academic skills they need for success in their studies. | 905-828-3858 | consultation, workshop, academic |
| AcessABILITY Resource Centre UTM | 905-569-4699 | accessibility, disability, help, mississauga, resource | |
| Office of Health Progressions Student Affairs (OHPSA) | Office of Health Progressions Student Affairs (OHPSA) | 416-978-2764 | health, medical students, support |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acts of Kindness (UTM A-OK) | To spread positivity and kindess, and thereby inspire acts of generosity and altruism via increasing interactions with vulnerable and/or under-resourced communities, reducing barriars of education, and challenging the campus to re-evaluate the power of random and small acts of kindness. | aok@utmsu.ca | advocacy, community, kindness |
| UMatter | Focused on increasing student mental well-being on campus | umatteruoft@gmail.com | mental health, wellbeing, advocacy |
| The Institution of Health Living- Student Association (ill) | increasing awareness on strategies to improve mental as well as physical health of individuals affiliated with the University of Toronto. | ihl@utmsu.ca | physical health, UofT, mental health, advocacy |
| Wellness Peer Programs | The Wellness Peer Programs share knowledge and information on health topics to promote overall health and wellness for the UTSC campus community. As an important part of the Health & Wellness Centre, the Wellness Peer Programs collaborate with campus peer programs, student groups and departments to provide educational opportunities such as displays, walkabouts, and events that inform and empower students to make healthier choices that support academic success and personal resiliency. | health-services@utsc.utoronto.ca. | peer program, wellness, advocacy, physical health, UTSC |
| UTSC Mental Health Network | The Mental Health Network provides partnerships and collaborations between key stakeholders consisting of students, staff and faculty. Their purpose is to promote and support mental health on campus that is community driven, intentional and coordinated to meet the needs of the UTSC community. | health-services@utsc.utoronto.ca; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTSCMentalHealthNetwork/ | staff, faculty, student, UTSC, advocacy |
| UOFTHRIVE | tri-campus student collective dedicated to elevating student voices on mental health | uofthrive@gmail.com | advocacy, tri campus, UTSC, UTM, UTSG, student |
| Women’s Health Collective (WHC) | To promote the health and well-being of women on local and global scales., via community outreach, health promotion workshops, and research symposiums | whcuoft@gmail.com | women, community, workshop, research, advocacy |
| Healthy Minds UofT | mental health advocacy and peer support group focused on providing a physical and mental space for discussion and activities relating to well-being on campus | N/A | mental health, advocacy, physical health |
| Healthy U Crew | student lead team at UTSG who use education, advocacy and collaboration with campus and community partners to help support students in making healthier choices | advocacy, UTSG, community | |
| University of Toronto Women’s Association | To unite self-identified women across all programs by offering equal opportunities | uoft.womens@gmail.com | women, advocacy |
| StrengthIN (SI) | Empowers youth by teaching them to take care of their mental health | strengthin.uoft@gmail.com | youth, advocacy, mental health |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Association of Mental Health | To promote and improve mental health in Canadian society. | info@cmha.ca, (416) 646-5557, https://www.facebook.com/CMHA.ACSM.National/, https://twitter.com/CMHA_NTL, https://www.instagram.com/cmhanational/ | mental health, camh, resources |
| Access CAMH | Centralized information, intake and scheduling for most of CAMH’s services | 416-535-8501 ext 2 | camh, resources |
| Psychological Health Society (PHS) | Creating opportunities for students with a direct focus on mental health. | phs.utsc@gmail.com | psychological, help, students |
| Life Line | Suicide prevention and awareness app | suicide, self-harm, help | |
| Together All | 24/7 peer-to-peer support network | hotline, peer support | |
| Better Help | Online access to professional counsellors | counsellors, counseling, online, help | |
| Connex Ontario Helpline | To provide referral information about mental health, addiction and problem gambling to residents of Ontario. | Toll-free: 1-866-531-2600, Live webchat: https://1576prairiefyre.cloudcollaboration.ca/ccmwa/chat/a91000d1-9584-466b-bb4f-6b039b802173?client=99_238_242_204, | hotline, live, chat, phone, help, mental health |
| Catholic Family Services Toronto | Provides sliding scale individual, family, couple, and group therapy | 416-921-1165 (central Toronto) or 416-222-0048 (North Toronto) | family, couple, help |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Counselling Services | Short-term counselling offered to graduate centre by the Health and Wellness Centre and School of Graduate Studies | 416-978-8030 (press 5) | counselling, wellness, graduate |
| OISE Psychology Clinic | Low cost, sliding scale psychotherapy provided by Counselling Psychology graduates supervised by licensed Psychologists | 416-978-0654 | counselling, psychological, psychotherapy |
| Grad Minds Peer Support | Provide supportive and confidential online space for University of Toronto graduate students, with peer supportors that help students in naviating resources. | mentalhealth@utgsu.ca | peer support, mental heatlh, confidential |
| Health and Wellness Peer Support | Provide support by a trained University of Toronto peer via one-on-one, drop-in, non-judgemental, confidential, and accessible virtual space sessions. | peersupport@utoronto.ca | mental health, confidential, peer support |
| International Health Program Student Organization (UTIHP) | A student-run non-profit organization that provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of internal health issues, develops resources for international health outreach and provides students from various disciplines the opportunity to develop leadership skills for further involvement in international, public, and global health. | codirectors@utihp.ca | health, public health, leadership |
| Jack.org UofT | To raise mental health awareness and knowledge, decrease silence and stigma, and challenge the various barriers that stop students from accessing service. | utsg.jackchapter@gmail.com, https://www.instagram.com/jackdotorgutsc/?hl=en, https://linktr.ee/jackdotorgutsc/ | mental health , stigma, student |
| Mind Matters (MM) | To bring peace to all members, and promote positivity and comfort around mental health | https://www.instagram.com/mindmattersutm/ | mental health |
| Mind Beacon | Free online resource that provides therapists for up to 20 online sessions. | help@mindbeacon.com, or fill in form in this link: https://www.mindbeacon.com/contact/ | free, therapy, mental health |
| Together All | Online peer-to-peer support network. | Register on their website | peer support, mental health |
| Better Help | To make professional counselling accessible, affordable, and convenient. | contact@betterhelp.com; checkout their website directly: https://www.betterhelp.com/ | counseling, professional, individual, couple, child, teen, family |
| Yusra Mental Health (YMH) | Making mental health events and services more accessible to the Muslim community at large via local mosques, and provides free mental health events and workshops for all. | hareem.ashraf@mail.utoronto.ca | mental health, muslim community, workshop |
| Health and Wellness | Offers University of Toronto students a wide range of medical and mental health services to help support them in achieving their personal and academic best. | info.hwc@utoronto.ca | medical healthm mental health |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | EDIO is a central resource for all UTSC community members to provide training, programming, and engagement initiatives related to equity, access, discrimination, and harrassment | edio.utsc@utoronto.ca | EDI, advocacy |
| GECoS EDI Commission | A forum for representatives from all Engineering Graduate Student Associations at the University of Toronto to collaborate on academic, social and professional events, discuss issues that broadly affect Engineering graduate students, and represent the general interests of Engineering graduate students to the Faculty and University. | gecos@utoronto.ca, https://www.facebook.com/UofT.GECoS.Mental.Wellness.Commission | EDI, advocacy |
| Centre for International Experience | The Centre for International Experience is a meeting place for a diverse community of international students coming to U of T and domestic students looking to go abroad. | 416-978-2564 | EDI, advocacy, peer support, finance |
| Family Care Office | Provides confidential guidance, resources, referrals, educational programming and advocacy for the University of Toronto community and their families | 416-978-0951 | EDI, family, conflict, finance |
| Multi-Faith Centre | Supports the spiritual well-being of everyone on campus and provides opportunities for people to learn from each other through interfaith dialogue, arts and social justice | 416-946-3120 | EDI, advocacy, religious |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| MoveU UTSG | offer onine resources of practical workout videos, also offers classroom movement breaks and virtual workout events for organizers | moveucrew@utoronto.ca | online, peer-to-peer |
| MoveU.HappyU | Free 6-week program that offeres behavior change coaching and exercise training to students for mental health support (currently online) | moveuhappyu@utoronto.ca | fitness, exercise, social |
| Spport & Rec’s fitness and recreation offering: Registered Drop-In PRogramming | Temporarily shut down due to covid, but would offer badminton, swimming, table tennis,skating, and golf | ||
| University of Toronto Fitness & Performance UTrain | Offers online and in-person (in-person options mostly temporarly suspended due to covid) fitness programs, calsses, and sessions to U of T students (Free) and staffs (With fees associated) | fitness, exercise, physical health | |
| Hart House Fitness – Virtual Fitness Studio | inquiries@harthouse.ca |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto Finances | Overview of Finance-related information for all U of T students | financial, resources, | |
| University of Toronto Financial Support & Funding Opportunities | Overview of Financial Support and Funding Opportunities for all U of T students | fund, financial, students | |
| Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) | loan, financial, goverment | ||
| 2021 Summer OSAP Extension | |||
| SGS Emergency Loan | The SGS Emergency Loan alleviates temporary cash flow problems for students who are expecting the release of funds in the near future (i.e., 30 to 120 days) from employment (U of T internal), a major award instalment, OSAP (Ontario Students’ Assistance Program), teaching assistantship, or research assistantship payment, etc. | sgs.financial.assistance@utoronto.ca | Loan, financial, emergency fund |
| SGS Emergency Grant | The SGS Emergency Grant program aims to assist registered, full-time graduate students who have encountered an unforeseen, urgent, and/or serious financial emergency during the course of their program. The Emergency Grant is not intended to replace or make up a shortfall in OSAP, other funding sources or serve as routine or long-term support, but aims to provide short-term, immediate relief during a financial crisis and/or unexpected expenses due to COVID-19. Students submitting an SGS Emergency Grant are expected to meet with a member of the SGS Financial Advising Team to review the application. | sgs.financial.assistance@utoronto.ca | loan, financial, emergency fund |
| Ontario Government – Emergency Assistance | Short term financial support for residents in Ontario (not a visitor or tourist), who are in a crisis or emergency situation, and do not have enough money for things like food and housing. | Toll-free: 1-888-789-4199 (Mon – Fri, 8:30 am – 5 pm ET) | financial, ontario resident, emergency |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | 416-978-8045 ext 0 | ||
| Campus Police | 24/7 phone service if you do not have a place to stay for the night and it is after university hours | Call 416-978-2222 (St. George and UTSC) and 905-569-4333 (UTM); | hotline, place, stay, home, shelter, university, emergency |
| Community Safety Office | Call after university office hours if you are fleeing an abusive situation | 416-978-1485 | abuse, safety, help |
| Student Housing | Call if you are facing a temporary housing crisis | 905-828-5286 (UTM) or 416-287-7365 (UTSC) | housing, shelter |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope for Wellness Helpline | 24/7 support via online chat, phone and chat in 5 languages to provide mental health counselling and crisis intervention support for Indigenous people accross Canada | 1-855-242-3310 | hotline, mental health. counselling |
| First Nations House Indigenous Student Services | Provides culturally relevant services to Indigenous students in support of academic success, personal growth and leadership development | 416-978-8227, 1-800-810-8069; fnh.info@utoronto.ca | EDI, advocacy |
| Talk4Healing | 24 hr helpline (call or text) by Indigenous women for Indigenous women in 14 Indigenous languages plus English and French | 1-855-554-HEAL (4325) | hotline |
| Anishnawbe Health Toronto Mental Health Crisis Line | Improves health and well-being with Anishnawbe Health Toronto traditional healers, Elders and medicine people, and other health professionals. | Call 416-891-8606 (crisis line) or 416-360-0486 (office) | EDI, advocacy |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Centre for Women and Trans People at the University of Toronto (CWTP) | To providing a safe, harassment-free drop in space for all women and trans people on campus | cwtp@utoronto.ca | discrimination, sexual, advocacy, |
| Sexual Education and Peer Counselling Centre (SEC) | To provide supplies, information, resources, and educational programming to the greater University of Toronto community, addressing any and all aspects of human sexuality, intimacy, and gender identity | sexed.utoronto@gmail.com | sexual, counselling, |
| Sexual and Gender Diversity Office | SGDO develops partnerships to build supportive learning and working communities at UofT by working towards equity and challenging discrimination | 416-946-5624; sgdo@utoronto.ca | EDI, sexual, discrimination advocacy |
| LGBT Youth Line | Confidential, nonjudgemental and informed LGBTTQQ2SI support that affirms and supports the experiences to youth 29 and under, via chat, text and email across Ontario | Call 1-800-268-9688 (Sun-Fri 6pm-9pm) or text 647-694-4275 | peer support, sexual, hotline, discrimination |
| The 519 | LGBTQ2S-focused counselling services, resources and programming | 416-392-6874 | sexual, counselling, |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRSA Peer to Peer Trainee Mentorship Program | The St. Michael’s Hospital Research Student Association (SRSA) is excited to announce the Peer to Peer Trainee Mentorship Program! This program allows incoming graduate students to be paired with a more senior graduate student. | ||
| LMP Peer to Peer mentorship program | A peer to peer mentorship program for graduate students by gradaute students, administered by Graduate Student Union (CLAMPS) at Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology | ||
| LMP Alumni Mentorship Program | One-on-one mentoring program between alumni and graduate students. Students participating in the program network with LMP alumni and develop their professional skills outside lab and classroom. | ||
| PGSA Mentorship Department | his program is designed to help graduate Pharmacology students mentor first-year graduate students in navigating through their program requirements and other areas of interest. There will be workshops throughout the program to facilitate the academic and professional development of the participants. | pgsamentorship@gmail.com | |
| LSCDS Mentorship Program | The mentorship program is intended to provide graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the field of Life Sciences with connections to working professionals | contact@lscds.org | |
| Hart House Mentorship Program | The mentorship program will run from September to April. Of course, participants are welcome to extend their mentor/mentee relationship beyond this timeframe if they’d like. Each mentor/mentee match will decide together how often they would like to meet, but a minimum of three (3) meetings during the school year are strongly recommended (can be online or phone meetings.) Hart House will host a virtual orientation event for all mentors and mentees to officially “launch” this program in the fall. Participants will receive special invitations to additional Hart House events throughout the year including events with a networking focus. | andrea.blackler@utoronto.ca | |
| Physiology Mentorship Program (PhysioMP) | Physiology Mentorship Program (PhysioMP) is a peer mentorship program in the Department of Physiology (PSL) at the University of Toronto. Registration opens in September. Program spans from October to May. PhysioMP consists of two separate streams in order to provide both undergraduate and graduate students with a tailored peer mentorship experience | ||
| DNS Mentorship Program | The Department of Nutritional Sciences Mentorship Program is a fantastic way for Nutritional Sciences students to connect with alumni in one-on-one conversations. For students, this is an opportunity to receive advice and insight into the field of nutritional sciences and grow a professional network. For alumni, this is an opportunity to support student success. | lola.cullen@utoronto.ca | |
| MD/PhD Longitudinal Mentorship Program | This program is a fantastic way for MD/PhD students to connect with alumni in one-on-one conversations. For students, this is an opportunity to receive advice and insight into the field of medicine and grow a professional network. For alumni, this is an opportunity to support student success. Above and beyond specializations, the mentorship program helps students build a meaningful professional relationship with an experienced professional. | kare.lee@utoronto.ca | |
| Life Sciences Career Development Society Mentorship Program | A student-led mentorship program organized by the Life Sciences Career Development Society. Alumni mentors must be a graduate of a Temerty Faculty of Medicine Life Sciences program. The program runs in the winter, from January to April. | ||
| Physical Therapy Mentorship Program | The Department of Physical Therapy Mentorship Program is dedicated to connecting final year students and graduates of the program through instructive and meaningful activities. | shar.gabison@utoronto.ca |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre | Comprehensive service that assists women, men and trans people over the age of 14 who are victims/survivors of sexual assault and domestic/intimate partner violence | 416-323-6040 | |
| Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre at Trillium Health Centre | Clients may access this 24-hour, 7-day a week service through the Emergency Department. A specially trained nurse provides one-on-one care including assessment, treatment, documentation of injuries (may include photographing), safety planning, emotional support and information concerning medical, legal and counselling options. This process takes place in the safety and security of a private unit separate from the Emergency Department | 905-848-7191 | hotline, mergency, nerse, injury, emotional, legal, support, safety, security |
| Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre (SA/DVCC) | Offers care 24 hours a day to men, women and transgender individuals who have been sexually assaulted or experienced intimate partner violence. | Call 416-495-2555 or TTY: 416-498-6739 | hotline, sexual, assualt, harrasment, discrimbination, transgender |
| Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre (SA/DVCC)- Women’s College Campus | Comprehensive service that assists women, men, and trans people, over the age of 14, who are victims/survivors of sexual assault and domestic/intimate partner violence | Call 416-323-6040 | sexual, assualt, harrasment, discrimbination, transgender |
| Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic | Free individual and group counselling and legal and interpretation services to women who have experienced violence | 416-323-9149 ext 234 | counseling, legal, women, female, individual, gorup, help |
| Assaulted Women’s Helpline | 24/7 hotline providing crisis counselling, emotional support, informaiton and referrals to women in 170 languages | Call 416-863-0511 (GTA) or 1-866-863-0511; TTY: 416-364-8762 (GTA) or 1-866-863-7868; dial #7233 from Bell, Rogers, FIdo or Telus mobile phone | hotline, counseling, mental health, women, female, emotional support, help |
| Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape | 24/7 crisis line | 416-597-8808 or TTY” 416-597-1214 | hotline |
| Ontario Victim Support Line | 24/7 phone sevice or online chat service (mon-fri 7am-9pm ET) for victims of crime who need help or have questions | 416-314-2447 (GTA) or 1-888-579-2888 | hotline, victim, crime, help, online, chat |
| Victim Services of Peel | 24/7 legal services to victims of crime | 905-568-1068 | hotline, crime, victim, legal, peel |
| Peel Rape Crisis Centre | 905-273-9442 | ||
| UofT Sexual Violence Prevention & Support Centre | Provides all UofT services, programs and resources related to sexual violence, sexual assault and sexual harassmen | Call 416-978-2266 | sexual, harrasment, assault, violence, safety |
| Community Safety Line | Offers short-term support and assitance to members of UofT community regarding all personal safety complaints | Call 416-978-1485 or email community.safety@utoronto.ca | safety, coplaints, university, support |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Coping Skills | Series of workshops to help with coping with demands of university life or everyday situations | Sign up via CLNx | cope, workshop, social |
| Breathe Well Workshop | Helps students to learn about benefits of restorative breath and new relaxation techniques | Sign up via CLNx | relax, wellness, fitness |
| Mindful Moments | Daily drop-in meditation, yoga and tai-chi sessions | Check schedule on CLNx and sign up/drop-in for zoom sessions | relax, wellness, fitness, drop-in |
| “Identify, Assist, Refer” Training | Online training module that provides useful tools and strategies to help peers experiencing mental health issues | Attend the training sessions on their website | mental health, training |
| Sleep Well Workshop | Workshops that help students learn about how to improve sleep | Sign up via CLNx | sleep, workshop |
| MoveU.HappyU | Promotes healthy active living and improving student mental health. HappyU is a free 6-week program offering physical activity counselling and exercise training to reduce symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety | fitness, health, exercise |
| Resource | Description | Contact | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| UofT Student Mental Health Resource | Website to help students find mental heath resources available to uoft students | mental health, university, student | |
| Grad minds | Mental health advisory committee of UofT Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU). Also provides list of mental health resources for UofT grad students on their website | mentalhealth@utgsu.ca | mental health, graduate |
| Navi Mental Health Wayfinder | Virtual chat agent to help navigate mental health resources on campus | mental health, chat, support, help, resource, virtual | |
| Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office | Provides assistance and managing confidential concerns and complaints of discrimination and/or harassment based on race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship and/or creed | 416-978-1259 | racism, confidential, harassment, discrimination |
| U of T Student Life Youtube Channel | Includes video resources for Covid-19 and Mental Health | mental health, pandemic, covid | |
| 211 | Database for community resources | Call 211 or 1-877-330-3213 | resources |
| TravelSafer | 24/7 service; security guard or special constable will meet you at your location to escort you to anywhere on campus or to a subway station | 416-978-7233 | 24/7, security, navigate, help |