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title: "988 crisis line: call or text for mental health help"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/mental-health-crisis"
description: "Get help in a mental health crisis (call or text 988) in Canada: handled by 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline. Official links checked 12 October 2026."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-12"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
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# 988 crisis line: call or text for mental health help

Federal service · Health

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 988, any time. It is free and confidential. In immediate danger, call 911.

Who handles it: [988 Suicide Crisis Helpline (funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/public-health-agency-of-canada). Handles it everywhere in Canada.

## Official links

- [988 Suicide Crisis Helpline](https://988.ca/), checked 12 October 2026
- [Mental health support: get help](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html), checked 12 October 2026

## Where to go in person

- Mental health and addiction services: [Toronto, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/toronto/mental-health-services) (190), [Montréal, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal/mental-health-services) (8), [Ottawa, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/ottawa/mental-health-services) (63), [Mississauga, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/mississauga/mental-health-services) (10), [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver/mental-health-services) (400), [Brampton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/brampton/mental-health-services) (12), [Hamilton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/hamilton/mental-health-services) (32), [Surrey, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/surrey/mental-health-services) (190), [Québec, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/quebec) (2), [Laval, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/laval) (1)
- Hospitals: [Toronto, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/toronto/hospitals) (41), [Montréal, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal/hospitals) (40), [Calgary, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/calgary/hospitals) (5), [Ottawa, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/ottawa/hospitals) (10), [Edmonton, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/edmonton/hospitals) (5), [Winnipeg, MB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winnipeg/hospitals) (7), [Mississauga, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/mississauga/hospitals) (3), [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver/hospitals) (11), [Brampton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/brampton/hospitals) (3), [Hamilton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/hamilton/hospitals) (10)

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## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "988 crisis line: call or text for mental health help", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/mental-health-crisis