NOT A 2SLGBTQ+ SPECIFIC RESOURCE

Our 408-HELP (4357) line provides telephone support to individuals in the community who are at risk and their most vulnerable. Highly-trained volunteer responders (with the support of professional staff) connect with callers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our team provides callers with emotional support and crisis intervention when they are socially isolated, marginalized, struggling with chronic mental health problems, in distress, attempting to navigate family violence or in need of emergency response or suicide prevention + intervention + postvention.

Our 408-HELP (4357) line provides:
Emotional support service for those with chronic mental health problems
Support & crisis intervention services for those currently experiencing distress or crisis
Family violence response
Suicide prevention services
Emergency intervention and response

Multilingual Distress Lines
Apart from our English line which is available 24/7, we also offer services in Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, open Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm.
Caledon: 877-298-5444
Brampton & Mississauga: 905-459-7777

988 Suicide Crisis Helpline
9-8-8 is a new national helpline for anyone across Canada who is thinking about suicide, or who is worried about someone they know. Call or text 9-8-8 toll-free, anytime for support in English and French. 9-8-8 responders are here to listen and provide help without judgement.

We Have Got You
The Touching Base Program is a predominantly short term support program for individuals over 16 who live in Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and surrounding areas. Volunteers provide registered participants with medication reminders, safety check-ins, or emotional support through friendly social calls.

2SLGBTQAI + Community and Education Centre. We have youth, adult and caregiver support programming and drop in services.

Doin’ It is a sex-positive, queer-positive, pleasure-positive, body-positive sexual health resource for youth in Waterloo Region. We support youth, young adults, service providers for youth and other caring adults in an anonymous, confidential and inclusive environment through the Anonymous Text Line, Instagram, Twitter, and email or visit our website.

Drama Queers:
A FREE, 6-week group for 2SLGBTQ+ teens (16-19) being offered by the LAMP CHC in Etobicoke on Thursday evenings, starting Feb 6th, facilitated by Zachary Templeman, RP(Qualifying) and Sadie Epstein-Fine. This group will provide opportunities for participants to explore their sense of self through a theatre creation process. Food will be provided. Participants must register to join.

Access Info:
Registrants can provide any dietary restrictions for the food provided. Washrooms are gendered and there are keys for folks to access them. As this group happens when there aren’t other programs running, there aren’t likely to be folks outside of this group (aside from some staff of the CHC) using the washrooms. More info on accessibility here: https://lampchc.org/about-us/accessibility/

NOT A 2SLGBTQ+ SPECIFIC RESOURCE

A one-on-one transformational experience providing Clients with both the professional attire and the confidence to succeed in both interviews and employment.

THIS RESOURCE IS NOT 2SLGBTQ SPECIFIC

-Doctor or nurse practitioner to address any health concern
-Sexual health info, pregnancy testing and options, birth control, STI testing, emergency contraception, vaccines and more
-Mental health supports including counseling and timely referrals to partner agencies
-Translation services available

– Unison Health and Community Services also offers a range of FREE counselling and support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirited, intersex, queer or questioning individuals. We provide a safe environment where individuals can work on their goals and overall well-being. For this program contact: 416-645-7575 ext. 2050

THIS RESOURCE IS NOT 2SLGBTQ SPECIFIC
THIS IS A GENDERED SPACE

Embrave – Agency to End Violence is an anti-violence organization providing shelter, counselling and advocacy supports for women, Two-Spirit, gender queer, trans and non-binary folks and their children experiencing any form of violence in the Region of Peel and beyond. We provide supports and services to survivors with or without children.

We understand that survivors’ experiences of violence are compounded by intersecting forms of racism and oppression. Embrave is a low barrier organization that is committed to ending gender-based violence by acknowledging and addressing the multitude of barriers facing folks who have experienced violence and by providing crisis intervention and a range of supports and services.

Embrave’s definition of gender-based violence includes intimate partner violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, cyber violence; physical, emotional and financial violence; stalking; structural and systemic violence, such as racism, colonialism, classism, transphobia, homophobia, sanism, islamophobia, nationalism and ableism.

Our programs include:

• 24-Hour Emergency Shelters
• 24-Hour Crisis Support Lines (905-403-0864 or 1-855-676-8515)
• Community Support and Outreach Program supports survivors living in the community who have or are experiencing violence
• Central Intake Line provides coordinated access to Transitional Housing Supports in Peel Region (905-676-0257 or 1-855-676-0257)
• Sexual Violence Counselling Support Program
• Public Education Program
• Lead Agency for the Peel Committee Against Women Abuse (PCAWA)

ENAGB is the first ever Indigenous Youth Agency in the city that supports youth between 12-29 yrs addressing the social determinants of health using a holistic approach. We provide indigenous youth the opportunity to explore many areas of their lives that assist youth to progress into their future.

Locations
1005 Woodbine Ave – East End Location
1911 Weston Road -West End Location
16 Phin Ave – EarlyON Program
101 Emmett Ave – Land based Learning

NOT A 2SLGBTQ+ SPECIFIC RESOURCE

Family Transition Place is a multi-service agency providing a range of services: Support / Information Line, Emergency Shelter, Second Stage and Third Stage Housing, Support Within Housing, Counselling (gender based violence, sexual abuse and addictions), Transitional Support (Housing & Legal), Rural Response, Community Outreach, Youth Education.

Access info:
Emergency Shelter – all meals provided
Counselling Groups – light snacks provided
Other programs – food assistance available

Freddie is an online PrEP service for LGBTQ2S+ Canadians. Freddie makes it easy to access PrEP and offers inclusive providers, accessible PrEP, and confidential delivery to your door. Visit www.gofreddie.com for more information.