If you need help in an emergency or are in crisis, visit your local emergency department or call 9-1-1.
If you are…
- feeling desperate and hopeless
- worried you might hurt yourself or someone else
- having suicidal thoughts
- alone with no one to talk to
Help is available. Consider contacting…
- U of T My Student Support Program (My SSP) | 1-844-451-9700
Immediate and confidential 24-hour-7-day support for any school, health, wellbeing, or life concerns.
- Outside of North America, My SSP | 001-416-380-6578
Culturally-competent mental health services in 146 languages for all U of T students.
- Good2Talk Student Helpline | 001-416-380-6578
Get in touch with counsellors and trained crisis responders.
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto | 416-408-4357 or 408-HELP
DCOGT provides 24-hour support, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to individuals in our community at risk and their most vulnerable.
- Gerstein Centre | 416-929-5200
The Gerstein Centre provides 24/7 telephone support in 180 languages, in-person mobile crisis team, community support referrals, substance use crisis management, follow-up and access to short-term crisis beds. We are here to listen. In crisis? Call us at (416) 929-5200.
- Ontario Mental Health Hotline | 1-866-531-2600
ConnexOntario provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness and/or gambling. Funded by the Government of Ontario.
Wellness Resources
Wellness & Health @ IMS
Visit the IMS Website for a list of available of wellness & wellbeing resources.
Let’s Talk Grad Wellness (LTGW)
Grad school is fun, but certainly challenging. It can be academically demanding, making us feel overwhelmed! It can be easy to prioritize everything other than whatever is needed to take care of ourselves both physically and mentally.
To encourage us to think about and promote our wellness, the UofT Graduate and Life Sciences Education (GLSE) paired up with IMSSA & MBPGSA’s Wellness & Wellbeing committees as part of a GLSE-funded initiative, to create a graduate wellness package. If you have further questions, concerns, or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at letstalkgradwellness@gmail.com.
Graduate Peer Support Network
The Graduate Peer Support Network is a GLSE-funded initiative founded by graduate students across the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. The GPSN provides University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine graduate students with mental health and wellness support and resources via educational seminars and peer mentorship.
Graduate Wellness Services @ SGS
The Graduate Peer Support Network is a GLSE-funded initiative founded by graduate students across the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. The GPSN provides University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine graduate students with mental health and wellness support and resources via educational seminars and peer mentorship.
COVID-19 Women Physicians’ Emotional Well-Being
This group is a safe space for women physicians to process their emotional experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pause4Providers
Join 30-minute online mindfulness sessions guided by Canadian healthcare providers to pause and make space to cultivate well-being and self-compassion. Sessions are open to healthcare workers, staff and professionals at no cost.