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Kids Help Phone (1 800 668-6868)

provides support to children and youth 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days year. This is a toll-free, confidential and anonymous bilingual service staffed by professional counsellors. The support line can be accessed from anywhere in Canada. In addition, other services, information and support are available through their web site at http://www.kidshelpphone.ca. We encourage you to call the help line to find out what kind of calls they are receiving related to young women and depression.

Parent Help Line (1 888 603-9100)

is a 24-hour-a-day, toll-free, confidential and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service that helps the kids by also helping the parents. The web site address is http://www.parenthelpline.ca.

LGBT Youth Line (1 800 268-9688)

is a service provided for youth by youth. The service affirms the experiences and aspirations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, two-spirited and questioning youth in Ontario. They are queer-positive and non-judgmental, and provide confidential peer support through telephone listening, information and referral services, and through complementary outreach. The hours of operation are from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday to Friday, except for statutory holidays. Their web site address is http://www.youthline.ca.

Crisis Lines

Most communities have access to 24-hour crisis lines. These numbers can be obtained through the local hospital, family physician or other mental health service. The crisis lines are not only useful when someone is in crisis but also when a person needs someone who is neutral and can just listen and provide support. The following web site may also be helpful in locating services in your community: http://depression.about.com/cs/suicidecrisis/l/blcc20.htm.