Mental health resources
If you need immediate help with a mental health crisis, you can call these lines for 24-hour support:
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8-1-1 in Newfoundland and Labrador - Healthline
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9-8-8 throughout Canada - Suicide Crisis Helpline
For non-emergency, non-crisis telephone support in NL, you can call the Lifewise Warmline at 1-855-753-2560. Trained peer counsellors are available to talk between 10am and midnight daily.
Free or affordable counselling options in St. John's:
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The Ruah Centre offers individual sessions to adults on a sliding scale that’s based on annual income.
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The Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation provides free counselling to young people (ages 12-35).
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Doorways, a program of NL Health Services, delivers mental health counselling one session at a time and helps people connect with other provincial government services.
