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If you need help right now, reach out.
OSRC does not provide emergency or crisis services. These lines are free and available 24 hours a day.
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
Free, confidential support across Canada, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline, n.d.).
COAST Niagara
Crisis Outreach and Support Team for Niagara residents 16 and older. Telephone support and crisis outreach, 24 hours a day. COAST is not a rapid-response service (Canadian Mental Health Association Niagara, n.d.).
Boots on the Ground
Anonymous, 24/7 peer support by and for current and retired first responders in Ontario (Boots on the Ground, n.d.).
If your service has a peer team
If you are a member of a service with a peer support program, your peer supporters are there for you. Reach out to a peer supporter or your peer team lead. What you share stays within the peer circle, within the limits your program explains.
If you are not in crisis
If you are an organization looking for support after a critical incident, or you want to talk about building a peer program, contact us.
References
- Boots on the Ground. (n.d.). Peer support for first responders. https://www.bootsontheground.ca/
- Canadian Mental Health Association Niagara. (n.d.). I am in crisis. https://niagara.cmha.ca/brochure/i-am-in-crisis/
- 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline. (n.d.). About us. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. https://988.ca/about-us