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Live Chat is available from midnight until 7:00 a.m. You can always text CONNECT to 686868 to reach a trained volunteer Crisis Responder 24/7.
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Learn about mental health
Tips & info
Get information about how your thoughts, feelings and behaviours are connected and what you can do to care for your well-being. Learning about mental health can help empower you with the language to communicate how you’re feeling.
Find resources
- Black youth
- Body image
- Bullying
- Current issues
- Dating, sex & consent
- Eating disorders
- Equity
- Friends
- Family & caregivers
- Feelings
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis
- Growth & healing
- Jobs, money & housing
- 2SLGBTQ+
- Newcomers
- Physical health
- Safety
- School
- Self-care
- Self-injury & suicide
- Substance use
- Real-life stories
Build your skills
Quizzes, games & activities
Practise with tools, tips and resources to help build your skills and improve your wellness in the way that feels best for you. Learn how to identify your strengths, communicate thoughts and feelings, overcome obstacles and connect with support.
Take a quiz
Find out how much you know about specific topics and get resources to learn more.
Play a game
Reduce stress and have fun at the same time.
Map out your support network
Identify who and where your community is to get help when you need it.
Share what’s on your mind
Try different tools to express how you’re feeling.
Make a safety plan
Access tools for safety planning and reporting.
Practise mindfulness
Regain calm and relax with these activities.
Try a self-assessment
Identify how you’re feeling and find resources to support you right now.
Connect with other youth
Support forums & real-life stories
Explore lived experiences from other young people across Canada. Learn from real-life youth stories, gain new ideas and ask questions to connect and inspire your own wellness journey.
Get support and discover a community among peers
The Peer-to-Peer Community is a space to connect with other youth and tell your story, provide encouragement or get support (or all of the above!).
Get inspired by other youth and share your creativity
On the Feel Out Loud Community Creator Space you can explore content created by your peers and / or share your own (written, image or video content welcome!).
Get insights
Find out what other young people are contacting us about.
Get crisis support right now
Text or message us
If you need help right now, you can talk to a trained volunteer crisis responder about anything you're going through. No issue is too big or too small.
If you identify as Indigenous, you can ask to be connected with a First Nations, Inuk or Métis crisis responder (if one’s available) by messaging FIRST NATIONS, INUIT or METIS to 686868.
Work with a counsellor
Call or chat
Connect with a professional counsellor to better understand what you're going through and help take a step in the direction you want to go.
Explore Resources Around Me
Interactive tool of well-being supports
Insights by issue
Data based on common topics
You can immerse yourself in data about some common conversation topics to get a deeper understanding of mental health in Canada.
Want to learn about mental health, connect for support or get involved? You can check out our tools and resources.