24/7 support for anyone thinking about suicide or if you’re worried about someone. Support is trauma-informed and culturally affirming.

Call: 9-8-8

Text: 9-8-8

This resource is available in French.

The Klinic Crisis Program operates a variety of crisis phone lines and online support services, providing free and confidential counselling, support and referrals for people who are suicidal, in crisis or struggling to cope. The Klinic Crisis Line can reached here:

Phone: (204) 786-8686
Toll free: 1-888-322-3019

“Call the Line”
Toll Free: 1-844-333-2211
More information on the Line can be found here

Toll free: 1-877-435-7170
http://www.reasontolive.ca/

This resource is available in French and over 170 other languages.

Phone: (204) 786-8631
Toll free: 1-888-292-7565
More information and resources can be found here

The Mental Health Crisis Response Centre in Winnipeg is creating a central point of access for adults experiencing a mental health crisis, accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week within an atmosphere that promotes healing and recovery. This Centre of Excellence in crisis resolution ensures expert short term clinical treatment and support services are available through walk-in services, mobile services and scheduled appointment services, combined with planned linkage and referral to appropriate services and supports.

More information can be found here

Crisis Stabilization Unit: 204-482-5361

Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning people. Call if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.

More information can be found here

Canadian Line (toll free): (877) 330-6366

The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Phone and chat counselling is available in English and French. On request, phone counselling is also available in: Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or chat online.

Find more information and chat online here

This resource is available in French, as well as Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.

Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only national 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, web counselling and referral service for children and youth.

Call a counsellor: 1-800-668-6868

Text a counsellor: 686868

For more information, visit the Kids Help Phone website

This resource is available in French.

The Province of Manitoba’s Mental Health and Addictions Department has created a landing page to find further resources, for both crisis and non-crisis support.

To access this landing page and find resources, visit the Province of Manitoba’s website.

This resource is available in French.

Since March 2020, the Seneca Warm Line has been offered as a dedicated 24-hour Telephone Service to Manitobans struggling with issues which affected their mental health and wellness during the recommended isolation and quarantine resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. They continue to provide compassionate and respectful support for those struggling with their mental health.

Call: 204-942-9276

Toll-free: 1-833-718-4678

Unison Benevolent Fund is a non-profit, registered charity that provides counselling and emergency relief services to the Canadian music community. The Unison Benevolent Fund is an assistance program – created and administered for the music community, by the music community – designed to provide discreet relief to music industry professionals in times of crisis. There are two distinct types of support available through the fund, Financial Assistance and Counselling & Health Solutions.

For immediate assistance call toll free 1-855-9UNISON (1-855-986-4766)

For more information, visit the Unison Fund website

This resource is partially available in French.

211 Manitoba, run by United Way Winnipeg, provides supports and resources. It is available 24/7 and in 150 different languages. It can help with wellness supports, substance use, housing and basic needs assistance, financial resources, government service navigation, and more.

Call: 2-1-1 or 1-855-275-1197 (toll free)
Website: https://mb.211.ca/

AFM is a Crown agency that is committed to being a foundation of excellence in providing addictions services and supporting healthy behaviours.

Manitoba Addictions Helpline: 1-855-662-6605
More information about programs and resources: https://afm.mb.ca/

Bahaghari Pride Mantioba is a grassroots non-profit organization made up of members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Filipino/a/xs community. They foster inclusivity and diversity in the 2SLGBTQIA+ Filipino/a/xs community through events, fundraisers, and opportunities for Filipino/a/xs people.

Website: https://bahagharimanitoba.square.site/

Circling Buffalo Inc. is a non-profit organization aiming to empower Manitoba First Nations’ communities through community-driven, holistic, family violence prevention programming.

Call the 24/7 provincial toll-free crisis line: 1 877-977-0007

More information about programs and resources can be found on Circling Buffalo Inc’s website.

The Canadian Mental Health Association provides a free resource guide for Winnipeg specific resources, as well as free skill-building workshops for children, adults, mental health professionals, and more.

Visit the CMHA website for more information.

Collectif is a collective of Francophone 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of French-speaking 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals in Manitoba.

More information can be found on their website: https://collectiflgbtq.ca/

This resource is available in French.

1-800-721-0066

The Indian Residential School Survivors Society Counselling Services ream supports emotional, mental, and spiritual development, along with healing and recovery, through culturally-based values and guiding principles for Survivors, families and communities.

Find more information here: https://www.irsss.ca

Intersex Canada is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on awareness and support for intersex individuals. They provide resources and supports for intersex people and their loved ones, as well as allies, to learn and thrive.

More information can be found on their website: https://intersexcanada.org/

Providing Indigenous identified programs and services that focus on wholeness and wellness and that build on the strengths and resilience of Indigenous peoples. The Heart Medicine Lodge Program provides support and healing around sexual abuse and assault.

Visit Ka Ni Kanichihk’s website for more information and program intake.

Klinic Community Health offers many resources for Manitobans, including (but not limited to) mental health counselling, STBBI testing and safer sex resources, and gender-affirming care and trans peer support.

More information about Klinic’s resources and service intake can be found on the Klinic Community Health website.

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata provides community resources and support to those in need through their Community Care Sites, Indigenous care homes, family reunification programs, youth development resources, and many Indigenous knowledge programs.

To find more information, visit Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre’s website, or call them at 204-925-0300.

If you are looking for a private practice psychologist, a listing of MPS members who are private practice psychologists and their areas of specialty can be accessed at the MPS Referral Directory.

A chamber of commerce for 2SLGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs, professionals, businesses, and community organizations within Manitoba. The MQCC provides a directory of queer businesses, as well as programs such as networking opportunities, accreditation programs for 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly businesses, a newcomers program, and the EMERGE program, a free, six-month Queer Entrepreneur Development Program for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Manitoba who are starting or growing a business.

For further details, please visit the Manitoba Queer Chamber of Commerce’s website.

Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba (MDAM) is a non-profit organization founded by Gwen Finnen in 1983 as the Society for Depression & Manic Depression of Manitoba. Today, MDAM operates throughout Manitoba, supporting those affected by mood disorders, their friends, families, caregivers and supporters.

For more information about MDAM’s programs, visit the MDAM website.

MDAM’s Peer Support Lines are open Monday to Sunday, 9am to 9pm. Call 204-560-1461 in Winnipeg or toll free in Manitoba 1-800-263-1460

The National Association of Friendship Centres has a mental health support and resources list for Indigenous individuals who need support.

Find the resource list on the National Association of Friendship Centres website.

Nine Circles Community Health Centre provides harm reduction, outreach, peer support, and mental health and counselling services. They offer non‑judgmental health care for clients, with a focus on people at higher risk for or living with HIV, hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted and blood‑borne infections, as well as providing naloxone kits and education on how to administer.

For more information visit Nine Circles’ website.

PAL Canada is a national Charitable Foundation that leads the way in the planning and developing of affordable housing for senior and disadvantaged members of Canada’s professional arts community, now and in the future. It provides support, and ensures the well being of senior and disadvantaged members and associates of Canada’s professional arts community, now and in the future, and promotes and supports a volunteer outreach program called “Supporting Cast”, which provides support, assistance and companionship to individual artists in need.

Find resources that fit your needs here: https://palcanada.org/

The Psychology Today Searchable Therapist Directory allows Manitobans to search for a therapist while filtering by their budget, specific mental health needs, insurance information, location, and more. Visit Psychology Today’s website to search for a therapist who can help you the best.

Rainbow Resource Centre is a non-profit organization that serves the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Manitoba and North Western Ontario. They provide community programming for queer youth, older adults, and more, as well as hosting Name and Gender Marker Change Clinics and counselling to help 2SLGBTQIA+ people thrive.

To find more information on programming that fits your needs, visit Rainbow Resource Centre’s website for an up-to-date calendar.

Based in Winnipeg, MB, The Red Tent provides education and creates awareness about safer spaces, sexual consent, respect and anti-oppression by providing trainings to organizations and establishing partnerships with festivals, venues and events to create a safer space for women, trans and Two-Spirit people.

Find more information about trainings, workshops, and consultation services on The Red Tent’s website.

Two-Spirit Michif Local is a group that supports our Métis citizens who are Two-Spirit, transgender, or 2SLGBTQ+, focusing on reconnecting their own identity with wanted culture, language, and becoming a part of community leadership. They offer a variety of programs and services, such as jigging workshops, beading circles, youth mentorship, opportunities for intergenerational connection, and more.

To learn more and find specific programming availability, visit Two-Spirit Michif Local’s website.

Two‑Spirited People of Manitoba Inc. is a community-based non-profit organization in Manitoba that focuses on supporting Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ people. They have supports such as education, health services, housing support, employment training, and cultural development, recognizing that many Two-Spirit people face barriers caused by colonization, racism, and social isolation. 

Learn more about Two-Spirited People of Manitoba’s programs, workshops, and more on the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba Inc. website.

SERC Manitoba provides education and outreach, services for newcomers, resource libraries, resource distribution, and more for the purpose of providing inclusive, non-judgemental education about sexuality. They operate with pro-choice, collaborative values and the belief that all people have the right to accurate information on their choices.

Learn more about their programs and resources on their website: https://serc.mb.ca/

Utilize their TextEd program, which answers sex and sexuality related questions anonymously through text, by texting (204) 982-7801.

This resource is available in French.

Sunshine House is a community drop-in and resource centre focusing on harm reduction and social inclusion. We work to provide programming that fulfills people’s social, community, and recreational needs. Participants can come as they are, and are not expected to be “clean” or sober. Sunshine House is also home to the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS), which provides information on harm reduction and a safe space to use drugs while supervised by staff trained on overdose prevention.

To learn more about MOPS and other programs, visit Sunshine House’s website

Tunngasugit Inc. was formed in December 2017 to offer front-line services to assist Inuit in transitioning to life in the city. Services include assistance with health and social services; cultural access, eduction, and programming; assistance with employment and income.

Find more information on Tunngasugit’s website or by calling them at (204) 416-8910

The Women’s Health Clinic in Winnipeg is an inclusive, feminist thought-informed health clinic. They provide a plethora of resources, including (but not limited to) sexual and reproductive care, abortion care, birth control and pregnancy counselling, infant loss support, eating disorder recovery care, and more. While they are called the Women’s Health Clinic, they welcome Two-Spirit, genderqueer, trans, and non-binary individuals, as well as cisgender women and men.

To learn more about resources or to book an appointment, visit the Women’s Health Clinic website.