What you get
A free, confidential support service for post-secondary students in Ontario, open 24/7. By phone a Community Navigator welcomes you and can connect you with a professional counsellor; by text you reach a trained volunteer crisis responder.
Who qualifies:
- Current Ontario post-secondary students
- Full-time, part-time and international
What you need to apply:
- Nothing. Call or text, any time
Program in Ontario-wide.
StudentsMental healthCounsellingHealth & care
We last read this on October 4, 2026. That was a while ago, so please check their own website before you rely on it, and tell us below if something changed.
Details
How to reach them
- Apply on their website.
- Questions? 1-866-925-5454
- Come back here and tell us if it worked.
Other ways, if that one is quiet
Where else they are
Their website is good2talk.ca/ontario. You can also find them on Instagram.
Good to know
- For whomCurrent students at an Ontario post-secondary institution, such as a college, university, trade school or Indigenous institution, including full-time, part-time and international students.
- CostFree
- LanguagesEnglish, French, Mandarin, Over 100 languages by interpreter
- Their stepsCall 1-866-925-5454 any time, 24/7, and choose English, French or Mandarin, or ask for a trained interpreter in your own language (over 100 languages). A Community Navigator answers and can connect you with a professional counsellor to talk through what you are going through and your options. Prefer texting? Text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 any time to reach a trained volunteer crisis responder.
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Talk to a person: call 2-1-1, any time
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