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What you get

A phone and online chat line, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, where experienced and culturally competent counsellors give emotional support, crisis intervention and referrals to community-based services.

Who qualifies:

  • Indigenous people across Canada
  • First Nations, Inuit and Metis

What you need to apply:

  • Nothing. Call or chat, any time

Program in Canada-wide.

Mental healthCounsellingHealth & care

Details

How to reach them

  1. Apply on their website.
  2. Questions? 1-855-242-3310
  3. Come back here and tell us if it worked.

Where else they are

Their website is hopeforwellness.ca.

Good to know

  • For whomAll Indigenous people across Canada, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
  • LanguagesEnglish, French, Cree (phone, on request), Ojibway (phone, on request), Inuktitut (phone, on request)
  • Their stepsCall toll-free 1-855-242-3310 any time, day or night. Press 1 for English or 2 for French. Or chat online with a counsellor: go to hopeforwellness.ca and select Chat Now. You can ask for telephone counselling in Cree, Ojibway (Anishinaabemowin) or Inuktitut, but these languages are not available around the clock. The counsellor listens and may suggest ways to cope or community resources. Donna Cona, the Indigenous organization that runs the line, keeps no identifiable records such as your phone number.

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