Group Facilitator
Road to Happiness
(416) 858-6335 | info.roadtohappiness@gmail.com
565 Eglinton Ave West, Toronto, ON M5N 1B5 | website
Specializing in trauma and intergenerational wounds, EMDR, IFS, couples, child, and family therapy; life coaching available in-home or virtually.
Crisis Support
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 9-8-8 — 24/7, bilingual, free and confidential
Talk Suicide Canada
1-833-456-4566 (English) | 1-866-277-3553 (French) — 24/7
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 — 24/7, for children and young adults
Peer Support / Warm Line
Jewish Distress Line – Tel-Aide
416-636-9610 | 4300 Bathurst St, Suite 105, Toronto
Jewish community-specific emotional support — a culturally familiar ear when you need to talk.
Progress Place Warm Line
1-888-768-2488 | Text: 647-557-5882 | Daily 3 pm – midnight EST
Peer support for anyone struggling but not in crisis — someone to talk to, no appointment needed.
Addiction and Substance Use Support
JACS Toronto — Jewish Addiction Community Services
416-638-0350 | info@jacstoronto.org | website
Toronto’s only Jewish-lens addiction organization; free support groups, individual counselling, and family support.
Intergenerational Trauma and Holocaust Descendant Support
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
416-635-2883 | website | 4600 Bathurst St, Toronto
The central hub for Jewish community services in the GTA — emergency supports, social services, community programs, and referrals.
Canadian Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants (CJHSD)
Cindy Osheroff: (416) 638-1991 x 5126 | website
Represents Canadian survivors at the Claims Conference and actively engages Second and Third Generation descendants.
World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants
website
International network for child survivors and descendants — annual conferences, testimonies, member groups, and legacy work.
Bikur Cholim Jewish Volunteer Services
(416) 783-7983 | info@bikurcholim.ca | website
Claims Conference-funded practical support for survivors: transportation, meals, homecare assistance, and friendly visiting.
Jewish Family and Child Service (JFCS) — Holocaust Survivor Support
(416) 638-7800 | website
Counselling, case management, emergency assistance, and socialization programs (including Café Europa) for survivors.
Circle of Care — Holocaust Survivor Services
416-635-2860 x247 | info@circleofcare.com | website
Comprehensive in-home support for survivors: PSWs, Meals on Wheels, transportation, day programs, and case management. For survivors only.
Support for Children, Youth and Families
Family Navigation Project — Sunnybrook
website | Free, serving the GTA
Free clinically-guided navigation for youth 11–29 and their families — connects to 1,100+ Ontario providers without providing therapy directly.
General Mental Health Resources
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario
1-800-875-6213 | website
Connex Ontario
1-866-531-2600 | website — free 24/7 referrals to mental health and addictions services
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
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