Important Help Lines
Assaulted Women's Help Line
Crisis line for assaulted women with translation services in 150 languages, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Tel: 1-866-863-0511
Distress Centre of Peel
Distress Centre of Peel provides crisis intervention and referrals to other agencies for people in distress. This is a free 24-hour telephone support.
Tel: 905-278-7208
Elder Abuse Phone
This free, confidential telephone support provides referrals and counselling for seniors experiencing any form of abuse, available every day from noon to 8 p.m.
Tel: 905-278-3141
Family counselling and support services
- For a list of organizations that offer family counselling and support services in Peel region, visit Community counselling and support services
Food banks
- For a list of food banks in Peel region, visit Emergency food services
Government
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Tel: 1-888-242-2100 - Federal Government information
Tel: 1-800-622-6232 - Ontario Government information
Tel: 1-800-267-8097 - Region of Peel information
Tel: 905-791-7800 ext. 4636 or toll-free: 1-888-919-7800 - City of Mississauga
Tel: 905-896-5000 - City of Brampton
Tel: 905-874-2000 - Town of Caledon
Tel: 905-584-2272 or toll-free 1-888-CALEDON (1-888-225-3366)
Hospitals
- Credit Valley, Mississauga
Tel: 905-813-2200 - Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga
Tel: 905-848-7100 - William Osler Health Centre
(Brampton Civic)
Tel: 416-494-2120 or 905-494-2120 - Headwaters Health Care Centre, Caledon
Tel: 519-941-2410 - Trillium Health Centre, Etobicoke
Tel: 416-259-6671 - Telehealth Ontario
Offers free, confidential telephone service you can call to get health advice or general health information from a registered nurse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Tel: 1-866-797-0000
Kids Help Phone Line
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only toll-free, national, bilingual, phone and web counselling referral and information service for children and youth.They offer immediate, anonymous and confidential support 24 hours a day, every day.
Tel: 1-800-668-6868
Life Events
Significant changes come into our lives, such as marriage, birth and death. The Government of Ontario’s website has a section on Life Events which provides access to all relevant government information and services for individuals dealing with these events and more.
NASEEHA
A new help line for muslim teens in Mississauga intended to support youth who are dealing with social, religious or family issues.
Tel: 1-866-NASEEHA (1-866-627-3342)
Poison control
- Tel: 416-813-5900 or toll-free: 1-800-268-9017
Peel Police (non-emergency)
- Tel: 905-453-3311
Seniors Tele-Check Peel
Free safety Check-in and Reassurance program for adults over the age of 55.
English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish and Portuguese.
To register yourself or your loved ones please call:
Tel: 416 646 8450
Spectra Community Support Services
Multilingual Crisis and Emotional Support lines
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English 24 hours a day
Tel: 905 459 7777 ext.1 - Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish and Portuguese
Monday to Friday from 10am to 10pm
Tel: 905 459 7777 ext. 2, 3 & 4 - Mandarin and Cantonese
Monday to Friday from 10am to 10pm
Tel: 416 920 0497
Victim Services of Peel
Immediate crisis intervention to persons victimized by crime or tragic circumstances. Services are also available to persons victimized by sexual assault, homicide, suicide, sudden death, traffic/fire fatalities, armed robberies, etc. This is a 24-hour crisis line.
Tel: 905-568-1068