Helplines in Your Community

Resources for Parents

National Helpline

• National Kids Help Phone
  Kids Help Phone is Canada's only toll-free, national, bilingual, phone and web counselling, referral and information service for children and youth.
  1-800-668-6868
  
  
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse: treatment services
  You can search this database for treatment services across Canada.

Provincial/Territorial Resources:

Alberta

• Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Helpline: 1-866-332-2322

British Columbia

• Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Line
  Lower Mainland: 604-660-9382
  Toll-free from anywhere else in BC: 1-800-663-1441
  
  
• HealthLinkBC
  British Columbia: 8-1-1
  TTY: Dial 7-1-1

Manitoba

• Teen Touch 24-hour Helpline
  Winnipeg: 204-783-1116
  Toll-free from the rest of Manitoba: 1-800-563-8336

New Brunswick

• Telecare line: 1-800-244-8353
  24 hours

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Newfoundland and Labrador Helpline
  Call toll-free 24-hours a day: 1-888-737-4668

Northwest Territories

• Northwest Territories Helpline
  In Yellowknife: 920-2121
  Toll-free from anywhere in NWT: 1-800-661-0844 (7-11 p.m. nightly)

Nova Scotia

• Addiction Services, Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection
  1-866-340-6700 (toll free)

Ontario

• DART: Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment
  Toll-free from anywhere in Ontario: 1-800-565-8603

Prince Edward Island

• Prince Edward Island Addiction Services
  Toll-free from anywhere in PEI: 1-888-299-8399

Québec

• Drugs: Help and Referrals
  Toll-free from anywhere in Québec: 1-800-265-2626
  In Montréal: (514) 527-2626

Saskatchewan

• Alcohol and Drug Services
  HealthLine
  24-hour confidential health information and advice from a registered nurse.
  1-877-800-0002

Yukon

• Yukon 800
  24-hour toll-free helpline from anywhere in Yukon: 1-800-661-0408