Ottawa youth crisis lines

Ottawa Distress Line: 613-238-3311
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario: 1-877-377-7775

Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre: 613-741-6025
Mental Health Crisis Line (ages 16 and up): 613-722-6914
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa: 613-260-2360

Queer Youth Group
Pink Triangle Services: 613-563-4818
The Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line: 1-800-268-9688 askus@youthline.ca http://www.youthline.ca/

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