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Community Supports

NWT Help Line: 1-800-661-0844 or website https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/nwt-help-line

  • Available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week

Kids Help Line: 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868, website https://kidshelpphone.ca/

  • Support can be provided by text, live chat or by phone
  • Available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week

Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645, website https://talksuicide.ca/

  • Available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week

Hope for Wellness Help Line (for First Nations and Inuit): 1-855-242-3310 or website https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

  • Live chat available in English or French, upon request phone counselling in Cree, Objibway and Inuktitut languages would be available
  • Available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program:

  • Mental health and emotional support available to former Residential School students and their families by calling 1-800-464-8106
  • Counsellors available for all NWT communities
  • National Crisis Line available 24/7 : 1-866-925-4419

Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation

  • Land-based healing camp is located off the trail behind the Multiplex in Yellowknife.

NWT Community Counselling Program

Northwest Territories/Nunavut Council of Friendship Centres: (867-873-4332, 5125-48th St, Yellowknife, NT)

  • Manages the Indian Residential School Program and Indian Day School Program
  • These programs support mental health and emotional support for Residential and Day school survivors, family members and intergenerationally effected peoples.

Tree of Peace Friendship Centre (867-873-2864, 5011 51 St. Yellowknife)