988 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 988 anywhere in Canada, 24/7, if you are thinking about suicide or are worried about someone close to you.
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Scope & Support
Contempla offers education and reflection. It is important to be equally clear about what it does not provide—and where people can turn when more support is needed.
If help is needed now
Please use a service that can respond immediately.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger or needs urgent medical assistance, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 988. Canada’s Suicide Crisis Helpline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What Contempla is
A place for education and reflection.
Contempla shares evidence-informed education, personal reflection and lived wisdom about wellbeing, relationships, regulation, meaning and play.
The writing is general and cannot account for an individual’s history, health, circumstances, culture, risks or needs. Reading the site does not create a therapist-client relationship.
Contempla is not: psychotherapy, coaching, psychological or medical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, individualized mental-health guidance, medical advice, crisis care, emergency monitoring or a substitute for professional support.
Consultation requests and individualized services are not currently available through this website.
Ontario & Canada
Places to begin looking for support.
ConnexOntario
Free, confidential information and navigation for mental health, substance use and gambling services across Ontario, 24/7. Call 1-866-531-2600 or text CONNEX to 247247.
Visit ConnexOntario211 Ontario
Dial or text 211 to connect with community, social, government and health-related programs. Telephone support is available 24/7 in more than 150 languages.
Visit 211 OntarioHealth811
Call 811 in Ontario to speak with a registered nurse about health concerns and possible next steps.
Visit Health811Kids Help Phone
Young people across Canada can call 1-800-668-6868 for counselling or text CONNECT to 686868 for crisis support, 24/7.
Visit Kids Help PhoneHope for Wellness
Indigenous people across Canada can call 1-855-242-3310 or use online chat for culturally grounded support, 24/7.
Visit Hope for WellnessServices, hours and eligibility can change. Please confirm current information directly with the organization. Inclusion here does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee that a service will be appropriate for every person.
Privacy & contact
Please protect your personal information.
Contempla does not currently provide an intake form, consultation form or newsletter signup. Please do not send personal health information, crisis messages or requests for clinical care through social media.
The @diljeet_psychotherapy Instagram account shares educational content. It is not a clinical service and is not monitored for urgent messages.
Links on this page lead to independent organizations with their own privacy practices and terms. Contempla is not responsible for the content or availability of external services.
Support information reviewed September 16, 2026.