Mental Health and Well-Being Resources During Covid-19

Join us for our Virtual Drop-Ins!

Connect directly with staff from TDSB Professional Support Services. Join us to explore ideas regarding your child or youth's mental health and well-being.

Virtual Office Hours for Parents/Caregivers with students with special education/complex needs

Join us for Virtual Office Hours for parents/caregivers of students with special/complex needs.

Wednesdays, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Click here to join!

Need immediate help?

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health or substance use emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to the emergency room of your local hospital.
If you are not sure if it is an emergency, or just need to talk through the situation, consider reaching out to:
- Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000
- Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 or texting CONNECT to 686868
- Mental Health TO
- 211 – community supports such as food banks, housing and more.
- Toronto Public Health
- Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline 1-866-863-0511 or text #SAFE (#7233)
- Black Youth Helpline
- Indigenous Youth Helpline
- Muslim Youth Helpline
- What's Up Walk-In® | Mental Health Counselling
- Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line

General Mental Health and Well-Being Resources

Celebrating Pride Resources

Read our Black Mental Health Day Resources

Read our Summer Well-Being Guide

Mental Health Action Toolkit:

Family Navigation Project

Parent & Caregiver Well-Being Kit

Student Well-Being Kit

Teen Mental Health and Well-Being Resource Library

COVID-19 Specific Resources:

Noticing Mental Health Concerns for Your Child
Your Child's Mental Wellness and Remote Learning
Culturally-Responsive Mental Health Supports
Helping Your Kids in Changing Times
Tips for Supporting Teens
Coping with Learning from Home
School Mental Health Ontario
Toronto Public Health – COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) -- Talking to Children about Covid-19 and Its Impact
Children's Mental Health Ontario -- Talking to Your Anxious Child about Covid-19
World Health Organization
- Helping Children Cope with Stress during Covid-19
- Coping with Stress during Covid-1

Covid-19 Youth Resource Hub
Wellness Together Canada provides tools and resources to help get youth back on track. These include modules for addressing low mood, worry, substance use, social isolation and relationship issues.
Tip Sheet for youth with autism and intellectual disability

Resources for Students

Resources for Caregivers

Helpful Resources for Caregivers
For parents of Special Needs Children: Top 10 Strategies and Resources to Help Your and your Family Cope
Evidence-informed, simple strategies for parents and staff to manage feelings of worry, stress, or sadness during difficult times. Coping Strategies for Caregivers
Coping: Well-Being Visuals through a Language Lens Resource Tip Sheet
School Mental Health Ontario -12 easy and fun mental health practices to try with your children at home (elementary and secondary students.) News and Updates - About Us
TDSB Mental Health & Well-Being YouTube Channel
Short webinar Anxiety 101
- Anxiety 101 Part 2 How to Help Children and Teens Cope with Worry
- Anxiety 101 Part 3 More Ways to Help Children and Teens Cope with Worry

Supporting Your Mental Health & Well-Being During the COVID Anniversary