• Distress Centre of Ottawa

  Phone: (613) 238-3311

  https://dcottawa.on.ca

• Gerstein Crisis Centre (24/7) 
  Phone: 416-929-5200
  https://gersteincentre.org/

• Toronto Distress Centre (24/7) 
  Phone: 416-408-4357
  Text: 741741 (2am-2pm daily)
  https://www.dcogt.com

• Crisis Services Canada 

  Phone: 1-833-456-4566 
  https://988.ca/

Trans Life Line (11am-5am EST) 

Phone: 1-877-330-6366 

https://translifeline.org/

Support Groups for Parents

• Support groups for parents by city: https://pflagcanada.ca/chapters/

• Peer support group: email; parentsoftranskids@gmail.com. (More information in facebook community group: Canadian Parents of Trans, Two-Spirit & Gender Diverse Kids)

Resources for Parents and Family

• Guidebooks for parents: https://www.strongfamilyalliance.org/parent-guides

• Families in TRANSition: A Resource Guide for Parents of Trans Youth: https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/resource-library/families-in-transition-a-resource-guide-for-parents-of-trans-youth/

• Tips for parents: https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/English%20National%20Resource%20Sheet%20for%20Parents%20of%20Transgender%20Youth%20Oct%2015%202018.pdf

• PFlag Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pflagnational/discussion/preview

• Family Acceptance Project (many resources): https://lgbtqfamilyacceptance.org/

• Pronouns: https://reshapingreality.org/2018/07/30/pronoun-etiquette-guide/

• Tips for supporting yourself: https://pflag.org/resource/parents-comingout/

• Variety of resources: http://www.imatyfa.org/parents.html

• Allyship: https://transequality.org/resources/supporting-transgender-people-your-life-guide-being-good-ally

Additional Resouces 

• Rainbow Health Ontario: https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/lgbt2sq-health/trans-health-knowledge-base/

• World Professional Association for Transgender Health: https://wpath.org/resources/recommended-reading/ 

• Ontario Information for Gender Confirming Surgery: https://www.ontario.ca/page/gender-confirming-surgery

• Pflag Canada: https://pflagcanada.ca/our-stories/

• CHEO sexual orientation and gender identity: https://www.cheo.on.ca/en/resources-and-support/sexual-and-gender-identity.aspx

• Kids Help Phone: (24/7) 

  Phone: 1-800-668-6868 
  https://kidshelpphone.ca

• LGBTQ Youth Link 

  Phone: 1-800-694-475 

  Text: 647-694-4275 
  https://www.youthline.ca/

• Good 2 Talk

  Phone: 1-866-925-5454 

  Text: "GOOD2TALKON" to 686868 
  https://good2talk.ca/