If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, help is available. If the person is having thoughts of suicide and can no longer keep themselves safe, it is critical to reach out for emergency support immediately. You deserve help and are strong for reaching out.
Need Help Now? Access Crisis & Emergency ResourcesSupporting Students
For resources to support UWindsor students, please visit the Student Counselling, Health, & Wellness website.
Non-Emergency Resources
Download a printable one-page guide to Employee Mental Health Resources (.pdf)
Postcard-sized Resource Guide Available for Download Here (.pdf)
Resource list last updated June 2024
University of Windsor Resources
Telus Health EAP (formerly Lifeworks)
Download a printable EAP information poster (.pdf, 8.5x14) or postcard (.pdf)
Call 1-844-880-9142 OR 1-844-671-3327 (English) OR 1-855-360-5485 (French)
Download the Telus Health One App on the Apple Store or Google Play.
Online at one.telushealth.com. username: EAP-uwindsor. password: EAP
24/7 support for UWindsor employees and their immediate family members
- Strictly confidential
- Service in English or French
- Professional support
- Support with concerns related to:
- mental health
- addiction and recovery
- child and elder care
- workplace challenges
- family and relationships
- health and nutrition
- legal issues
- financial issues
Office of Sexual Assault Prevention, Resistance, & Support
Email svsupport@uwindsor.ca
- Emotional and practical support for UWindsor employees or students who have been harmed by sexual violence
Windsor Essex-County Resources
Windsor Regional Hospital Emergency Department
24/7 Emergency Care
walk-in at 1030 Ouellette Ave., downtown Windsor, ON
Mental Health and Addictions Urgent Crisis Centre (MHAUCC)
walk-in
8am-8pm 7 days/week
1030 Ouellette Ave., downtown Windsor, ON
Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Windsor-Essex
Call 519-253-9667
24/7
Call 211
24/7
Information on social, community, health and government services in Southwest Ontario
Grief and bereavement supports
Provincial, National, and International Help Lines
Text CONNECT to 686868
24/7
- trained volunteers available to anyone in Canada
- powered by Kids Help Phone
Call 1-866-531-2600
24/7
- information and referrals related to mental health, addiction, and problem gambling
Naseeha Mental Health Helpline
Call/text: 1-866-627-3342
- 24/7
- culturally competent Muslim mental health support
- available to Muslims or non-Muslims across Canada
- web therapy and resources at naseeha.org
Indigenous Support
Call 1-855-242-3310
Chat at hopeforwellness.ca
24/7
- for Indigenous peoples across Canada
- trained counsellors in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut on request
Call 1-888-200-9997
24/7
Call or text: 1-855-554-HEAL (4325)
Live chat: beendigen.com/programs/talk4healing
- help, support, and resources by and for Indigenous women in Ontario
- available in 14 languages
2SLGBTQQIA+ Support
Online Resources
- Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) accessible from home
- online resources on mental health and addictions topics