If you are experiencing a mental health emergency please use one of the following crisis services immediately:

Call the 24-hour province wide Mental Health Crisis Line at (709) 737-4668 (Toll free: 1-888-737-4668), or ask for support from the Mobile Crisis Unit at the same number.

Go to the Psychiatric Assessment Unit: (709) 777-3021 or (709) 777-3022, offering 24 hour Walk-in Crisis Service at the Waterford Hospital Site on Waterford Bridge Rd.

Visit the Psychiatric Emergency Service at the Health Sciences Centre's Emergency Room, St. John’s NL or go to your nearest emergency room.

For immediate support:

  • Youth: Text WELLNESS to 686868.

  • Adults: Text WELLNESS to 741741.

  • Call 911 if you are in immediate danger or need of urgent medical support.

  • Indigenous people can also reach out to Hope for Wellness at 1-855-242-3310.