Support for faculty and staff
If you are experiencing workplace incivility, harassment, or discrimination of any kind, please report it. Knowing what is happening is a step towards preventing it for others, or in the future. Find out how to raise a concern or complaint.
See also our Wellness resources for more access to support and our wellness tips.
For faculty and staff looking to support graduate students
Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources for Faculty and Staff (PDF) from Graduate and Life Sciences, highlights resources available to you and your students.
The Health and Wellness On-Location Counselling Referral Form (PDF) is how you can refer our graduate students to the counselling services offered by Health and Wellness.
Resources for faculty and staff
Employee and Family Assistance Program (support available 24/7/365)
Campus police (U of T St George Campus): 416-978-2222
24-hour emergency counselling services
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Crisis-line for women experiencing a crisis, particularly related to human trafficking or sexual assault. |
1-800-263-6734 |
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A 24-hour telephone and TTY (Text Telephone) crisis line to all women who have experienced abuse. |
416-863-0511 (TTY) 416-364-8762 |
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Improves health and well-being with Anishnawbe Health Toronto traditional healers, Elders and medicine people, and other health professionals. |
416-360-0486 (24/7) 416-920-2605 (business hours only) |
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Community crisis service offering supports to adults 16 and older experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis; individuals having difficulties coping; and family, caregivers, and friends needing support. |
905-278-9036 1-888-811-2222 in Caledon and Dufferin |
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A grassroots, women and non-binary run collective working towards a violence-free world by providing anti-oppressive, feminist peer support to survivors of sexual violence through support, education and activism. |
416-597-8808 |
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Provides crisis and emotional support and suicide prevention/intervention/postvention services to individuals in our community. |
416-408-4357 |
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Provides mental health crisis support, strategies for addressing immediate problems and connections to services offering ongoing support. |
416-929-5200 |
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Spectra Helpline is a 24/7 Helpline providing confidential crisis and suicide intervention and emotional support. Text and chat options are also available. Multi-lingual helplines are available Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in eight languages (Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.) |
905-459-7777 |
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Provides free counselling, legal assistance, and interpretation services to women survivors of violence. |
416-323-9149 |
24-hour emergency sexual assault medical services
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Contact |
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76 Grenville Street, Main Floor, Toronto, Acute Ambulatory Care Unit, Room 1256 |
416-323-6040 |
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Mount Sinai Hospital |
600 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 |
416-596-4200 |
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Toronto General Hospital |
200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 |
416-340-3111 |
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Toronto Western Hospital |
399 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8 |
416-603-2581 |
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The Michael Garron Hospital (Formerly TEGH) |
825 Coxwell Ave, Toronto, ON M4C 3E7 |
416-461-8272 |
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St. Michael’s Hospital |
30 Bond St, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8 |
416-360-4000 |
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St. Joseph’s Health Care Centre |
30 The Queensway, Toronto, ON M6R 1B5 |
416-530-6000 |
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5 |
416-480-6100 |
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Scarborough Grace Hospital |
3030 Birchmount Road, Scarborough ON |
416-495-2555 |
Non-emergency health and wellness resources
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What they do |
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Confidential mental health and physical health services provided by an interdisciplinary team of health professionals. |
416-978-8030 |
9am - 5pm |
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Support and treatment services for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol and/or mental health. |
1-866-531-2600 |
24/7 |
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Confidential, non-judgmental and informed LGBTTQQ2SI peer support. |
1-800-268-9688 |
4pm - 9.30pm (closed Saturday) |
Housing distress and women's shelters
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What they do |
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We offer short-term support and assistance to students, staff, and faculty who have experienced personal safety concerns at work or personal such as violence, bullying and stalking. If you are fleeing a situation, we can help. |
416-978-1485 |
9am - 5pm |
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To access short term emergency housing (men and women) |
416-604-2337 24-hour crisis line 416-929-5200 |
24/7 |
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Anduhyaun Shelter is a Violence against Women (VAW) Emergency Shelter servicing Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal women with or without children fleeing violence. |
416-920-1492 |
24/7 |
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Emergency Shelter is available to women and trans folks experiencing violence. |
416-635-9630 |
24/7 |
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Support and shelter for women and children. |
416-746-3701 |
24/7 |
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Support and shelter for women and children. |
416-461-8903 |
24/7 |
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Support and shelter for women and children. |
416-924-1491 |
24/7 |
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Support and shelter for women and children. |
416-533-8538 |
24/7 |
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Central Family Intake |
If you or a family, you know requires shelter call Central Family Intake which is the clearinghouse for family shelter beds in Toronto. They will know if there are openings will contact shelter organizations on your behalf. |
416-397-5637 or 1-877-338-3398 |
24/7 |
Non-emergency support services for victims at U of T and wider
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What they do |
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For all U of T services, programs and resources related to sexual violence, sexual assault and sexual harassment. |
416-978-2266 |
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Confidential mental health and physical health services provided by an interdisciplinary team of health professionals. |
416-978-8030 |
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We offer short-term support and assistance to students, staff, and faculty who have experienced personal safety concerns at work or personal such as violence, bullying and stalking. |
416-978-1485 |
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Provides assistance and manages confidential concerns and complaints of discrimination and/or harassment based on race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship and/or creed. |
416-978-1259 |
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Provides confidential guidance, resources, referrals, educational programming and advocacy for the University of Toronto community and their families. |
416-978-0951 |
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Develops partnerships to build supportive learning and working communities at the University of Toronto by working towards equity and challenging discrimination. |
416-946-5624 |
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Various services available from the Government of Ontario including victim support, family support, domestic violence and more. |
416-314-2447 |
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The clinic is located on the first floor in the Acute Ambulatory Care Unit, Room 1256. |
416-323-6040 |
Legal services
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What they do |
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For pro-bono legal advice in Criminal law, Family law, Refugee law, Tenant Housing and University Affairs. |
416 978-6447 |
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The Ontario Women’s Justice Network (OWJN) is METRAC’s legal information website. OWJN tries to help survivors of violence and their supporters better understand legal rights in Ontario. |
416-392-3135 |