Mental Health & Addictions Coordination

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is committed to providing an appropriate and compassionate response to those members of our communities that are experiencing crises related to mental health and/or addictions, while ensuring the well-being, safety, rights and dignity of individuals and communities.

TPS Mental Health and Addictions Coordinators are the Service’s corporate advocates for, and liaisons to, Toronto’s Mental Health community. The Coordinators overarching goals are to enhance the ability and capacity of our Members to respond compassionately to the needs of our communities while working with community partners toward an increasingly collaborative systems response to community members experiencing Mental Health and Addictions related crises. The Coordinators support both TPS Members and external partners at a time when Mental Health systems and responses are evolving globally.

Please note our Mental Health & Addictions Coordinators listed below are not involved in emergency response. If you require an immediate response please reach out to the numbers below:

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or has thoughts of suicide, please:

• call 9-1-1
• call the 24/7 Talk Suicide Canada helpline at 1-833-456-4566 (toll free)
• visit talksuicide.ca
• or go to your nearest hospital or emergency department.

For Toronto Police Service response:

• 911 – Emergency or
• 416 808 2222 – Non Emergency
• If you’re uncertain which number you should be using, visit our Who Do I Call? webpage for both police and community resources.