Get help now
If you need help now
- Emergency911Call for an overdose or any emergency.
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline9-8-8Call or text, any time, day or night.
- 24-hour crisis line, Kingston and Frontenac613-544-4229 or toll-free 1-866-616-6005Addiction and Mental Health Services (Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington). Staffed around the clock.
Numbers checked 6 November 2026.
Going to detox
Detoxification Centre, Kingston Health Sciences Centre. 240 Brock Street, Kingston. Call 613-549-6461 or toll-free 1-855-544-3400. Open 24 hours a day. You can call or walk in yourself. For ages 16 and up. Most stays are three to five days.
More help in Kingston
- Addiction and Mental Health Services. 552 Princess Street. Call 613-544-1356. Walk in to see a crisis worker Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment needed.
- 661 Montreal Street. Drop-in support, meals and referrals. Call 613-329-6417. This site is becoming Kingston's Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub. Services and hours are changing, so call first.
- 2-1-1. Call 2-1-1 any time to find a service anywhere in Ontario. Free and confidential.
Numbers checked 6 November 2026.
What Bridge House Kingston can do today
- Talk with you, peer to peer. We have been where you are.
- Go with you to appointments and agencies.
- Help you replace lost ID and apply for the income you are entitled to.
- Help you find food and the basics.
- Stay in touch while you wait for a treatment bed.
Email us at ronsummers706@gmail.com. Tell us your first name and how to reach you. We will get back to you. Please do not send health details by email.
What we cannot do yet
- We do not have beds. The house is still being planned.
- We are not a crisis service. If you are in danger, call 911.
- We do not give counselling, medical advice or advice about medication.