24/7 Supports:
For access to Gerstein Crisis Centre’s 24-Hour Crisis Line and to connect with a Community Crisis Intervention Worker directly,
Call: (416) 929-5200
For access to the Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS)
Call: 211
For the National Suicide Prevention Line
Call or text: 9-8-8
Other Gerstein Crisis Services:
For access to the Here to Help (H2H) Team
Call: 416-915-4200 (Tuesday – Saturday, 2 pm – 10 pm)
For access to the Substance Use Crisis Team
Call: (416) 962-0220 (Monday – Friday, 10 am – 6 pm)
For general inquiries, please contact: admin@gersteincentre.org.
Referrals
For 24-hour referrals, call the referral line at (416) 929-9897. This line may be answered by an answering machine, our crisis team will get back to referral sources within 30 minutes. If you do not hear from them, please call back. This number is for referral sources only.
Leadership
Executive Director
Susan Davis: (416) 929-0149 ext. 222, sDavis@gersteincentre.org
Director, Finance, Administration and Facilities
Pamela Rodgerson: (416) 929-0149 ext. 226, prodgerson@gersteincentre.org
Director, Municipal and Community Partnerships
Sim Shukla: (416) 929-0149 ext. 335, sshukla@gersteincentre.org
Director, Crisis Services
Jaipreet Kholi: (416) 929-0149 ext. 227, jkholi@gersteincentre.org
Senior Manager, Training and Community Education
Nicki Casseres: (416) 929-0149 ext. 232, ncasseres@gersteincentre.org
Senior Manager, Data and Communication
Alison Pais: (416) 929-0149 ext. 252, apais@gersteincentre.org
Board of Directors
Katie Almond, Chair
Angela Nyamweya, Vice-chair
Jill Shakespeare, Secretary/Treasurer
Desmond Rowley, Director
Frank Gerstein, Director
Indira Stewart, Director
Shawnna Hunter, Director
Lisa Manuel, Director
Lisa Schlosser, Director
Madeline Timlin, Director
Sonali Sagare, Director