We were blessed to help a Mother and her son through their darkest times. Her email made our day: "Finding Chabad Lifeline has been nothing short of a blessing for both my son and myself. As a single mother and sole provider, with a history of battling my own addictions, it was incredibly difficult to watch my son struggle with chronic anxiety and addictive online behaviours. He became very withdrawn, anti-social, and was even harming himself from the stress. Teachers thought

Imagine someone asking you, “What would be your one wish?”. That was the question Jeffrey Katz posed in one of our first conversations. He wasn’t kidding. Unlike most people, Jeffrey was in a position of making meaningful wishes come true. Jeffrey Katz, President and Chairman of the Board of the Charles, Evelyn, and Sandra Dolansky Foundation, supporting innovation in mental health and suicide prevention strategies. Jeffrey has spent his career as a top-tier financial consult

Lindsay Taub adds her professional skills and community advocacy to Lifeline's resources Lindsay Taub, M. Ed ., is a passionate community...

An 8-year-old's life was thrown into chaos when his home life became toxic The boy was eight years old. His father was an out-of-control...

Lifeline's newest volunteer, Macey, understands the courage it takes to reach out for help. When you walk through the doors of Chabad...

When her parents reached out to us, they were at a breaking point. Their 16-year-old daughter was slipping away. Quietly drowning in...

Behind every counselling session at Chabad Lifeline is a team that meets regularly to support each other, learn, and stay grounded in...

Just ten years ago, “ children ” and “ addiction ” were not words that were often spoken in the same sentence. But with the recent rise...

Lifeline welcomes Victoria Levine, MA, Addiction Service Coordinator and Counselor With 14 years of experience in the public sector,...

Lifeline's Rabbi Bresinger introduces Youth Coordinator, Bill Yong, at a Substance & Gambling Abuse workshop Lifeline's Outreach program...

I grew up with addiction as part of my family. When I became a mother, the last thing I wanted was to see that same behaviour passed down...

Sex addiction is a growing problem and a sensitive subject to discuss, especially with teens. We were privileged to be the first...

Sometimes a pain on the surface turns out to be caused by a deeper trauma underneath. I’d like to share one of those stories, where what...

In 2024, Lifeline implemented a groundbreaking shift in its service delivery, adding in-house group therapy meetings as part of its...

2025 begins on an exciting note, as construction has completed on a transformative Lifeline project. Here is a glimpse ahead of the...

We would like to congratulate Dr. Rachel Rabin, winner of the Brain Canada Future Leaders Award in Canadian Brain Research. Dr. Rabin, a...

I will never forget the joy of taking my son, Josh, to hockey games when he was a kid. We would show up to the arena midway through the...

At Lifeline, we are always looking for ways to improve how we communicate with people in need and stay in touch with those kind enough to...

Pictured from left: Dylan Wolfe, Jordan Sheftman, Dr. Zander Weil, Jon Toledano, Rabbi Bresinger, Josh Jagermann, Brent Rosenstein,...