| Contact | 1 (877) 767-4637 |
| Information | Provides 24/7 confidential help and support for physicians, residents, and medical students (or their family members) facing personal and/or professional concerns (e.g., stress, anxiety, and family or relationship issues). |
| Service area | Alberta |
| Resource type | Telephone |
| Support type | Wellness support |
| Target demographics | Health care providers, health care provider families |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | Yes |
| Language spoken | English 🍁 |
About this directory of supports
Navigating mental health support can be challenging during emergency situations, such as Canada's ongoing wildfires. This comprehensive guide aims to simplify that journey by providing a curated list of evidence-informed and free mental health and well-being resources available across Canada to all communities.
Whether you or your family members are in need of immediate assistance through crisis support, seeking ongoing wellness supports, requiring tools to help navigate further resources, or looking for counselling services, this resource list is designed to help you find the right support to maintain and enhance your mental well-being before, during, and after an emergency.
Although the majority of these resources are tailored to meet the needs of the broader community in Canada (adults, youth, children, and families), a smaller subset of these resources are tailored to specific occupational groups — including public safety personnel (PSP), health care providers (HCP), military members and Veterans — as well as to equity-deserving groups like Indigenous populations, BIPOC communities, and LGBTQ2SIA+ individuals.
Please select the resource that is best tailored to your own needs.
-
AMA’s Physician and Family Support Program
Confidential help and support for physicians, residents, medical students, or their family members facing personal and/or professional concerns
-
Beyond Silence
App designed to promote early intervention and support for the mental health of health care providers
Contact beyondsilence.ca/app Information App designed to promote early intervention and support for the mental health of health care providers. Service area National Resource type Mobile app Support type Wellness support Target demographic Health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Care to Speak
A peer-based phone, text, and web chat service providing free and confidential support to health and social support workers in BC
Contact careforcaregivers.ca/caretospeak Information A peer-based phone, text, and web chat service providing free and confidential support to health and social support workers in B.C. Service area British Columbia Resource type Online service Support type Peer support Target demographic Health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Doctors Nova Scotia’s Professional Support Program
Provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems
Contact 1 (855) 275-8215 Information Provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Telephone Support type Peer support Target demographics Health care providers, health care provider families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Lifewise NL First Responder Warm Line
Staffed by first responders who have their own experiences. Open from 12 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Contact 1 (709) 237-4180 Information Staffed by first responders who have their own experiences. Open from 12 p.m.–12 a.m. Service area Newfoundland and Labrador Resource type Telephone Support type Peer support Target demographics Military members and Veterans, public safety personnel, health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
New Brunswick Medical Society Wellness
Counselling and support for physicians and families
Contact nbms.nb.ca/nbms-wellness Information NBMS Wellness provides support to physicians and their families through counselling, peer support, and professional coaching. (Note: Must be a member.) Service area New Brunswick Resource type Online service Support types Wellness support, peer support Target demographics Health care providers, health care provider families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
NS First Responders Mental Health
Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in Nova Scotia
Contact firstrespondersmentalhealthns.com Information Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in NS. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics Health care providers, health care provider families, public safety personnel, public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Nurse 2 Nurse Peer Support
Peer support services for nurses, including biweekly group support and psychological resiliency education
Contact n2nps.com Information Canadian non-profit, trauma-informed organization that provides peer support services for nurses, including biweekly group support and psychological resiliency education. Service area National Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Peer support Target demographic Health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Ontario Shores: Health Care Worker Assist Program
Provides quick access to a trained mental health professional for health care workers
Contact ontarioshores.ca/services/health-care-worker-assist-program Information Provides quick access to a trained mental health professional for health care workers. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Physician & Family Support Program
Short-term professional psychological counselling for physicians of Manitoba
Contact (844) 433-3762 Information Short-term professional psychological counselling for physicians of Manitoba. Service area Manitoba Resource type Telephone Support type Wellness support Target demographics Health care providers, health care provider families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁