| Contact | peersupportcsc.com |
| Information | Online and in-person peer support groups for mental health recovery. |
| Service area | British Columbia |
| Resource types | Online service, in-person service |
| Support type | Peer support |
| Target demographic | General population |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | — |
| 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.
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Communitas Supportive Care Society
Online and in-person peer support groups for mental health recovery
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Community Counselling Program
Provides free access to mental health services (phone, in-person) in all of the regions of the Northwest Territories
Contact hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/community-counselling-program-ccp Information Provides free access to mental health services (phone, in-person) in all of the regions of the NWT. Service area Northwest Territories Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Distress and Crisis Ontario
Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians
Contact dcontario.org Information Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service, telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
Comprehensive support program for individuals who have lost someone to suicide or homicide
Contact (416) 408-4357 | dcogt.com/survivors-of-suicide-and-homicide-loss Information Professionally trained grief facilitators, many with lived experience of suicide or homicide losses, provide care in a safe, compassionate, and judgment-free environment. Program addresses short and long-term impacts of traumatic loss including social and mental health impacts. Service area Ontario: Greater Toronto Area Resource types Online service, in-person service, telephone Support types Grief support, bereavement services Target demographics General population, youth and families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Doorways
Doorways is a single-session counselling service offering drop-in, same-day, next-day, in-person appointments (also online options)
Contact mha.easternhealth.ca/doorways Information Doorways is a single-session counselling service offering drop-in, same-day, next-day, in-person appointments (also online options). Service area Newfoundland and Labrador Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Embrace Life Council
Provides comprehensive resources, programs, and workshops to prevent suicide in Nunavut
Contact inuusiq.com Information Provides comprehensive resources, programs, and workshops to prevent suicide in Nunavut. Service area Nunavut Resource type In-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Eskasoni Mental Health Services
Provides in-person mental health services for Indigenous peoples of Eskasoni, Nova Scotia
Contact eskasonimentalhealth.org Information Provides in-person mental health services for Indigenous peoples of Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type In-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
First Nations and Métis Health Services
Elders and cultural support workers are available for prayer, counselling, and trauma and crisis support and guidance
Contact saskhealthauthority.ca/your-health/conditions-illnesses-services-wellness/indigenous-health/first-nations-and-metis-health-services Information A collaboration between the Saskatchewan Health Authority and First Nations and Métis people of Saskatchewan. Elders and cultural support workers are available for prayer, counselling, and trauma and crisis support and guidance. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type In-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (F.A.C.T. Team) provides care to people with serious mental illness who are currently residing in New Brunswick
Contact horizonnb.ca/services/addictions-mental-health/adult-services/flexible-assertive-community-treatment-f-a-c-t Information Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) provides care to people with serious mental illness who are currently residing in NB. Service area New Brunswick Resource types In-person service, telephone Support type Peer support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Foundry BC
Virtual counselling and peer support for young people aged 12–24 and their caregivers
Contact foundrybc.ca/get-support Information Virtual counselling and peer support for young people aged 12–24 and their caregivers. Service area British Columbia Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Friends of Ruby
Supports the LGBTQ+ community with free counselling, housing, and social services across Ontario
Contact friendsofruby.ca Information Supports the LGBTQ+ community with free counselling, housing, and social services across Ontario. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Healthy Minds Cooperative
Offers free wellness programs, peer-support groups, and navigation to mental health services (in-person and online)
Contact healthyminds.ca Information Offers free wellness programs, peer-support groups, and navigation to mental health services (in-person and online). Service area Nova Scotia Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Hong Fook Association
Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area
Contact hongfook.ca/association Information Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Asian population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, Simplified Chinese 🇨🇳, Korean 🇰🇷, Vietnamese 🇻🇳, Khmer 🇰🇭