| Contact | samhsa.gov |
| Information | Resources, information, and tips for coping with various disasters — as well as additional resources for suicide. |
| Service area | International: United States 🇺🇸 |
| Resource type | Resource hub |
| Support types | Wellness support, psychosocial emergency preparedness |
| Target demographic | General population |
| Serves children (0–12) | Yes |
| Serves youth (13–17) | Yes |
| 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.
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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Psychoeducation resources for child trauma
Contact nctsn.org Information Psychoeducation resources for child trauma. Service area International: United States 🇺🇸 Resource types Online service, resource hub 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 🍁 -
Trans Lifeline Hotline
Peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers
Contact translifeline.org/hotline Information Peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers. Provides confidential support from trans/nonbinary peer operators. No nonconsensual active rescue (i.e., will not call 9-1-1, emergency services, or law enforcement without explicit request). Operators respect all gender identities without judgment. Available for crisis support or just to talk with another trans person. Does not require callers to be in crisis or certain of trans identity. Service area International: United States 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦 Resource types Online service, telephone Support types Crisis support, peer support Target demographics Trans population, trans, nonbinary, questioning populations Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, Spanish 🇪🇸 -
VOICES Center for Resilience
Psychoeducation information for victims, families, responders, and survivors of those affected by 9/11 and other mass casualty events
Contact voicescenter.org Information Psychoeducation information for victims, families, responders, and survivors of those affected by 9/11 and other mass casualty events. Service area International: United States 🇺🇸 Resource types Resource hub, online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics General population, public safety personnel Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁