| 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 🍁 |
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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Healthy Minds Cooperative
Offers free wellness programs, peer-support groups, and navigation to mental health services (in-person and online)
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Here to Help
Provides mental health and substance use information and connections to resources in British Columbia
Contact heretohelp.bc.ca Information Provides mental health and substance use information and connections to resources in BC. Service area British Columbia Resource type 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 🍁 -
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 🇰🇭 -
Hope for Wellness Helpline (Chat)
Immediate, culturally competent telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit
Contact hopeforwellness.ca Information Immediate, culturally competent telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit. (Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut chatters available upon request.) Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Crisis support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️, Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Ojibway ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ -
Hope for Wellness Helpline (Telephone)
Immediate culturally competent, telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit. Open 24/7
Contact 1 (855) 242-3310 Information Immediate culturally competent, telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit. Open 24/7. (Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut speakers available upon request.) Service area National Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️, Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Ojibway ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ -
HOPE Learning Centre
Free online and in-person courses to overcome mental health challenges
Contact skhopelearningcentre.ca Information Free online and in-person courses to overcome mental health challenges. Service area Saskatchewan Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Ilisaqsivik: Health and Wellness Centre
Offers Inuit-led community programs and counselling services for residents of Nunavut
Contact ilisaqsivik.ca/en/our-pillars/health-and-wellness-centre Information Offers Inuit-led community programs and counselling services for residents of Nunavut. Service area Nunavut 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 Languages spoken English 🍁, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ -
Indigenous Support Line
The support line is for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Alberta. Hours are 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday
Contact 1 (844) 944-4744 or 8-1-1 Information The support line is for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Alberta. Hours are 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday. Service area Alberta Resource type Telephone 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 🍁 -
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Call or text for 24-hour support and information for the LGBTQ+ community
Contact 1 (888) 505-1010 Information Call or text for 24-hour support and information for the LGBTQ+ community. Service area Quebec Resource types Telephone, text Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️