| Contact | aboriginalcounseling.com |
| Information | Offers no-cost mental health education programs for Indigenous individuals in Alberta. |
| Service area | Alberta |
| Resource types | Online service, in-person service |
| Support type | Counselling |
| Target demographic | Indigenous population |
| Serves children (0โ12) | Yes |
| Serves youth (13โ17) | Yes |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | Yes |
| Language spoken | English ๐ |
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 โ including public safety personnel (PSP), health care providers (HCP), military members and Veterans โ 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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Aboriginal Counseling Services of Alberta
Offers no-cost mental health education programs for Indigenous individuals in Alberta
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Access Counselling Services in the Yukon
A navigation tool on counselling services from the Government of Yukon. Information is available online or by phone
Contact Call : 1 (866) 456-3838 | Visit : yukon.ca/en/health-and-wellness/mental-wellness/access-counselling-services-yukon Information A navigation tool on counselling services from the Government of Yukon. Information is available online or by phone. Service area Yukon Resource types In-person service, telephone Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0โ12) โ Serves youth (13โ17) โ Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families โ Languages spoken English ๐, French โ๏ธ -
Calgary Outlink
Provides support, education, outreach, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary
Contact calgaryoutlink.ca Information Provides support, education, outreach, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary. Service area Alberta Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ Serves children (0โ12) Yes Serves youth (13โ17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families โ Language spoken English ๐ -
Child and Youth Mental Health Services
Community-based mental health services for children and youth across Saskatchewan
Contact saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/accessing-health-care-services/mental-health-and-addictions-support-services Information Community-based mental health services for children and youth across Saskatchewan. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type In-person service Support type Counselling Target demographics General population, youth and families Serves children (0โ12) Yes Serves youth (13โ17) Yes Serves adults (18+) โ Serves families Yes Languages spoken English ๐, French โ๏ธ, Arabic ๐ธ๐ฆ, Cantonese ๐ญ๐ฐ, Inuktitut แแแแแแฆ, Hindi ๐ฎ๐ณ, Korean ๐ฐ๐ท, Khmer ๐ฐ๐ญ, Japanese ๐ฏ๐ต, Punjabi ๐ฎ๐ณ, Somali ๐ธ๐ด, Spanish ๐ช๐ธ, Ukrainian ๐บ๐ฆ, Urdu ๐ต๐ฐ, Vietnamese ๐ป๐ณ -
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 (0โ12) Yes Serves youth (13โ17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English ๐, French โ๏ธ -
Counselling Connect Saskatchewan
Quick access to brief mental health services (counselling sessions with professionals) in Saskatchewan
Contact counsellingconnectsask.ca Information Quick access to brief mental health services (counselling sessions with professionals) in Saskatchewan. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type Online service Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0โ12) Yes Serves youth (13โ17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English ๐ -
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 (0โ12) Yes Serves youth (13โ17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English ๐ -
Family Information Line
Aย confidential, personal, bilingual, and free service offering information, support, referrals, reassurance, and crisis management to the military community
Contact 1 (800) 866-4546 Information Aย confidential, personal, bilingual, and free service offering information, support, referrals, reassurance, and crisis management to the military community. Service area National Resource type Telephone Support type Counselling Target demographic Military families Serves children (0โ12) โ Serves youth (13โ17) โ Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English ๐, French โ๏ธ -
Mental Health and Addictions Open Access Counselling
Drop-in clinics in PEI for mental health and addictions
Contact princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/mental-health-and-addictions-open-access-counselling Information Drop-in clinics in PEI for mental health and addictions. Service area Prince Edward Island Resource type In-person service Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0โ12) โ Serves youth (13โ17) โ Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families โ Languages spoken English ๐, French โ๏ธ -
Muslim Food Bank: ASPIRE Counselling
Culturally informed and affordable (not free) counselling for the Muslim community in Quebec
Contact muslimfoodbank.com/aspirecounselling Information Culturally informed and affordable (not free) counselling for the Muslim community in Quebec. Service area Quebec Resource type Online service Support type Counselling Target demographic Muslims Serves children (0โ12) โ Serves youth (13โ17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families โ Language spoken English ๐ -
Online Therapy Unit
Offers free online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) courses for a number of mental health concerns
Contact onlinetherapyuser.ca Information Offers free online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) courses for a number of mental health concerns. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type Online service Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0โ12) โ Serves youth (13โ17) โ Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families โ Language spoken English ๐ -
Veterans Affairs Canada: OSI clinics
A navigation tool to find local operational stress injury (OSI) clinics
Contact veterans.gc.ca/en/mental-and-physical-health/mental-health-and-wellness/assessment-and-treatment/osi-clinics Information A navigation tool to find local operational stress injury (OSI) clinics. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Counselling Target demographics Military members and Veterans, military families Serves children (0โ12) โ Serves youth (13โ17) โ Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English ๐, French โ๏ธ