| Contact | iaem.org |
| Information | Non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the "Principles of Emergency Management" and representing those professionals whose goals are saving lives and protecting property and the environment during emergencies and disasters. |
| Service area | International: United States 🇺🇸 |
| Resource type | Resource hub |
| Support type | Psychosocial emergency preparedness |
| Target demographics | Emergency managers, first responders, municipal leaders, public safety personnel |
| 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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Lifelines
Mental health wellness tailored for ambulance, fire and rescue, police, corrections, and volunteer responders
Contact lifelines.scot/advice-and-support Information Mental health wellness tailored for ambulance, fire and rescue, police, corrections, and volunteer responders. Service area International: Scotland 🏴 Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographics Public safety personnel, police officers, municipal leaders Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Terror Victim Response
A checklist of lessons learned from international responses to terrorist events
Contact terrorvictimresponse.ca Information A checklist of lessons learned from international responses to terrorist events. For use in community emergency response planning in order to facilitate recovery and healing for victims and survivors. Service area Ontario Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographics Government officials, law enforcement, emergency managers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️