| Contact | 1 (800) 307-1686 |
| Information | Available to all Nova Scotians aged 18 and older. The line is staffed by trained peer supporters who have personal or family-based lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges. |
| Service area | Nova Scotia |
| Resource type | Telephone |
| 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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Nova Scotia Health: Peer Support Phone Service
For all Nova Scotians aged 18+. Staffed by trained peer supporters who have personal or family-based lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges
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Nova Scotia Health: prideHealth
Provides access to mental health and addictions providers, peer support, social groups, and workshops
Contact (902) 487-0470 Information Provides access to mental health and addictions providers, peer support, social groups, and workshops. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
NS First Responders Mental Health
Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in Nova Scotia
Contact firstrespondersmentalhealthns.com Information Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in NS. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics Health care providers, health care provider families, public safety personnel, public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
NWT Help Line
24/7 support line for mental health crisis, emotional support, and referrals to local services
Contact 8-1-1 | hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/nwt-help-line Information 24/7 support line for mental health crisis, emotional support, and referrals to local services. Service area Northwest Territories Resource types In-person service, online 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 🍁 -
Ometz
Provides mental health services, including counselling, crisis intervention, and support groups for the Jewish community in Montreal
Contact ometz.ca/gethelp/families+youth+and+individuals Information Provides mental health services, including counselling, crisis intervention, and support groups for the Jewish community in Montreal. Service area Quebec Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Jewish population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken French ⚜️, English 🍁 -
Ontario Immediate Family Wellness Program
Provides compassionate assistance for grieving families of individuals who have died in the line of duty or by suicide in Ontario
Contact onfamilywellness.ca Information Provides compassionate assistance for grieving families of individuals who have died in the line of duty or by suicide in Ontario. Service area Ontario Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS)
A national peer support network for CAF members, Veterans, and their families who are experiencing an operational stress injury
Contact cfmws.ca/support-services/health-wellness/mental-health/operational-stress-injury-social-support-(osiss) Information A national peer support network for Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, and their families who are experiencing an operational stress injury. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Peer support Target demographics Military members and Veterans, military families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
OUTSaskatoon
Provides support services, education, resources, and counselling for the LGBTQ+ community in Saskatoon
Contact outsaskatoon.ca Information Provides support services, education, resources, and counselling for the LGBTQ+ community in Saskatoon. Service area Saskatchewan Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Peer Connections Manitoba
Aims to provide quality, value-based peer support and mental health education for Manitobans and their families dealing with mental health and substance use challenges
Contact peerconnectionsmb.ca Information Aims to provide quality, value-based peer support and mental health education for Manitobans and their families dealing with mental health and substance use challenges. Service area Manitoba Resource types Online service, 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 Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Phoenix Australia: Responder Assist
Mental health information, resources, and training for emergency workers and those who support them
Contact phoenixaustralia.org/responder-assist Information Mental health information, resources, and training for emergency workers and those who support them. Service area International: Australia 🇦🇺 Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics Public safety personnel, public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁