| Contact | sma.sk.ca/physician-health-program-2 |
| Information | PHP provides assistance to physicians, medical learners, and their families who may be struggling with mental health issues or addiction. The program provides assessment and treatment, education, counselling and coaching, monitoring, and advocacy. |
| Service area | Saskatchewan |
| Resource type | Online service |
| Support type | Wellness support |
| Target demographics | Health care providers, health care provider families |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| 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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Physician Health Program
PHP provides assistance to physicians, medical learners, and their families who may be struggling with mental health issues or addiction
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PSPNET: For Families of PSP
Online cognitive behaviour therapy courses for family members of PSP
Contact pspnet.ca/en/for-families-of-psp Information Provides free, confidential, online cognitive behaviour therapy courses for family members of Public safety personnel. Only available in Saskatchewan, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Rainbow Resource Centre
Offers support to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the form of counselling, education, and programming
Contact rainbowresourcecentre.org Information Offers support to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the form of counselling, education, and programming. Service area Manitoba Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
SaskAbilities: Partners in Mental Health and Well-being
Offers in-person programs for people with mental health diagnoses or barriers, including peer support groups and professional sessions
Contact saskabilities.ca/services/community-programs/partners-in-mental-health-and-well-being Information Offers in-person programs for people with mental health diagnoses or barriers, including peer support groups and professional sessions. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type In-person service Support types Wellness support, peer support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
South Asian Women’s Centre
Provides wellness groups, counselling, and crisis intervention for South Asian women living in Ontario
Contact sawc.org Information Provides wellness groups, counselling, and crisis intervention for South Asian women living in Ontario. Service area Ontario Resource type In-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic South Asian women Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Strongest Families
A resource of programs to support for military members, Veterans, and their families’ mental health
Contact strongestfamilies.com/military-and-veterans Information A resource of programs to support the mental health of military members, Veterans, and their families. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics Military members and Veterans, military families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Substance Use Treatment Centres for First Nations and Inuit
Comprehensive directory of federally funded substance use treatment centres across Canada serving First Nations and Inuit communities
Contact sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1576090254932/1576090371511#a5 Information Comprehensive directory of federally funded substance use treatment centres across Canada serving First Nations and Inuit communities. Includes residential and community-based treatment programs, youth services, family treatment options, and cultural programming. Centres located in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic regions. Services include concurrent disorders treatment, residential school trauma support, on-the-land programs, gender-based programs, prescription drug abuse treatment, and holistic approaches incorporating traditional cultural components. Service area National Resource type Resource hub Support types Wellness support, addiction 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 🍁, French ⚜️, Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Ojibway ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ -
The Lighthouse for Grieving Children
Peer support groups for children, youth and young adults experiencing grief after the death of someone significant in their lives
Contact lighthousegriefsupport.org/how-we-can-help/support-groups Information Peer support groups for children, youth and young adults (ages 3–24) experiencing grief after the death of someone significant in their lives. Groups are ongoing and open-ended, allowing families to stay with The Lighthouse community for as long as they need to actively explore grief in their own time. The program recognizes everyone grieves differently and provides flexible, developmentally appropriate support. Service area Ontario: Halton Resource types In-person service, information Support types Bereavement services, grief support Target demographics General population, youth and families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
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 🍁 -
Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Mental Wellness Team
Offers counselling, workshops, and other in-person programs
Contact unsm.org/dept/mental-wellness Information Offers counselling, workshops, and other in-person programs. Service area Nova Scotia 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 Language spoken English 🍁
