| Contact | (416) 535-8501 ext. 2 | camh.ca/en/patients-and-families/programs-and-services/metro-addiction-assessment-referral-service-maars |
| Information | Centralized addiction assessment and referral service connecting individuals to appropriate treatment programs across the Greater Toronto Area. |
| Service area | Ontario: Greater Toronto Area |
| Resource type | Assessment and referral |
| Support types | Wellness support, addiction support |
| Target demographic | General population |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | — |
| Languages spoken | French ⚜️, 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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CAMH: Metro Addiction Assessment & Referral Service (MAARS)
Centralized addiction assessment and referral service connecting individuals to appropriate treatment programs across the Greater Toronto Area
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CAMH: Rainbow Services (2SLGBTQ+)
2SLGBTQ+ affirming in-person outpatient group therapy for substance use. Toronto only
Contact (416) 535-8501 ext. 2 | camh.ca/en/patients-and-families/programs-and-services/rainbow-services-2slgbtq Information 2SLGBTQ+ affirming in-person outpatient group therapy for substance use. Service area Ontario: Toronto Resource type Mental health agency Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment
Knowledge hub of mental health information for public safety personnel
Contact cipsrt-icrtsp.ca Information Knowledge hub of mental health information for public safety personnel. Service area National Resource type Knowledge hub Support types PTSD support, wellness support Target demographic Public safety personnel Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Canadian Mental Health Association New Brunswick
An organization that has many mental health resources, services, and projects
Contact cmhanb.ca Information An organization that has many mental health resources, services, and projects. Service area New Brunswick 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 Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Canadian Mental Health Association Quebec
CMHA Quebec is an organization that has many mental health resources, services, and projects
Contact quebec.acsm.ca/en Information CMHA Quebec is an organization that has many mental health resources, services, and projects. Service area Quebec 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 Languages spoken French ⚜️, English 🍁 -
Canadian Red Cross PEI Friendly Calls
Matches callers with trained Red Cross personnel who connect with them regularly to check in, provide emotional support, and more
Contact 1 (833) 729-0144 Information The Friendly Calls program matches callers with trained Red Cross personnel who connect with them regularly to check in, provide emotional support, encourage healthy coping strategies, and suggest well-being resources and community connections to other existing services. Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Service area Prince Edward Island 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 — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crimes
The CRCVC provides support, research, and education to survivors of serious crime and stakeholders in Canada
Contact crcvc.ca Information The Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (CRCVC) provides support, research, and education to survivors of serious crime and stakeholders in Canada. All services are free of charge and confidential. We offer bilingual assistance and advocacy regardless of whether the perpetrator of the crime has been identified, apprehended, prosecuted, or convicted. Service area National Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographics General population, victim services Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
CAMH provides a wide range of mental health services for patients of all ages and families
Contact camh.ca Information CAMH provides a wide range of mental health services for patients of all ages and families. Service area National Resource type 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 Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
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 (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) — Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️, Arabic 🇸🇦, Cantonese 🇭🇰, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, Hindi 🇮🇳, Korean 🇰🇷, Khmer 🇰🇭, Japanese 🇯🇵, Punjabi 🇮🇳, Somali 🇸🇴, Spanish 🇪🇸, Ukrainian 🇺🇦, Urdu 🇵🇰, Vietnamese 🇻🇳