| Contact | theroyal.ca/frontline-wellness |
| Information | Offers confidential support for health care workers through quick access to a trained mental health professional. |
| Service area | Ontario |
| Resource type | Online service |
| Support type | Wellness support |
| Target demographic | Health care providers |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | — |
| Languages spoken | English 🍁, French ⚜️ |
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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The Royal: Frontline Wellness
Offers confidential support for health care workers through quick access to a trained mental health professional
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Trenton Military Family Resource Centre: Mental Health Team
Mental health professionals that support military family members, offering various services for adults, couples, teenagers and children
Contact trentonmfrc.ca/mental-health-services Information The MFRC has a team of mental health professionals that support military family members, offering various services for adults, couples, teenagers, and children. Service area Ontario Resource type In-person 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 ⚜️ -
Veteran Crisis Helpline
A confidential and free service available 24/7
Contact 1 (800) 268-7708 Information A confidential and free service for Veterans, former RCMP members, their family members, and caregivers. Available 24/7. Service area National Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographics Military members and Veterans, military families, public safety personnel, public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Veterans Affairs Canada Mental Health Services
Information on how to access mental health and wellness support for Veterans
Contact veterans.gc.ca/en/mental-and-physical-health/mental-health-and-wellness Information Information on how to access mental health and wellness support for Veterans. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Wellness 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 ⚜️ -
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 (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Victim Services Toronto
Comprehensive crisis response, intervention, and prevention services for victims of crime and sudden tragedy in Toronto
Contact (416) 808-7066 | victimservicestoronto.com Information Comprehensive crisis response, intervention, and prevention services for victims of crime and sudden tragedy in Toronto. Services are free, confidential, and available to all people regardless of whether they report to police. Service area Ontario: Toronto Resource types Telephone, in-person service Support types Bereavement services, grief support Target demographics General population, victim services Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Vitalité: Children and Youth
Youth mental health and addiction service support lines in New Brunswick
Contact vitalitenb.ca/en/services-and-locations/service-directory/addiction-and-mental-health-services-for-children-and-youth Information Youth mental health and addiction service support lines in NB. Service area New Brunswick Resource type Telephone Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) — Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Waypoint: Frontline Wellness
A free support system for health care workers. Includes access to services to manage mental health challenges
Contact waypointcentre.ca/programs_and_services/frontline_wellness_program Information A free support system for health care workers. Includes access to services to manage mental health challenges. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Well Central
A web-based online channel with free interactive courses for those seeking better mental health
Contact wellcentral.ca Information A web-based online channel with free interactive courses for those seeking better mental health. Service area National Resource type Online service 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 ⚜️ -
WoodGreen Community Services: Crisis Outreach Service for Seniors
Mobile crisis response team providing on-call crisis intervention and outreach for seniors with dementia, addictions, or mental illness
Contact woodgreen.org/programs/crisis-outreach-service-for-seniors Information Mobile crisis response team providing on-call crisis intervention and outreach for seniors with dementia, addictions, or mental illness. Interdisciplinary teams include social workers, nurse practitioners, behaviour consultants, and access to a geriatric psychiatrist. Interpretation services available in 100+ languages, including American Sign Language. No wait lists: initial visit typically occurs within 24–72 hours of referral. Service area Ontario: Toronto Resource type Mobile outreach Support type Crisis support Target demographics Older adults, seniors Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Wounded Warriors Canada: First Responder Assist
The First Responder Assist program provides crisis support and clinical therapy for first responders
Contact woundedwarriors.ca/our-programs/first-responder-assist Information The First Responder Assist program provides crisis support and clinical therapy for first responders. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type 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 ⚜️ -
YouthGrief
Developed by grieving youth, for grieving youth. YouthGrief shares wisdom, experiences, and advice from young people know what it’s like to grieve when someone you care about has died
Contact youthgrief.ca Information YouthGrief has been developed by grieving youth, for grieving youth. It shares wisdom, experiences, and advice from more than 30 young people who’ve been there, and know what it’s like to grieve when someone you care about has died. The program is suitable for a young person living with the death of a person important to them, a friend of someone who is grieving, and parents, educators, and other interested adults. Service area National Resource types Online service, resource hub, information Support types Bereavement services, grief support Target demographics General population, youth and families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) — Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️