| Contact | redcross.org.au/emergencies |
| Information | Provides tips for coping with a crisis, including looking after yourself and returning home. |
| Service area | International: Australia 🇦🇺 |
| 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 | — |
| 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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Australian Red Cross
Provides tips for coping with a crisis, including looking after yourself and returning home
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BC Interior Crisis Line
Crisis hotline for people in Interior British Columbia
Contact 1 (888) 353-2273 Information Crisis hotline for people in Interior BC. Service area British Columbia Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO)
Province-wide organization dedicated to bereavement support through peer support and mutual aid
Contact bereavedfamilies.net Information Province-wide organization dedicated to bereavement support through peer support and mutual aid. Services include support groups for bereaved parents, children who have lost a parent/sibling/caregiver, people whose partners have died, and others in need of grief support. Nine affiliates located throughout Ontario provide local support. Programming available in both official languages through Ottawa affiliate, with translation services for other languages. Service area Ontario 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 🍁 -
Bereaved Families of Ontario: Toronto (BFO-Toronto)
Comprehensive grief support services for those who have lost a loved one — regardless of when, how, or who they lost
Contact bfotoronto.ca Information Comprehensive grief support services for those who have lost a loved one — regardless of when, how, or who they lost. Programs help participants find healthy perspectives, learn coping strategies for new life circumstances, process emotions, and build connections with others experiencing similar losses. Service area Ontario: Toronto Resource type In-person service Support types Grief support, bereavement services 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 🍁 -
Beyond Blue: Natural Disasters
Mental health information for those who have experienced a natural disaster
Contact beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/natural-disasters Information Mental health information for those who have experienced a natural disaster. Service area International: Australia 🇦🇺 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 — Language spoken English 🍁 -
BounceBack
A free skill-building program from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) for people with low mood, depression, anxiety, or general stress
Contact cmha.ca/bounce-back Information A free skill-building program from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) for people with low mood, depression, anxiety, or general stress. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Build Them Up
Offers therapy, peer support, and other programs to children, teens, and families
Contact buildthemup.ca Information Offers therapy, peer support, and other programs to children, teens, and families. Service area Alberta Resource types Online service, in-person 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 🍁