| Contact | mouvementsmq.ca |
| Information | Offers education, workshops, and other resources for Quebec. |
| Service area | Quebec |
| Resource types | Online service, in-person service |
| Support type | Wellness support |
| Target demographic | General population |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | Yes |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | — |
| Language spoken | 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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Mouvement Santé Mentale Quebec
Offers education, workshops, and other resources for Quebec
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MyGrief
An online resource to help people move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace
Contact mygrief.ca Information MyGrief.ca was developed by people who have experienced the death of someone important to them and grief specialists. It complements existing community resources and helps address barriers to grief services. Many people working in health care use it as an education tool. Service area National Resource types Online service, information Support types Bereavement services, grief support, wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
National Mass Violence Center
Resources, information, and tele-mental health for communities to prepare for and respond to mass violence events
Contact nmvvrc.org Information Resources, information, and tele-mental health for communities to prepare for and respond to mass violence events. Topics include: preparing the community, helping survivors, self-help, rebuilding your community, science about mass violence, and how to approach large-scale criminal incidents. Service area International: United States 🇺🇸 Resource types Online service, 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 Language spoken English 🍁 -
Nova Scotia Health: Mental Health and Addictions Program Intake Service
Clinicians available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact 1 (855) 922-1122 Information Clinicians available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Telephone Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Nova Scotia Health: Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
24/7 provincial telephone crisis line for children, youth, or adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Service is mobile for Halifax region
Contact 1 (902) 429-8167 Information 24/7 provincial telephone crisis line for children, youth, or adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Service is mobile for Halifax region. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis 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 🍁 -
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
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 🍁 -
Nova Scotia Warm Line
Staffed by “peers” who have had their own experiences of trauma
Contact 1 (833) 927-6546 Information Staffed by "peers" who have had their own experiences of trauma. 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 🍁 -
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 🍁 -
Online Therapy Unit
Offers free online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) courses for a number of mental health concerns
Contact onlinetherapyuser.ca Information Offers free online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) courses for a number of mental health concerns. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type Online service Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program
Offers online, self-led psychotherapy services, as well as in-person sessions with a therapist
Contact ontariohealth.ca/clinical/mental-health-addictions/structured-psychotherapy Information Offers online, self-led psychotherapy services, as well as in-person sessions with a therapist. These services are for people 18+ experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person 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 ⚜️