| Contact | aboriginalcounseling.com |
| Information | Offers no-cost mental health education programs for Indigenous individuals in Alberta. |
| Service area | Alberta |
| Resource types | Online service, in-person service |
| Support type | Counselling |
| Target demographic | Indigenous population |
| Serves children (0–12) | Yes |
| Serves youth (13–17) | Yes |
| 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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Aboriginal Counseling Services of Alberta
Offers no-cost mental health education programs for Indigenous individuals in Alberta
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Access Counselling Services in the Yukon
A navigation tool on counselling services from the Government of Yukon. Information is available online or by phone
Contact Call : 1 (866) 456-3838 | Visit : yukon.ca/en/health-and-wellness/mental-wellness/access-counselling-services-yukon Information A navigation tool on counselling services from the Government of Yukon. Information is available online or by phone. Service area Yukon Resource types In-person service, telephone Support type Counselling Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Across Boundaries
Mental health and addiction support for racialized communities around Toronto
Contact acrossboundaries.ca Information Mental health and addiction support for racialized communities around Toronto. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic Racialized communities Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Black Mental Health Connections Montreal
Promotes healing through culturally competent education and community activities
Contact bmhcmtl.ca Information Promotes healing through culturally competent education and community activities. Service area Quebec Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Black population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
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 🍁 -
Calgary Outlink
Provides support, education, outreach, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary
Contact calgaryoutlink.ca Information Provides support, education, outreach, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary. Service area Alberta Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
CAMH Youth-Vast Dependence Program
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Youth-VAST Dependence Program provides in-person or virtual care to young people in Ontario
Contact wehearyou.ca Information The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's Youth-VAST Dependence Program is a personalized youth addiction program. It provides in-person or virtual care to address many types of addiction – including nicotine (vaping is the V in VAST), alcohol, substances, and technology. Service area Ontario Resource types In-person service, online service Support type Addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
CASA: Indigenous Mental Health Services
Provides mental health services and education to children, youth, and families living or connected to the Alexander, Alexis Nakoda Sioux, Enoch Cree, and Paul First Nations
Contact casamentalhealth.org/casa-programs/indigenous-mental-health-services Information Provides mental health services and education to children, youth, and families living or connected to the Alexander, Alexis Nakoda Sioux, Enoch Cree, and Paul First Nations. Service area Alberta 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 🍁 -
CMHA Moose Jaw
Programs include: OSI support group, family and friends check-in, support for people with high-functioning autism, and general peer support
Contact moosejaw.cmha.ca/our-services/peer-support Information Peer support is offered through the phone and in-person in Moose Jaw. In-person peer support programs include: OSI support group, family and friends check-in, support for people with high-functioning autism, and general peer support. Service area Saskatchewan Resource types Telephone, in-person service Support type Peer support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
CMHA PEI: Peer Support
Offers peer support groups — hosted by trained specialists with their own lived experience — to cope with mental health challenges
Contact pei.cmha.ca/find-help/peer-support Information CMHA PEI offers peer support groups — hosted by trained specialists with their own lived experience — to cope with mental health challenges. Service area Prince Edward Island Resource type In-person service Support type Peer support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Communitas Supportive Care Society
Online and in-person peer support groups for mental health recovery
Contact peersupportcsc.com Information Online and in-person peer support groups for mental health recovery. Service area British Columbia Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Peer support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Community Counselling Program
Provides free access to mental health services (phone, in-person) in all of the regions of the Northwest Territories
Contact hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/community-counselling-program-ccp Information Provides free access to mental health services (phone, in-person) in all of the regions of the NWT. Service area Northwest Territories Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Counselling 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 ⚜️ -
Distress and Crisis Ontario
Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians
Contact dcontario.org Information Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service, 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 🍁