| 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 ⚜️ |
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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Waypoint: Frontline Wellness
A free support system for health care workers. Includes access to services to manage mental health challenges
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Wounded Warriors Canada: C.O.P.E.
A couples-based trauma program for Veterans and first responders affected by operational stress injuries
Contact woundedwarriors.ca/our-programs/couples-overcoming-ptsd-everyday Information C.O.P.E., or Couples Overcoming PTSD Everyday, is a couples-based trauma program for Veterans and first responders affected by operational stress injuries. Service area National Resource type In-person service Support type Wellness 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 Language spoken English 🍁 -
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 ⚜️ -
Wounded Warriors Canada: Trauma Resiliency Program 1 and 2
Group counselling program for Veterans and first responders; focuses on acquiring tools to overcome the effects of trauma exposure
Contact woundedwarriors.ca/our-programs/trauma-resiliency-program-trp1/ and woundedwarriors.ca/our-programs/trauma-resiliency-program-trp2/ Information TRP1 is a three-day group counselling program for Veterans and first responders; focuses on acquiring tools to overcome the effects of trauma exposure. TRP2 is a four-day group counselling program for individuals who complete TRP1. Service area National Resource type In-person service Support types PTSD support, wellness support Target demographics Military members and Veterans, public safety personnel Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️