| Contact | canada.ca/en/services/policing/emergencies/preparedness/get-prepared.html |
| Information | Instructions on how to make a household emergency plan and build an emergency kit. |
| Service area | National |
| Resource types | Information, online service |
| Support type | Psychosocial emergency preparedness |
| Target demographics | Seniors, older adults, general population |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | Yes |
| 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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Healthy Minds Cooperative
Offers free wellness programs, peer-support groups, and navigation to mental health services (in-person and online)
Contact healthyminds.ca Information Offers free wellness programs, peer-support groups, and navigation to mental health services (in-person and online). Service area Nova Scotia 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 — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Hong Fook Association
Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area
Contact hongfook.ca/association Information Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Asian population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, Simplified Chinese 🇨🇳, Korean 🇰🇷, Vietnamese 🇻🇳, Khmer 🇰🇭 -
Hope for Wellness Helpline (Chat)
Immediate, culturally competent telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit
Contact hopeforwellness.ca Information Immediate, culturally competent telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit. (Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut chatters available upon request.) Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Crisis support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️, Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Ojibway ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ -
HOPE Learning Centre
Free online and in-person courses to overcome mental health challenges
Contact skhopelearningcentre.ca Information Free online and in-person courses to overcome mental health challenges. Service area Saskatchewan 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 English 🍁 -
Jewish Addiction Community Services (JACS) Toronto
Offers mental health and addiction support services, including counselling and group therapy
Contact jacstoronto.org Information Offers mental health and addiction support services, including counselling and group therapy. Service area Ontario Resource type Online service Support type Addiction support Target demographic Jewish population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Jewish Child and Family Service Manitoba
Education on mental health and a program that aims to assist Jewish individuals with mental health struggles
Contact jcfswinnipeg.org/services/mental-health-support-services Information Education on mental health and a program that aims to assist Jewish individuals with mental health struggles. Service area Manitoba Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Jewish population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto
Culturally competent counselling, workshops, support groups, and more for Jewish families around Toronto
Contact jfandcs.com/mentalhealthandwellness Information Culturally competent counselling, workshops, support groups, and more for Jewish families around Toronto. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Jewish population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Kids Help Phone (Online)
Offers resources, crisis support, and counselling primarily for youth, but anyone can access their services
Contact kidshelpphone.ca Information Offers resources, crisis support, and counselling primarily for youth, but anyone can access their services. Service area National Resource type 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 — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
KidsGrief
A free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or has died
Contact kidsgrief.ca Information KidsGrief.ca is a free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or has died. It equips parents with the words and confidence needed to help children grieve life’s losses in healthy ways. Service area National Resource types Online service, information 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+) — Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️, Easy read