| Contact | kidshealth.org.nz/coping-natural-disaster |
| Information | Information for parents on how to help their children recover after natural disasters. |
| Service area | International: New Zealand 🇳🇿 |
| Resource type | Online service |
| Support type | Psychosocial emergency preparedness |
| Target demographic | General population |
| Serves children (0–12) | Yes |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | — |
| 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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Krasman Centre Warm Line
Emotional support, active listening, and connection for adults experiencing loneliness, isolation, anxiety, or who simply need someone to talk to
Contact 1 (888) 777-0979 | krasmancentre.com/what-we-do/warm-line-peer-crisis-support Information Peer support telephone service providing emotional support, active listening, and connection for adults experiencing loneliness, isolation, anxiety, or who simply need someone to talk to. Operated by Krasman Centre, a mental health organization supporting individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. Staffed by trained peer support workers with lived experience who offer non-judgmental, compassionate conversation. Not a crisis line — designed for people seeking emotional support and connection rather than crisis intervention. Service area Ontario: Greater Toronto Area Resource types Telephone, online service Support types Crisis support, peer support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Le JAG
Offers individual counselling, support groups, and workshops for LGBTQ+ people in Montérégie
Contact lejag.org Information Offers individual counselling, support groups, and workshops for LGBTQ+ people in Montérégie. Service area Quebec Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken French ⚜️ -
LifeLine Canada Foundation
Provides online information about anxiety, depression, grief support, and suicide
Contact thelifelinecanada.ca Information Provides online information about anxiety, depression, grief support, and suicide. Service area National 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 — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Lifelines
Mental health wellness tailored for ambulance, fire and rescue, police, corrections, and volunteer responders
Contact lifelines.scot/advice-and-support Information Mental health wellness tailored for ambulance, fire and rescue, police, corrections, and volunteer responders. Service area International: Scotland 🏴 Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographics Public safety personnel, police officers, municipal leaders Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Lifewise NL
Warm lines, peer support groups, and individual support
Contact lifewisenl.ca Information Warm lines, peer support groups, and individual support. Service area Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Mental Health Ireland: Coping with Trauma
Information and resources for coping with trauma and stress following difficult events
Contact mentalhealthireland.ie/resources-library Information Information and resources for coping with trauma and stress following difficult events. Service area International: Ireland 🇮🇪 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 🍁 -
Mind UK: Coping After a Traumatic Event
Mental health information on coping after experiencing a traumatic event
Contact mind.org.uk Information Mental health information on coping after experiencing a traumatic event. Service area International: United Kingdom 🇬🇧 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 🍁 -
Mood Disorders Association of BC
Peer-led support groups for people with mental health concerns
Contact mdabc.net/resources/mdabc-support-groups Information Peer-led support groups for people with mental health concerns. 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 🍁 -
Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba
Online and in-person peer support groups
Contact moodmb.ca/peer-support Information Online and in-person peer support groups. Service area Manitoba 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 🍁 -
Mouvement Santé Mentale Quebec
Offers education, workshops, and other resources for Quebec
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 ⚜️ -
Muslim Food Bank: ASPIRE Counselling
Culturally informed and affordable (not free) counselling for the Muslim community in Quebec
Contact muslimfoodbank.com/aspirecounselling Information Culturally informed and affordable (not free) counselling for the Muslim community in Quebec. Service area Quebec Resource type Online service Support type Counselling Target demographic Muslims Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
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 ⚜️