| Contact | pspnet.ca/en/for-families-of-psp |
| Information | Provides free, confidential, online cognitive behaviour therapy courses for family members of Public safety personnel. Only available in Saskatchewan, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. |
| Service area | National |
| Resource type | Online service |
| Support type | Wellness support |
| Target demographic | Public safety personnel families |
| 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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PSPNET: For Families of PSP
Online cognitive behaviour therapy courses for family members of PSP
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PSPNET: For PSP
Provides free, confidential, online CBT courses for current and former public safety personnel and their spouses
Contact pspnet.ca/en/for-psp Information Provides free, confidential, online cognitive behaviour therapy courses for current and former public safety personnel and their spouses. (Available in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.) Service area National Resource type Online 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 ⚜️ -
Québec Physicians’ Health Program
Free, confidential counselling to Quebec physicians who are facing a situation that can affect their psychological and overall health
Contact pamq.org/en Information QPHP provides free, confidential counselling to all physicians who are facing a situation that can affect their psychological and overall health. Service area Quebec Resource type Online service Support types Wellness support, peer support Target demographic Health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Rainbow Resource Centre
Offers support to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the form of counselling, education, and programming
Contact rainbowresourcecentre.org Information Offers support to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the form of counselling, education, and programming. Service area Manitoba 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 Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Sask First Responders Mental Health
Provides access to resources to help with recovery and prevention of having an incident develop into posttraumatic stress or operational stress injuries
Contact saskfirstrespondersmentalhealth.ca Information Provides access to resources to help with recovery and prevention of having an incident develop into posttraumatic stress or operational stress injuries. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics 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 🍁 -
St. Joseph’s Hospital: Mental Health Services for Health & Community Care
Offers confidential and professional mental health support for health care workers
Contact stjoes.ca/hospital-services/mental-health-addiction-services/connect-mental-health-and-addiction-outpatient-programs/mental-health-services-for-hcw Information Offers confidential and professional mental health support for health care workers. Service area Ontario Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Health care providers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Strongest Families
A resource of programs to support for military members, Veterans, and their families’ mental health
Contact strongestfamilies.com/military-and-veterans Information A resource of programs to support the mental health of military members, Veterans, and their families. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics Military members and Veterans, military families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Strongest Families: ICAN
Free, self-directed, web-based well-being course
Contact strongestfamilies.com/ican Information Free, self-directed, web-based well-being course. 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 ⚜️