| Contact | le.fbi.gov/trauma-notification-training/launch-course-instructor-resources |
| Information | Free online course that trains public safety personnel to deliver trauma notifications with professionalism, dignity, and compassion. |
| Service area | International: United States 🇺🇸 |
| Resource type | Resource hub |
| Support type | Psychosocial emergency preparedness |
| Target demographics | Public safety personnel, law enforcement |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| 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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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Psychoeducation resources for child trauma
Contact nctsn.org Information Psychoeducation resources for child trauma. Service area International: United States 🇺🇸 Resource types Online service, resource hub 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 🍁 -
The Royal: Frontline Wellness
Offers confidential support for health care workers through quick access to a trained mental health professional
Contact theroyal.ca/frontline-wellness Information Offers confidential support for health care workers through quick access to a trained mental health professional. 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 — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Trans Lifeline Hotline
Peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers
Contact translifeline.org/hotline Information Peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers. Provides confidential support from trans/nonbinary peer operators. No nonconsensual active rescue (i.e., will not call 9-1-1, emergency services, or law enforcement without explicit request). Operators respect all gender identities without judgment. Available for crisis support or just to talk with another trans person. Does not require callers to be in crisis or certain of trans identity. Service area International: United States 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦 Resource types Online service, telephone Support types Crisis support, peer support Target demographics Trans population, trans, nonbinary, questioning populations Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, Spanish 🇪🇸 -
Veterans Affairs Canada Mental Health Services
Information on how to access mental health and wellness support for Veterans
Contact veterans.gc.ca/en/mental-and-physical-health/mental-health-and-wellness Information Information on how to access mental health and wellness support for Veterans. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics Military members and Veterans, military families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Veterans Affairs Canada: OSI clinics
A navigation tool to find local operational stress injury (OSI) clinics
Contact veterans.gc.ca/en/mental-and-physical-health/mental-health-and-wellness/assessment-and-treatment/osi-clinics Information A navigation tool to find local operational stress injury (OSI) clinics. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Counselling Target demographics Military members and Veterans, military families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
VOICES Center for Resilience
Psychoeducation information for victims, families, responders, and survivors of those affected by 9/11 and other mass casualty events
Contact voicescenter.org Information Psychoeducation information for victims, families, responders, and survivors of those affected by 9/11 and other mass casualty events. Service area International: United States 🇺🇸 Resource types Resource hub, online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics General population, public safety personnel Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Waypoint: Frontline Wellness
A free support system for health care workers. Includes access to services to manage mental health challenges
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 ⚜️ -
Well Central
A web-based online channel with free interactive courses for those seeking better mental health
Contact wellcentral.ca Information A web-based online channel with free interactive courses for those seeking better mental health. 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 ⚜️ -
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 ⚜️