| Contact | badgeoflifecanada.org/peer-support |
| Information | Weekly online peer support group sessions for public safety personnel and/or their adult family members. |
| Service area | National |
| Resource type | Online service |
| Support type | Peer 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 🍁 |
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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Badge of Life Canada
Weekly online peer support group sessions for public safety personnel and/or their adult family members
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NS First Responders Mental Health
Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in Nova Scotia
Contact firstrespondersmentalhealthns.com Information Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in NS. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographics Health care providers, health care provider families, public safety personnel, public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Ontario Immediate Family Wellness Program
Provides compassionate assistance for grieving families of individuals who have died in the line of duty or by suicide in Ontario
Contact onfamilywellness.ca Information Provides compassionate assistance for grieving families of individuals who have died in the line of duty or by suicide in Ontario. Service area Ontario Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
OSI-CAN Alberta
Free, confidential, community-based peer support initiative for Veterans, first responders, and public safety personnel
Contact osicanab.ca Information OSI-CAN is a free, confidential, community-based peer support initiative for Veterans, first responders, and public safety personnel. Service area Alberta Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Peer 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 🍁 -
OSI-CAN British Columbia
OSI-CAN is a free, confidential, community-based peer support initiative for Veterans, first responders, and public safety personnel
Contact osicanbc.ca Information OSI-CAN is a free, confidential, community-based peer support initiative for Veterans, first responders, and public safety personnel. Service area British Columbia Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Peer 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 🍁 -
OSI-CAN Manitoba
In-person peer support for Veterans, first responders and public safety personnel living in Manitoba
Contact osicanmb.ca Information A free, confidential, community-based Peer support initiative for Veterans, first responders and public safety personnel. Service area Manitoba Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Peer 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 🍁 -
OSI-CAN Saskatchewan
OSI-CAN is a free, confidential, community-based peer support initiative for Veterans, first responders, and public safety personnel
Contact osicansk.ca Information OSI-CAN is a free, confidential, community-based peer support initiative for Veterans, first responders, and public safety personnel. Service area Saskatchewan Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Peer 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 🍁 -
Phoenix Australia: Responder Assist
Mental health information, resources, and training for emergency workers and those who support them
Contact phoenixaustralia.org/responder-assist Information Mental health information, resources, and training for emergency workers and those who support them. Service area International: Australia 🇦🇺 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 🍁 -
PSPNET: For Families of PSP
Online cognitive behaviour therapy courses for family members of PSP
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 ⚜️ -
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 🍁 -
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: Spousal Resiliency Program
Clinically facilitated trauma group for spouses of military members, Veterans, and PSP who have been exposed to operational stress injuries
Contact woundedwarriors.ca/our-programs/spousal-resiliency-program Information A four-day, clinically facilitated trauma group for spouses of military members, Veterans, and public safety personnel who have been exposed to operational stress injuries (such as PTSD) in their relationships. Service area National Resource type In-person service Support types PTSD support, wellness support Target demographics Military families, public safety personnel families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁