| Contact | terrorvictimresponse.ca |
| Information | A checklist of lessons learned from international responses to terrorist events. For use in community emergency response planning in order to facilitate recovery and healing for victims and survivors. |
| Service area | Ontario |
| Resource type | Resource hub |
| Support type | Wellness support |
| Target demographics | Government officials, law enforcement, emergency managers |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | — |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | — |
| 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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Terror Victim Response
A checklist of lessons learned from international responses to terrorist events
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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 🍁 -
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 🍁 -
YouthGrief
Developed by grieving youth, for grieving youth. YouthGrief shares wisdom, experiences, and advice from young people know what it’s like to grieve when someone you care about has died
Contact youthgrief.ca Information YouthGrief has been developed by grieving youth, for grieving youth. It shares wisdom, experiences, and advice from more than 30 young people who’ve been there, and know what it’s like to grieve when someone you care about has died. The program is suitable for a young person living with the death of a person important to them, a friend of someone who is grieving, and parents, educators, and other interested adults. Service area National Resource types Online service, resource hub, information Support types Bereavement services, grief support Target demographics General population, youth and families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) — Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️