| Contact | 1 (833) 729-0144 |
| Information | The Friendly Calls program matches callers with trained Red Cross personnel who connect with them regularly to check in, provide emotional support, encourage healthy coping strategies, and suggest well-being resources and community connections to other existing services. Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Service area | Prince Edward Island |
| Resource type | Telephone |
| 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 ⚜️ |
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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Canadian Red Cross PEI Friendly Calls
Matches callers with trained Red Cross personnel who connect with them regularly to check in, provide emotional support, and more
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CMHA Moose Jaw
Programs include: OSI support group, family and friends check-in, support for people with high-functioning autism, and general peer support
Contact moosejaw.cmha.ca/our-services/peer-support Information Peer support is offered through the phone and in-person in Moose Jaw. In-person peer support programs include: OSI support group, family and friends check-in, support for people with high-functioning autism, and general peer support. Service area Saskatchewan Resource types Telephone, 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 Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
ConnexOntario: Telephone
Provides service information for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol, or mental health, 24/7
Contact 1 (866) 531-2600 Information Provides service information for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol, or mental health, 24/7. Service area Ontario Resource type Telephone Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Crisis Response Centre
Central point of access for adults experiencing a mental health crisis. Available 24/7
Contact (204) 940-1781 Information Central point of access for adults experiencing a mental health crisis. Available 24/7. Service area Manitoba Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Crisis Stabilization Unit
Short-term, community-based supportive care and treatment for adults living in Winnipeg in psychiatric or psychosocial crisis who may be at risk of hospitalization
Contact (204) 940-3633 Information Short-term, community-based supportive care and treatment for adults living in Winnipeg in psychiatric or psychosocial crisis who may be at risk of hospitalization. Service area Manitoba Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Distress and Crisis Ontario
Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians
Contact dcontario.org Information Offers in-person centres that operate 24/7, mental health helplines, and support services for Ontarians. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service, telephone Support type Crisis 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 🍁 -
Distress Centre: Crisis Support
24-hour crisis support accessible by telephone or text
Contact (403) 266-4357 Information Twenty-four-hour crisis support accessible by telephone or text. Service area Alberta Resource types Telephone, text Support type Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
Comprehensive support program for individuals who have lost someone to suicide or homicide
Contact (416) 408-4357 | dcogt.com/survivors-of-suicide-and-homicide-loss Information Professionally trained grief facilitators, many with lived experience of suicide or homicide losses, provide care in a safe, compassionate, and judgment-free environment. Program addresses short and long-term impacts of traumatic loss including social and mental health impacts. Service area Ontario: Greater Toronto Area Resource types Online service, in-person service, telephone Support types Grief support, bereavement services Target demographics General population, youth and families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Doctors Nova Scotia’s Professional Support Program
Provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems
Contact 1 (855) 275-8215 Information Provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Telephone Support type Peer support Target demographics Health care providers, health care provider families Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
Eskasoni Crisis Line
24/7 Crisis support for members of Mi’kmaq communities
Contact 1 (855) 379-2099 Information 24/7 Crisis support for members of Mi'kmaq communities. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Family Information Line
A confidential, personal, bilingual, and free service offering information, support, referrals, reassurance, and crisis management to the military community
Contact 1 (800) 866-4546 Information A confidential, personal, bilingual, and free service offering information, support, referrals, reassurance, and crisis management to the military community. Service area National Resource type Telephone Support type Counselling Target demographic Military families Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Farm Stress Line
Available 24/7 for farmers and ranchers in Saskatchewan who are experiencing distress
Contact 1 (800) 667-4442 Information Available 24/7 for farmers and ranchers in Saskatchewan who are experiencing distress. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type Telephone Support type Wellness support Target demographic Farmers and ranchers Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (F.A.C.T. Team) provides care to people with serious mental illness who are currently residing in New Brunswick
Contact horizonnb.ca/services/addictions-mental-health/adult-services/flexible-assertive-community-treatment-f-a-c-t Information Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) provides care to people with serious mental illness who are currently residing in NB. Service area New Brunswick Resource types In-person service, telephone 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 🍁