| Contact | redcross.org.au/emergencies |
| Information | Provides tips for coping with a crisis, including looking after yourself and returning home. |
| Service area | International: Australia 🇦🇺 |
| 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 | — |
| 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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Australian Red Cross
Provides tips for coping with a crisis, including looking after yourself and returning home
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BC First Responders’ Mental Health
Access point for first responders and their families. Mental health topics include assessment, self-care, retirement, and information sessions
Contact bcfirstrespondersmentalhealth.com Information Access point for First Responders and their families' mental health topics including assessment, self-care, retirement, and information sessions. Service area British Columbia Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographic First responders Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Beyond Blue: Natural Disasters
Mental health information for those who have experienced a natural disaster
Contact beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/natural-disasters Information Mental health information for those who have experienced a natural disaster. Service area International: Australia 🇦🇺 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 — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Beyond Silence
App designed to promote early intervention and support for the mental health of health care providers
Contact beyondsilence.ca/app Information App designed to promote early intervention and support for the mental health of health care providers. Service area National Resource type Mobile app 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 ⚜️ -
Black Dog Institute: National Emergency Worker Support Service
Free mental health check, providing insights and recommendations to support PSP
Contact blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/national-emergency-worker-support-service Information Free mental health check, providing insights and recommendations to support PSP. Service area International: Australia 🇦🇺 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 — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Black Mental Health Connections Montreal
Promotes healing through culturally competent education and community activities
Contact bmhcmtl.ca Information Promotes healing through culturally competent education and community activities. Service area Quebec Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Black population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
BounceBack
A free skill-building program from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) for people with low mood, depression, anxiety, or general stress
Contact cmha.ca/bounce-back Information A free skill-building program from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) for people with low mood, depression, anxiety, or general stress. Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️