| Contact | mha.nshealth.ca/en/emhatools |
| Information | E-Mental Health provides online treatment options for Nova Scotians seeking support and care for their mental health. It also addresses substance use concerns for those who need "less intense" services and/or supports. |
| Service area | Nova Scotia |
| Resource type | Navigation tool |
| Support types | Wellness support, addiction support |
| Target demographic | General population |
| Serves children (0–12) | Yes |
| Serves youth (13–17) | Yes |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves families | Yes |
| 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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Nova Scotia Health: Mental Health and Addictions Program Intake Service
Clinicians available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact 1 (855) 922-1122 Information Clinicians available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Telephone Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Nova Scotia Health: Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
24/7 provincial telephone crisis line for children, youth, or adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Service is mobile for Halifax region
Contact 1 (902) 429-8167 Information 24/7 provincial telephone crisis line for children, youth, or adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Service is mobile for Halifax region. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type 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 🍁 -
Nova Scotia Health: prideHealth
Provides access to mental health and addictions providers, peer support, social groups, and workshops
Contact (902) 487-0470 Information Provides access to mental health and addictions providers, peer support, social groups, and workshops. Service area Nova Scotia Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Nova Scotia Warm Line
Staffed by “peers” who have had their own experiences of trauma
Contact 1 (833) 927-6546 Information Staffed by "peers" who have had their own experiences of trauma. Service area Nova Scotia 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 — Language spoken English 🍁 -
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 🍁 -
NWT Help Line
24/7 support line for mental health crisis, emotional support, and referrals to local services
Contact 8-1-1 | hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/nwt-help-line Information 24/7 support line for mental health crisis, emotional support, and referrals to local services. Service area Northwest Territories Resource types In-person service, online service 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 🍁 -
Ometz
Provides mental health services, including counselling, crisis intervention, and support groups for the Jewish community in Montreal
Contact ometz.ca/gethelp/families+youth+and+individuals Information Provides mental health services, including counselling, crisis intervention, and support groups for the Jewish community in Montreal. Service area Quebec Resource type Online service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Jewish population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken French ⚜️, 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 🍁 -
Ontario Shores: Health Care Worker Assist Program
Provides quick access to a trained mental health professional for health care workers
Contact ontarioshores.ca/services/health-care-worker-assist-program Information Provides quick access to a trained mental health professional for health care workers. 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 — Language spoken English 🍁 -
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program
Offers online, self-led psychotherapy services, as well as in-person sessions with a therapist
Contact ontariohealth.ca/clinical/mental-health-addictions/structured-psychotherapy Information Offers online, self-led psychotherapy services, as well as in-person sessions with a therapist. These services are for people 18+ experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person 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 ⚜️ -
OUTSaskatoon
Provides support services, education, resources, and counselling for the LGBTQ+ community in Saskatoon
Contact outsaskatoon.ca Information Provides support services, education, resources, and counselling for the LGBTQ+ community in Saskatoon. Service area Saskatchewan Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Language spoken English 🍁 -
PEI Mental Health and Addictions Access Line
Calls answered by trained mental health professionals. Available 24/7
Contact 1 (833) 553-6983 Information Calls answered by trained mental health professionals. Available 24/7. Service area Prince Edward Island Resource type Telephone Support types Wellness support, addiction support Target demographic General population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁