| Contact | friendsofruby.ca |
| Information | Supports the LGBTQ+ community with free counselling, housing, and social services across Ontario. |
| Service area | Ontario |
| Resource types | Online service, in-person service |
| Support type | Wellness support |
| Target demographic | LGBTQ2SIA+ population |
| Serves children (0–12) | — |
| Serves youth (13–17) | Yes |
| 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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Friends of Ruby
Supports the LGBTQ+ community with free counselling, housing, and social services across Ontario
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Government of PEI: Mental Health Support and Services
Many mental health resources, services, and ways to access counselling in PEI
Contact princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/mental-health-support-and-services Information Many mental health resources, services, and ways to access counselling in PEI. Service area Prince Edward Island Resource type 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 Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️ -
Health Canada: Get help with substance use
Services available 24/7 in multiple languages with free, confidential support for substance use and addiction across all provinces and territories
Contact canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/get-help-with-substance-use.html Information Comprehensive national resource page providing Canada-wide services, provincial and territorial health supports, programs for Indigenous peoples, harm reduction services, overdose prevention resources, quit smoking services, and mental health support. Includes helplines, peer support groups, supervised consumption sites, naloxone access points, and culturally sensitive resources. Services available 24/7 in multiple languages with free, confidential support for substance use and addiction across all provinces and territories. Service area National Resource type Resource hub 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 ⚜️ -
Health PEI: First Nations Mental Health Resources
Provides information on mental wellness, contact information for counselling, and other programs in PEI
Contact src.healthpei.ca/first-nations-mental-health-and-culturally-appropriate-resources Information Provides information on mental wellness, contact information for counselling, and other programs in PEI. Service area Prince Edward Island Resource type Resource hub Support type Wellness support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Language spoken English 🍁 -
HealthLine 811
Education and support line available to the people of Saskatchewan for confidential, 24-hour advice about health, mental health, and addictions
Contact 8-1-1 | saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/accessing-health-care-services/healthline Information Confidential, 24-hour health, mental health, and addictions advice, education, and support line available to the people of Saskatchewan. Service area Saskatchewan Resource type Telephone 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 Languages spoken French ⚜️, English 🍁, Arabic 🇸🇦, Cantonese 🇭🇰, Hindi 🇮🇳, Inuinnaqtun 🇳🇺, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, Japanese 🇯🇵, Khmer 🇰🇭, Korean 🇰🇷, Punjabi 🇮🇳, Simplified Chinese 🇨🇳, Traditional Chinese 🇨🇳, Somali 🇸🇴, Spanish 🇪🇸, Ukrainian 🇺🇦, Urdu 🇵🇰, Vietnamese 🇻🇳 -
Here to Help
Provides mental health and substance use information and connections to resources in British Columbia
Contact heretohelp.bc.ca Information Provides mental health and substance use information and connections to resources in BC. Service area British Columbia Resource type 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 🍁 -
Hong Fook Association
Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area
Contact hongfook.ca/association Information Provides culturally specific mental health services in multiple languages for the Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area. Service area Ontario Resource types Online service, in-person service Support type Wellness support Target demographic Asian population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families Yes Languages spoken English 🍁, Simplified Chinese 🇨🇳, Korean 🇰🇷, Vietnamese 🇻🇳, Khmer 🇰🇭 -
Hope for Wellness Helpline (Chat)
Immediate, culturally competent telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit
Contact hopeforwellness.ca Information Immediate, culturally competent telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit. (Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut chatters available upon request.) Service area National Resource type Online service Support type Crisis support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️, Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Ojibway ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ -
Hope for Wellness Helpline (Telephone)
Immediate culturally competent, telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit. Open 24/7
Contact 1 (855) 242-3310 Information Immediate culturally competent, telephone crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit. Open 24/7. (Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut speakers available upon request.) Service area National Resource type Telephone Support type Crisis support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves families — Languages spoken English 🍁, French ⚜️, Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Ojibway ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ