Supports, online resources, and mobile apps to improve well-being for releasing and former members of the CAF or RCMP, family members and caregivers.
Talk to a mental health professional now
If you are in need of psychological support, please reach out. Get support now from a mental health professional by calling 1-800-268-7708. You are not alone.
The VAC Assistance Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to all Veterans, former RCMP members, families, and caregivers.
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Understanding mental health
A wide range of mental health resources and information for you and your family, including information about PTSD.
Compensation for illness or injury
Financial payment for a service-related illness or injury.
Military sexual trauma
If you experienced sexual misconduct during service, resources are available to support you.
Assessment and treatment
Services that provide support for a mental health condition, such as an operational stress injury.
Emergency funds
Help when you may be facing a financial crisis or emergency.
Talk to someone who can relate
There are peer support networks for members or Veterans of the CAF or the RCMP living with an operational stress injury (OSI).
Veteran Family Program
When medically releasing, a Veteran Family Program coordinator helps identify your family’s needs and plan a successful transition.
Rehabilitation Services
Treatment and therapies to overcome or cope with a service-related illness or injury.
Mental Health Benefits
Canadian Armed Forces Veterans applying for a disability benefit for certain mental health conditions will now receive immediate mental health coverage.
Mental Health Benefits coverage includes treatment for service-related mental health conditions such as anxiety and depressive disorders, or trauma-and-stressor-related disorders. It also includes related prescription drugs and mental health services like examinations and treatment by psychologists, counsellors, social workers, or other mental health professionals.
Resources and online supports
Access support for the well-being of Veterans, their families and caregivers
Lifespeak
An online mental and physical health information and support resource to Veterans and their families.
Homelessness support
For support with a Veteran at risk of homelessness, you are encouraged to contact VAC, one of the organizations on the map, or the VAC Assistance Service.
Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families
The virtual hub for information and resources on Veteran-specific mental health treatment.
Speak to a Chaplain
Spiritual support for challenges when transitioning to post-service life, or deal with the loss of a loved one. Bereavement support is also available through the VAC Assistance Service.
Mobile apps
Download these helpful free resources to learn about mental health symptoms and self-management or connect to VAC services.
PTSD Coach Canada
Learn about and manage symptoms that can occur after trauma.
OSI Connect
Mental health learning and self-management mobile app developed to help patients and families understand the nature of operational stress injuries (OSIs).