Find physician support services:
National crisis support lines
Hope for Wellness Helpline
1-855-242-3310
Available to all Indigenous Peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk or are distressed.
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868
Text CONNECT to 686868
Kids Help Phone is available 24 hours a day to Canadians aged five to 29 years who want confidential and anonymous care from professional counsellors.
FIND PROVINCIAL & TERRITORIAL PHYSICIAN SUPPORT SERVICES:
Alberta
Alberta Medical Association’s Physician and Family Support Program
1-877-SOS-4MDS (767-4637)
International: 403-930-0529 (you may call collect)
The Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) provides 24/7 confidential support for Alberta’s physicians, residents and medical students, as well as their immediate family members. Callers to the PFSP assistance line will be offered peer support and help in identifying the best resources for their needs, including the option of referral to a qualified therapist and coverage for therapy hours.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by the Alberta Medical Association
British Columbia
BC Physician Health Program
1-800-663-6729
A 24/7 confidential support line linking physicians, residents, medical students and their families to BC’s Physician Health Program. Intake counsellors will help you identify your needs and offer to connect you with a program physician who can provide peer support and help with system navigation.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by Doctors of BC
Manitoba
Doctors Manitoba — Physician and Family Support Program
1-844-4DOCSMB (436-2762)
A confidential 24/7 support line for physicians, residents, medical students and anyone living in their household, to help manage issues at work or at home, including: emotional well-being, relationship advice, parenting, child and eldercare, work/life balance, grief and loss, dealing with stress, legal advice, financial advice, and addiction and recovery.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by Doctors Manitoba
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) Wellness
Contact Meaghan at 506-875-6749 or [email protected]
NBMS Wellness provides support to physicians and their families, medical residents and medical students who may be coping with the demands of practice, relationships, addiction and other mental health or life challenges. We are here to support physicians and medical learners in protecting their resiliency and finding the joy in medicine and in life. Find out more.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) Physician Care Network
709-726-6610
1-844-231-4581
Nova Scotia
Doctors Nova Scotia Professional Support Program
1-844-671-3327
[email protected]
Doctors Nova Scotia’s Professional Support Program (PSP) provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems. Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association and Nova Scotia Dental Association members and their families may also access support, as well as dental and veterinary students, and veterinary assistants.
The PSP program responds to the mental health and wellness needs of members and also supports initiatives, workshops and other resources that promote wellness, resiliency and balanced living. Based across Nova Scotia, PSP counsellors have no affiliation with licensing and regulatory bodies or related university training programs of the professions they serve.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by Doctors Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Medical Association members have access to the Alberta Medical Association’s Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP). This program provides 24/7 confidential support and help with personal health issues.
1-877-SOS-4MDS (767-4637)
International: 403-930-0529 (you may call collect)
Ontario
Ontario Medical Association (OMA) Physician Health Program
1-800-851-6606
The OMA’s Physician Health Program (PHP) provides confidential support for individuals who are struggling with mental health concerns, substance use, and other challenges and behaviours that have a personal and professional impact. The PHP also offers support and education to physician leaders, hospitals and other worksites, as well as to anyone else who is concerned about a loved one or colleague.
The PHP is comprised of four programs: Intake (treatment connection); Clinical Assessment; Physician Support, Advocacy and Accountability Program (formerly monitoring); and Education and Workshops.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by the Ontario Medical Association
Prince Edward Island
Medical Society of Prince Edward Island (MSPEI)’s Physician Health Program
1-800-663-6729
A 24/7 confidential support line** for MSPEI members. Intake counsellors will help you identify your needs and offer to connect you with a program physician who can provide peer support and help with system navigation.
**Provided to MSPEI members through a contract with the Doctors of BC’s Physician Health Program
Learn more about the physician health services offered to MSPEI members
Quebec
Québec Physicians’ Health Program (QPHP)
1-514-397-0888 (Montreal)
1-800-387-4166 (Rest of Quebec)
The Québec Physicians’ Health Program (QPHP) provides members of the medical community (physicians, residents, medical students) with peer support services at no charge, offering a safe space where you can ask for help and share in full confidence and complete confidentiality.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Physician Health Program
306-244-2196
The Saskatchewan Physician Health Program provides support and assistance to medical learners, physicians and their immediate family members throughout the stages of their careers. It offers addiction and mental health assessments, treatment, monitoring, counselling in-house and referral to community resources – including access to a primary care physician, educational sessions and advocacy.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by the Saskatchewan Medical Association
Yukon
Physician and Family Support Program**
1-877-SOS-4MDS (767-4637)
A 24/7 confidential support line for physicians, residents, medical students and their families to discuss personal and professional problems. When you call, you will be connected with a Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) physician who understands the issues that affect your health — and will work with you to identify the best resources for your needs, including access to qualified therapists in your area.
**Provided to Yukon physicians through a contract with the Alberta Medical Association Physician and Family Support Program.
YMA member physicians and their families are also eligible for confidential in-person counselling through these two contracted providers:
Ignite Counselling
867-668-5498
Creative Works
867-633-2074
*2021 CMA National Physician Health Survey
National crisis support lines
Hope for Wellness Helpline
1-855-242-3310
Available to all Indigenous Peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk or are distressed.
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868
Text CONNECT to 686868
Kids Help Phone is available 24 hours a day to Canadians aged five to 29 years who want confidential and anonymous care from professional counsellors.
FIND PROVINCIAL & TERRITORIAL PHYSICIAN SUPPORT SERVICES:
Alberta
Alberta Medical Association’s Physician and Family Support Program
1-877-SOS-4MDS (767-4637)
International: 403-930-0529 (you may call collect)
The Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) provides 24/7 confidential support for Alberta’s physicians, residents and medical students, as well as their immediate family members. Callers to the PFSP assistance line will be offered peer support and help in identifying the best resources for their needs, including the option of referral to a qualified therapist and coverage for therapy hours.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by the Alberta Medical Association
British Columbia
BC Physician Health Program
1-800-663-6729
A 24/7 confidential support line linking physicians, residents, medical students and their families to BC’s Physician Health Program. Intake counsellors will help you identify your needs and offer to connect you with a program physician who can provide peer support and help with system navigation.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by Doctors of BC
Manitoba
Doctors Manitoba — Physician and Family Support Program
1-844-4DOCSMB (436-2762)
A confidential 24/7 support line for physicians, residents, medical students and anyone living in their household, to help manage issues at work or at home, including: emotional well-being, relationship advice, parenting, child and eldercare, work/life balance, grief and loss, dealing with stress, legal advice, financial advice, and addiction and recovery.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by Doctors Manitoba
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) Wellness
Contact Meaghan at 506-875-6749 or [email protected]
NBMS Wellness provides support to physicians and their families, medical residents and medical students who may be coping with the demands of practice, relationships, addiction and other mental health or life challenges. We are here to support physicians and medical learners in protecting their resiliency and finding the joy in medicine and in life. Find out more.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) Physician Care Network
709-726-6610
1-844-231-4581
Nova Scotia
Doctors Nova Scotia Professional Support Program
1-844-671-3327
[email protected]
Doctors Nova Scotia’s Professional Support Program (PSP) provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems. Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association and Nova Scotia Dental Association members and their families may also access support, as well as dental and veterinary students, and veterinary assistants.
The PSP program responds to the mental health and wellness needs of members and also supports initiatives, workshops and other resources that promote wellness, resiliency and balanced living. Based across Nova Scotia, PSP counsellors have no affiliation with licensing and regulatory bodies or related university training programs of the professions they serve.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by Doctors Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Medical Association members have access to the Alberta Medical Association’s Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP). This program provides 24/7 confidential support and help with personal health issues.
1-877-SOS-4MDS (767-4637)
International: 403-930-0529 (you may call collect)
Ontario
Ontario Medical Association (OMA) Physician Health Program
1-800-851-6606
The OMA’s Physician Health Program (PHP) provides confidential support for individuals who are struggling with mental health concerns, substance use, and other challenges and behaviours that have a personal and professional impact. The PHP also offers support and education to physician leaders, hospitals and other worksites, as well as to anyone else who is concerned about a loved one or colleague.
The PHP is comprised of four programs: Intake (treatment connection); Clinical Assessment; Physician Support, Advocacy and Accountability Program (formerly monitoring); and Education and Workshops.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by the Ontario Medical Association
Prince Edward Island
Medical Society of Prince Edward Island (MSPEI)’s Physician Health Program
1-800-663-6729
A 24/7 confidential support line** for MSPEI members. Intake counsellors will help you identify your needs and offer to connect you with a program physician who can provide peer support and help with system navigation.
**Provided to MSPEI members through a contract with the Doctors of BC’s Physician Health Program
Learn more about the physician health services offered to MSPEI members
Quebec
Québec Physicians’ Health Program (QPHP)
1-514-397-0888 (Montreal)
1-800-387-4166 (Rest of Quebec)
The Québec Physicians’ Health Program (QPHP) provides members of the medical community (physicians, residents, medical students) with peer support services at no charge, offering a safe space where you can ask for help and share in full confidence and complete confidentiality.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Physician Health Program
306-244-2196
The Saskatchewan Physician Health Program provides support and assistance to medical learners, physicians and their immediate family members throughout the stages of their careers. It offers addiction and mental health assessments, treatment, monitoring, counselling in-house and referral to community resources – including access to a primary care physician, educational sessions and advocacy.
Learn more about the physician health services offered by the Saskatchewan Medical Association
Yukon
Physician and Family Support Program**
1-877-SOS-4MDS (767-4637)
A 24/7 confidential support line for physicians, residents, medical students and their families to discuss personal and professional problems. When you call, you will be connected with a Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) physician who understands the issues that affect your health — and will work with you to identify the best resources for your needs, including access to qualified therapists in your area.
**Provided to Yukon physicians through a contract with the Alberta Medical Association Physician and Family Support Program.
YMA member physicians and their families are also eligible for confidential in-person counselling through these two contracted providers:
Ignite Counselling
867-668-5498
Creative Works
867-633-2074
*2021 CMA National Physician Health Survey