Our Deployment Resources section provides a list of Canadian Forces resources that you can use to obtain information or receive support when a family member is deployed. Short-Term Counseling
The MFRC understands that having a loved one away can be a very stressful situation. We have an experienced counselor who is available to talk and/or direct you to appropriate resources to fulfill your needs.
Please contact Ann Adkins at ann@bcmfrc.com or 604-858-1011 Ext. 1162. Ann is located in the Chilliwack site or in Vancouver Nancy Szastkiw at nancy@bcmfrc.com or 604-225 2520 ext 2518
Deployment information & tips for families
Other Resources & Services for Families
Today, the Mission Information Line has expanded and transformed into the Family Information Line (FIL), a dynamic, full-service program that offers information, support and referral services to all CF families, irrespective of whether a family’s loved one is deployed or not.
Family Information Line
1-800-866-4546 (Toll-free in North America)
For the Family Information Line click here.
contact them through FIL@familyforce.ca
FIL counsellors are available to handle calls in confidence Monday to Friday, except on statutory holidays, from 8:00 to midnight (Eastern Standard Time).
Peace of mind is only a phone call away!
Families and loved ones of Canadian Forces personnel can contact the Family Information Line for any support they may need as a result of the unique nature of military life. The Family Information Line offers confidential, personal and bilingual assistance for obtaining information, reassurance, support and referral to the various services offered to military families. For the loved ones of deployed personnel, the Family Information Line also features a 24-hour, toll-free service with detailed recorded messages about deployed operations in Canada and abroad.
Deployment Support Group – Land Force Western Area (DSG)
Their mandate is to provide 24 hour, 7 days a week local support services to families of CF members deployed on missions, taskings, field exercises and other absences due to temporary duty. They provide information and referral services.
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Operational Stress Injury Social Support Program (OSISS)
They provide information about operational stress injuries (OSI) and support to soldiers and families coping with an OSI.
Deployment Support Workbooks for Children
The Esquimalt MFRC has taken the years of experience that they have had with running deployment workshops for children and have created easy to use workbooks for children and parents to help families cope with the deployment experience. The books are designed to provide all the information that one would get from attending a deployment support workshop without ever having to attend a workshop! The Children’s workbooks contain activities for different phases of the deployment experience and the parent’s book contains the information needed to facilitate these exercises.
There are 3 books for children, each designed for a specific age group (i.e. book 1: 3-5 years old, book 2:6-8 years old, book 3: 9-12 years old), and a workbook for parents that covers all the material in all of the books. Although the books are designed for children of a deploying parent, the activities and information could be tailored by a creative parent to assist nieces/nephews or younger brothers/sisters.
The books are free through the Mainland BC MFRC, so all you need to do is call our office to put your order in.
To order the booklets, call the office at 604-225-2520 ext. 2518 or send an email to office@bcmfrc.com