Eggshells offers a healing
path for Veterans and Veteran Families impacted by
substance use
Eggshells is a national, virtual mental health program
offering confidential support to Veterans and Veteran Families in Canada impacted by a loved ones’ substance use.
Through counselling, education, and peer support, Eggshells creates a safe space to explore emotions, strengthen family relationships, and promote healing.
FOR FAMILIES
Guiding You Toward Mental Wellbeing
Available at no cost, Eggshells offers confidential, virtual support to Veterans and Veteran Families in Canada impacted by a loved ones’ substance use — whether it’s active addiction, recovery, or treatment. Through gentle, trauma‑informed counselling and peer support rooted in shared experience, Eggshells provides a caring space to process emotions, build healthy boundaries, and nurture healing together.
FOR professionals
Working Together to Optimize Wellbeing
Designed exclusively for Veterans and Veteran Families, Eggshells combines counselling and addictions expertise with military and Veteran lived experience to provide virtual counselling and peer support. Professionals across Canada play a vital role in connecting Veterans and Veteran Families with trusted supports to explore emotions, strengthen famly dynamics, and foster resilience in a safe, culturally attuned virtual space.
“Addiction is a relentless disease. Recovery is not just about willpower –
it’s about whether people have the right supports around them to get well and stay well. Families are often the first to see the warning signs and to feel the impact, and the first to step in. Yet they are too often left out of the conversation, isolated and unsure how to help.”~ Cara Vaccarino, President and CEO, The Royal
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