A free, 24-hour phone and text national crisis line for individuals of all ages who are experiencing a mental health crisis and require immediate support, or who are worried about someone they know. While the focus of 988 is on suicide prevention, no one who r...

Provides free, confidential, multilingual phone services to victims of sex and/or labour trafficking in Canada, affected others, and/or service providers who have human trafficking concerns. Offers emotional and crisis support, as well as information and refer...

Enables members of BC First Nations with limited or no access to their own doctors or nurse practitioners to make virtual appointments for primary health care with doctors trained to follow the principles and practices of cultural safety and humility. Linked t...

A 24-hour helpline for children and youth who may feel unsafe, confused, or scared, and wish to talk with someone; line is answered by child protection social workers. Children, parents, community members, or anyone having reason to believe that a child is, ha...

A 24-hour telephone line offers confidential and culturally competent crisis intervention and counselling support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis ?people across Canada. Counsellors also work with callers to identify follow-up wellness supports they can acc...

Provides free and confidential telephone and online peer support and information to members of the the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning community. Operates three hotlines, the LGBT National Hotline (all ages), the LGBT National Youth...

A national crisis line for anyone who needs support because of issues related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Service is offered in English, French, Ojibway, Cree, and...

Online platform anonymously collects Indigenous experiences with the health care system, and provides a map with information and locations where people may be more or less likely to to be racialized. The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres has part...

A support network for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people who were removed from their family or community as children, adopted out or placed in non-Indigenous foster homes, and are involved in the Sixties Scoop Settlement Class Action Lawsuit against Canada...

Offers Canada-wide suicide prevention support by toll-free phone and text. Services are available to anyone who is thinking about suicide, has experienced suicidal ideation, has attempted suicide in the past, has been bereaved by suicide, or is concerned about...

Anonymous helpline for individuals of all ages who are concerned about their sexual interest in children, risk to offend against a child, or use of child sexual abuse material (child pornography). Service is available via phone, chat, or email. Provides suppor...

Provides individuals with access to specialists in addictions medicine and psychiatry as well as mental health and wellness care coordinators. Services are free to all First Nations people and their family members living in BC, including family members who are...

Provides safe, secure, temporary shelter and support for up to 18 women (cisgender and transgender) with or without children, who are fleeing abusive situations. Accepts male children ages 19 and under. Accepts refugees and refugee claimants, as well as women ...

Community hospital provides acute, general, rehabilitation, psychiatric, palliative care, and 24-hour emergency services. Operated by Vancouver Coastal Health.

An interdisciplinary team provides hospice palliative care to the terminally ill and their families in North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Bowen Island, and Lions Bay; a physician referral is required. Services are provided either at home, in hospital, at a care ...

Offers free and confidential services for anyone on the North Shore aged 13 or older, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or life circumstance, who has experienced sexual violence in some capacity. Offers immediate crisis response for support and/or hospi...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance wi...

Provides public health nursing services. Prenatal and Early Years services include prenatal nutrition and lifestyle information; education and information on pregnancy and childbirth; postpartum support, including physical and emotional well-being for mothers ...

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy services promote and maintain clients' optimal functional independence in a safe home environment. Office hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Native Courtworkers facilitates access to justice by assisting Indigenous people in conflict with the law who are involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment. Services include referral to legal ser...

Provides proactive prevention and education strategies to Squamish Nation families with children up to age six. Aims to help parents and children learn about lifespan development skills; family dynamics; developmental milestones; health and nutrition; and Squa...

Coordinates services for adults with developmental disabilities, adults with significant limitations in adaptive functioning and a diagnosis of either fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) or pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)/autism spectrum disorder (AS...

Develops Aboriginal strategies for HIV/AIDS reduction and prevention in BC. Networks with individuals, organizations, and communities, with the aim of improving health, wellness, and quality of life for Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS. Provides agencies...

Provides community health programs and services to Squamish Nation members in North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Squamish Valley. Services include community health nursing, primary care (BC Care Card is required), mental health and addictions support, and ho...

Provides cultural activities to Indigenous women in a supportive environment. Focus is on the four aspects of the medicine wheel (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual). Activities include native craftwork, learning native languages, drumming circles, hea...