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 support and information for women (including transgender women, Two-Spirit, and non-binary individuals) with or without children, who are experiencing intimate partner violence or abuse. Family members, friends, and professionals can also call for sup...

Assists in paying for eligible medications prescribed by a physician, dentist, midwife, nurse practitioner, optometrist, or podiatrist licensed and practicing in BC; insulin, needles, syringes, and insulin pumps, and insulin pump supplies for all people with d...

A free and confidential online support network for Canadian youth up to 30 years of age to access emotional support, resources, and crisis response services. Youthspace Chat is operated by professionally trained volunteers who risk assess, create safety plans,...

Provides intake for home health and community care services for residents with acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care needs. Also supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is r...

Provides intake for home health and community care services for residents with acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care needs. Also supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake is required to assess eligibility. Case manag...

Provides intake for home health and community care services for residents with acute, chronic, palliative or rehabilitative health care needs. Also supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake is required to assess eligibility. Case manag...

Provides telephone and chat peer support to LGBTQIA2S youth residing within BC, as well as information and referral services to help youth find local queer resources. Also has an online directory of support services for LGBTQ2S youth. Phone lines and chat serv...

Provides grants up to a maximum of $1,200 to cover birth doula and postpartum doula services for pregnant or new Indigenous families living on- or off-reserve in BC. Applicants must be of Indigenous descent (status or non-status First Nations, Metis, and/or In...

Provides access to free counselling services for individuals who were sexually abused as children (when age 18 or younger) while living in residential facilities that were funded or operated by the BC provincial government. After intake, clients are directed t...

Provides support to Indigenous children and youth up to age 19 and their families presenting a variety of mental health challenges, including complex trauma. Maintains a focus on healing that incorporates culturally relevant and mainstream interventions. Striv...

Native Courtworkers facilitate 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 serv...

Intake service provides screening, assessment, treatment recommendations, and referrals to Island Health mental health and substance use services and external community programs in the Greater Victoria area. Open referral; call for intake and assessment. Offic...

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, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligib...