Phone service is a connection to community-based Interior Health mental health and substance use services. Calls will be automatically routed to the nearest community MHSU centre, where staff will determine the caller's needs and connect them to the appropriat...

Provides a range of mental health and substance use services for Vancouver residents age 17 and over for non-urgent, urgent, and non-emergent intervention: goal is to provide optimal pathways for people to access the appropriate resources in a timely and clien...

Works to increase awareness of anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and specific phobias. Provides inform...

Provides information and skill building to help children and youth cope with anxiety. Continuum of services include early intervention and therapeutic management. Program is delivered in a group setting to promote socialization, problem solving, and peer suppo...

Provides support and education to families with relatives who have schizophrenia, psychosis, or any other serious mental illness. Provides programs and support for family members, including children and youth with a relative with a mental illness. Hours are 9 ...

Supports the social and economic integration of newcomers who are not eligible to receive services from federally funded programs. Program serves refugee claimants, temporary foreign workers, post-secondary international students, provincial nominees who are n...

Breeds, raises, and trains guide dogs for individuals who are blind or visually-impaired; Autism service dogs for children with profound autism ages three to 10 and their families; and OSI-PTSD service dogs for veterans, RCMP and First Responders with post-tra...

Empowers people with bipolar disorder to improve and self-manage their health and wellness. Website services include online information, webinars providing research, resources, and tools regarding quality of life; short videos on self-management strategies; in...

A free mental health program based in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), designed to help people ages 13 years and over who are experiencing mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Through a series of workbooks and supported by a trained coach, BounceBack T...

Provides community-based programs promoting resiliency, mental wellness, and recovery from mental illness for children, youth, adults, and seniors. Services include psychosocial rehabilitation, wellness and support groups, volunteer opportunities, business sup...

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...

Provides a single point of access to mental health services in Vancouver for children and youth ages five to 18, and their families and caregivers. Offers screening and needs assessment, as well as referrals to appropriate services and alternative resources. A...

Provides day camp for children and youth ages six to 18 who are permenant residents and have experienced migration-related trauma or acculturation stress, have experienced or witnessed abuse, or have a mental health diagnosis. Participants share experiences, i...

Provides trained post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) service dogs and training support to first responders such as police, firefighters, ambulance, emergency medical technicians, nursing, corrections, and 9-1-1 personnel. Also serves new military veterans wh...

Provides a free family-focused coaching service for parents of children ages three to 12 with mild to moderate anxiety. Program includes short educational online videos supported by weekly telephone coaching sessions, to build parents' skills in supporting the...

Provides a free family-focused coaching service for parents of children ages three to 12 with mild to moderate behavioural problems. Program sessions are held weekly via telephone over six to 14 weeks and includes an accompanying workbook which participants wo...

Provides trauma-focused psychological counselling to refugees who have experienced trauma as a result of torture, political violence, or other traumatic event. Also provides documentation of evidence of psychological trauma for the refugee claim process. Couns...

Provides education, peer counselling, referal to other support services, and follow-up for those who have been affected by stress or traumatic events while performing duties in first aid. This may include first aid attendants, first responders, and health care...

A diverse group of professional and paraprofessionals with expertise in mental health and psychosocial support who can be deployed across BC to support communities, emergency support services, first responders, and others affected by emergencies and disasters....

Provides clinical services and education for youth and adults experiencing early psychosis symptoms for the first time, and their families. Aims to provide early intervention so that effective treatment can be started as soon as possible. Services include asse...

A Family Support Group offers a confidential support group for family members of a loved one with mental health or substance concern. One-to-one support navigating services, mental health education, self-care, building resilience and coping skills to maintain ...

Offers fitness, educational, and social activities for children and youth on a low-cost drop-in basis and registered programming. Also includes an indoor skate park, games room, and computer lab. Centre hours are 3 pm to 8 pm Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 3 pm...

Provides free support and education programs to individuals and their families who are dealing with schizophrenia or a related psychiatric disorder, such as bipolar disorder, or major depression. Provides information and referral, and community mental health e...

Provides free support and education programs to individuals and their families who are dealing with schizophrenia or a related psychiatric disorder, such as bipolar disorder, or major depression. Provides advocacy, information and referral, and peer support gr...

Provides free support and education programs to individuals and their families who are dealing with schizophrenia or related psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, major depression, and psychosis. Provides advocacy, information, and referral for pe...