Promotes and advances the profession of psychology and represents registered psychologists in BC. Provides professional development and networking activities for members. Offers referrals to psychologists, and website has a searchable directory of member psych...

Online directory of outpatient mental health sevices, including counselling, peer counselling, and support groups in the Lower Mainland. Includes services that are low-cost, self-referral, and/or have an explicit focus on LGBTQ2-affirming care. Aim is to addre...

Free program offers support for individuals age 17 and older who self-identify as having mental health and/or substance use concerns and are not part of a mental health team. Provides information and referral to services such as housing, income assistance, leg...

Provides free support services to families of those with mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorders, and borderline personality disorder, including suicide intervention. Services are offered on ...

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...

Funds and supports projects that are proposed, managed, and led by people with lived experience of mental health issues or addiction. The Education and Leisure Fund provides funding of up to $400 to mental health consumers for education and leisure courses or ...

Provides support, counselling, information, and referrals to mental health services for clients and their friends and families. Services for friends and families include mental wellness information and educational materials, family education and support groups...

Provides trust administration services to persons living with mental illness or other disabilities. Authorized under provincial regulation to administer trust funds of up to $500,000 within BC. Individuals with disability trusts are able to benefit from a lump...

Works to reduce suicide risk among those in crisis, to assist family and friends who care about them, and to promote healing among those bereaved by suicide. For Vancouver residents, provides counselling for individuals age 19 and over who have made a suicide ...

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....

Promotes end-of-life care through the membership and training of professional doulas based on recommendations made by the Ministry of Health, health authorities, and outside agencies. An End of Life Doula is a non-medical professional who empowers, educates, a...

Offers online training in the areas of trauma recovery and crisis management for those seeking understanding of critical incident stress management. Training material helps BC organizations and their people implement science-based strategies and practical skil...

Free online therapy program offers online cognitive behavioural therapy by email for Vancouver Coastal Health residents. Also offers free online self-help courses for any BC resident; the self-help courses include worksheets and audio files, and cover a variet...

Promotes conversation and understanding around death and dying. Public awareness events are site specific, meant to address those connected to the Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown areas. The project is meant to increase social connections, informati...

Through a provincial toll-free and confidential helpline, trained volunteers offer compassionate listening, information, and referrals for individuals who are suffering from grief and bereavement. Provides training and education for professionals on related to...

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...

A professional association of organizations and individuals (including consumers) that promote recovery-oriented practices in mental health and substance use through education, research, knowledge exchange, and advocacy. Webinar recordings, e-books, and articl...

Organization of professionals in medicine, psychology, dentistry, and other allied health fields, who share a scientific and clinical interest in hypnosis. Makes referrals to health professionals who use hypnosis in their treatment. Provides tuition scholarshi...

Youth and parents of youth who have a mental health challenge and or a substance use challenge connect with other youth, parents, and caregivers to offer support, mentorship opportunities, system navigation, and access to information, resources, networks, and ...

Provides mental health and substance use information and resources, assistance navigating the mental health system, as well as free personalized support from parent peer support workers. Services are available to families across BC and Yukon with children and ...

Website provides links to manuals for dealing with issues such as depression, suicide, and workplace mental health.

Offers telephone and text messaging support from peer counsellors to assist women experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum or pregnancy-related depression; support is also available to their families. Also holds facilitated in-pe...

Manages fundraising and awareness efforts in the BC Region for Kids Help Phone, a phone and online counselling service for children and youth ages five to 20. Raises funds from corporations, foundations, and individual donors, and through special events suppor...

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 ...

Provides a safe drop-in space to discuss mental health and wellness, seek support, foster friendships, develop coping and life skills, and connect with community. Also offers low cost meal programs, recreation programs, education, virtual programs, and employm...