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...

Website that promotes positive mental health and provides leadership, best practices, resources, awareness, education, training, and supports for first responders such as firefighters, paramedics, and law enforcement officers. Provides a central inventory of r...

Provides continuing education opportunities and annual events for members and professionals in the funeral service field, including apprenticeship and training programs for those new to the field. Works with Consumer Protection BC to investigate inquiries and/...

Offers Canada-wide access to palliative care specialists and a clinical care team specializing in the field. Provides a collection of evidence-based information, personal stories, articles, and videos for patients, families, health care professionals, and rese...

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...

Empowers young leaders across Canada to revolutionize mental health. Trained youth form chapters at high schools, post-secondary campuses, and anywhere else that youth gather, and work to identify and break down barriers to positive mental health in their comm...

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...

Online mental health self-assessment tool directs users to relevant resources and information. Not a clinical test. Service is available in English, French, Farsi, Punjabi, and Chinese. Serves BC.

Provides information about resources and services available to people struggling with depression, anxiety, or other mental health or substance use conditions. Resources include an online screening quiz (not a diagnosis) and recommendations for relevant online ...

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...

Through an online information hub, raises awareness of mental health resources and tools available to youth transitioning into adulthood. Provides information about mental health tools available to youth, their peers, family, teachers, and health care provider...

A national association of professional clinicians that offer counselling and psychotherapy services from a Christian faith-based approach. Provides a searchable online directory of clinicians across Canada. Also has a complaint process in place for the public ...

safeTalk is a half-day alertness training workshop that prepares participants to identify people with thoughts of suicide and connect them with the support they need. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day skill-building workshop tha...

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...

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...

Provides youth with skills and support to face challenges in their lives. Website features wellness checks and personal stories that aim to end the stigma of anxiety, substance use, suicidal thoughts, and depression. Living Life to the Full for Youth is an eig...

Provides workshops and training for organizations in the health, education, emergency, and social services sectors. Topics include stress management, crisis intervention, safe and effective workshop facilitation skills, as well as suicide prevention, awareness...

Highly trained volunteers provide free, confidential, and non-judgmental 24-hour telephone emotional support for people of all ages experiencing distress or crisis, seven days a week. TTY for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing is also available, as we...

Provides a range of client-centred support activities for people who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or difficult to house. Outreach workers meet with individuals where they are - on the street, in a shelter, or in a temporary place - to determine ...

An interactive eight-week mental health promotion course designed to help people deal with everyday life challenges and learn self-management skills based on the principles of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Offers streams for youth ages 13 to 18, adults,...

Offers free, confidential, and nonjudgmental online support to youth and adults experiencing emotional distress, from 12 noon to 1 am daily in BC and in the Yukon. Chat service is accessed through www.YouthInBC.com (serves youth age 12 to 25) and www.CrisisCen...

A support line for refugees as well as service providers (including mental health and primary health professionals, settlement workers, and social service providers) working with refugees throughout British Columbia. Provides information, referrals, and case c...

Provides scholarships and bursaries to BC adults ages 20 and up with mental illness or addiction to further their pursuit of post-secondary education. The Lorne Fraser Scholarship for Mental Health Promotion offers $1000 and $2000 scholarships to two post-seco...

A mental health education program designed to help athletes and their supporters learn about mental health and to support players who may be struggling or at risk of suicide. Mental health navigators help connect players to community supports and works with th...