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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Provides free, confidential, multilingual information and referral to young people across BC concerned with youth violence, bullying, peer pressure, and intimidation or threats by a person or a gang. Service includes non-judgmental support, information about o...

Provides short-term outpatient services to individuals who live with mental illness and/or substance use issues. Services include 72-hour response when indicated for short-term assessment, treatment, and crisis stabilization; psychiatric assessment; individual...

Provides referrals and professional counselling to children and youth ages five to 20 across Canada, by telephone, online tools, and live chat. Service is free, anonymous, confidential, and offered in English or French, and can address any concerns or issues f...

Acute medical unit located near the St Paul's Hospital Emergency Department (ED) that provides seamless care for mental health and/or addictions patients upon their arrival at the ED. Specialists provide culturally appropriate, trauma-informed care in a dignif...

Offers information and referral as well as emotional support over the phone in Cantonese and Mandarin as well as Korean, Farsi, Dari, and Ukrainian. Hours for Cantonese or Mandarin service are 10 am to 10 pm daily; hours for Korean, Farsi, Dari, and Ukrainian ...

Provides urgent response (within 72 hours), short-term mental health service to children and youth ages five to 18 who are experiencing acute psychiatric or emotional crises. This could include suicidality and self-harm, suspected psychotic behaviour, risk ass...

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 ...

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...

Offers support groups for the bereaved. Suicide Grief Support Group is a support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide; offered four times per year in partnership with the crisis centre in Vancouver, and a funeral home in Surrey. Homicide Grief ...

Provides help for and promotes healing of Aboriginal individuals and communities in BC who have experienced emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse in residential schools. Services include counselling, referral to community-based services, workshops o...

Provides specialized emergency treatment for patients dealing with mental health or substance use emergencies. The secure and quieter unit includes four private-room beds, a consultation room, and a waiting lounge for four more patients. Services include rapid...

A mobile civilian-led team responds to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore by phone, text, or in person. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe supp...

A mobile crisis response unit (composed of police officers and a mental health care professional) that responds to individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Serves residents of North Vancouver and West Vancouver. The Car 22 team can be dispatche...

A mobile crisis response unit (composed of a police officer and a health care professional) which responds to individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Also provides assistance to RCMP officers dealing with situations involving domestic violence...

Support line for injured workers who are in emotional crisis, and for their significant others. Provides counselling, information and referral to other services, and follow up. Operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.