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...

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. Nonprofit society.

Offers drop-in advocacy services to mental health consumers/survivors. Provides information, support, and representation to resolve income, housing, and family law problems. Assists with welfare benefits, debt issues, tenancy disputes, and child protection con...

Provides easy access to primary health care services, specifically for people with mental health issues and people living with homelessness. Drop-in clinic offers wound care, treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, chronic disease management, health educati...

Serves individuals with lived experience of a mental health condition. Provides advocacy support, drop-in, employment preparation, housing services, outreach, and referrals. Raises awareness of mental health issues and promotes inclusion of people living with ...

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...

An association of organizations and individuals (including consumers) that promotes the principles and practices of psychosocial rehabilitation service within the mental health field. Psychosocial rehabilitation approach stresses that all people experiencing a...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 centralized intake and referral for supported housing for adults 19 and over unable to live independently because of a current serious and persistent mental health condition. Manages intake and waitlists for VCH-funded mental health supported housing,...

Provides eating disorders prevention education and resources to support youth, families, educators, and professionals in BC. Services and resources are primarily web-based. Also offers media watch, speakers bureau, online and telephone support, and psycho-educ...

A resource library provides information related to mental health and wellness. Also connects people to community agencies and networks through a peer navigator who helps people access services within the mental health system. Hours are 10 am to 1 pm and 1:30 p...

Facilitates access to resources required to maintain and improve mental health and community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness. Bridges is a skills-based, peer-led series of workshops for adults on mental health. Chronic D...

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 ...

Promotes excellence in music therapy practice, educates the public, and offers professional development opportunities. Can refer callers to music therapists. Nonprofit society.

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 ...

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 ...

Stress reduction program for youth ages 13 to 19. Offers help with stress, anxiety, anger, and/or needing emotional regulation. Program utilizes mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy in a group setting to teach self-regulation and coping skills. Meets ...

A self-governing peer-run mental health organization providing peer support and therapeutic recreation programs to adults living with mental illness in Richmond. Referral required from a mental health professional or doctor. Hours are 9:30 am to 4 pm Monday to...

Provides individual and group support services to people with mental health issues and their families, in Mandarin and Cantonese. Services includes outreach visits, individual and group counselling for a small fee or by donation, peer counselling, a community ...