Mental Health Support Resources

BC Provincial Mental Health and Crisis Line 
310-6789 (no area code needed)

• 24/7/365 resource
• Redirects to your nearest regional crisis line
• Can help with assessment, interventions, and action plans for mental health and suicide concerns.

Canada
https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/
1-833-456-4566

USA
​https://www.mhanational.org/about 

Nurseline
811

• 24/7/365 resource
• Can help with assessment of medical symptoms and decisions about whether to seek medical help.
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Counsellor, Psychiatrist, or Physician of your client
(contact with consent)

• May provide insight, support, or assess medication in the field

When symptoms are field-manageable, direct clients to seek professional support after the trip:

• Physician,
• Mental health professional (counsellor or therapist),
• Spiritual advisor in the case of grief.

Other trainings

Other Trainings

​Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – ASIST
Livingworks

• 2-day training program specifically for suicide assessment and intervention.

Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health Commission of Canada

• 2-day training program on mental health first aid in urban settings.

Wilderness First Aid
Slipstream - https://wildernessfirstaid.ca

• Slipstream offers a variety of certification programs on physical first aid in wilderness settings.

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