Mental Health Support Resources
Call Centre Numbers
BC Provincial Mental Health and Crisis Line
Mental Health Information Line 310-6789 (no area code needed)
Answered 24/7/365 it provides empowering emotional support, information on appropriate referral options and a wide range of support relating to mental health concerns. www.heretohelp.bc.ca/
For a complete list of all crisis line numbers in BC go to:
Province of BC: http://www.crisislines.bc.ca/
Vancouver Island Crisis: http://www.vicrisis.ca/
KUU-US Crisis Line Society: 1-800-KUU-US17 (1-800-588-8717)
Toll-free: 1-800-588-8717 - Youth Line: 250-723-2040 - Adult Line: 250-723-4050.
24 Hour Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
Native Youth Crisis Hotline- 1-877-209-1266
(Answered by staff 24/7. Available throughout Canada and US.)
Youth in BC 1-866-661-3311 (toll-free in BC) 24 hours a day.
Visit www.youthinbc.com for youth resources or chat with a counselor online.
1-800-SUICIDE
If you are in distress or are worried about someone in distress who may hurt themselves, call SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) 24 hours a day to connect to a BC crisis line, without a wait or busy signal.
Centre for Suicide Prevention
Visit www.suicideinfo.ca for information, research and links to national distress websites.
Canada
https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/
1-833-456-4566
USA
https://www.mhanational.org/about
Nurseline
811
(contact with consent)
When symptoms are field-manageable, direct clients to seek professional support after the trip:
BC Provincial Mental Health and Crisis Line
Mental Health Information Line 310-6789 (no area code needed)
Answered 24/7/365 it provides empowering emotional support, information on appropriate referral options and a wide range of support relating to mental health concerns. www.heretohelp.bc.ca/
For a complete list of all crisis line numbers in BC go to:
Province of BC: http://www.crisislines.bc.ca/
Vancouver Island Crisis: http://www.vicrisis.ca/
KUU-US Crisis Line Society: 1-800-KUU-US17 (1-800-588-8717)
Toll-free: 1-800-588-8717 - Youth Line: 250-723-2040 - Adult Line: 250-723-4050.
24 Hour Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
Native Youth Crisis Hotline- 1-877-209-1266
(Answered by staff 24/7. Available throughout Canada and US.)
Youth in BC 1-866-661-3311 (toll-free in BC) 24 hours a day.
Visit www.youthinbc.com for youth resources or chat with a counselor online.
1-800-SUICIDE
If you are in distress or are worried about someone in distress who may hurt themselves, call SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) 24 hours a day to connect to a BC crisis line, without a wait or busy signal.
Centre for Suicide Prevention
Visit www.suicideinfo.ca for information, research and links to national distress websites.
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.
(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
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Wilderness First Aid
Slipstream - https://wildernessfirstaid.ca
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.
