This service can help you learn about prevention resources, support groups, and other topics related to addiction and substance use. This includes referrals to detox and treatment programs.

Free, multilingual phone assistance is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This service is provided by 211 British Columbia Services Society.

Support for employees and quick daily coping tips are available through this online hub for healthcare workers. This website provides a range of easy to use resources to support mental health and wellbeing.

Designed for care providers and their leadership team, Care for Caregivers provides support related mental health stressors. This initiative comes from a partnership between the Canadian Mental Health Association and SafeCare BC, and is supported by the B.C. Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions.

Have a question? Use the online form for questions or comments.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development's Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) teams located across B.C. provide a range of mental health assessment and treatment options for children and youth (0-18 years of age) and their families at no cost. 

Clinics are staffed by mental health clinicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Clinicians can refer to specialized care including psychiatry.

Find an intake clinic close to you.

Specialized services and funding options may be available for children or teens who have support needs and their families. Please note that, in most cases, certain eligibility requirements must be met in order to qualify. 

Children and Youth with Support Needs (CYSN) staff are available to discuss what services might be available and provide other useful information or support.

Contact a local CYSN office to learn about programs and services.

Drug Checking services and test strips are currently offered in locations across B.C.

Find out more at BCCSU's website to see when and where drug checking services are offered.

FamilySmart programs help B.C. families and caregivers who are parenting children and youth facing mental health challenges.

Youth in Residence and Parent in Residence are young people and families with lived experience in child and youth mental health, who use their collective experience and expertise to help families. 

This program was started by two mothers in 2000 and is now an organization of 45 people.

Find services including counselling, harm reduction resources, and benefits available to BC First Nations.

FNHA Mental Health Benefits partners with Indigenous Services Canada to offer a comprehensive mental health plan to First Nations in B.C.

Mental Health Benefits cover as many hours of counselling as you and your provider determine you need. This plan covers counselling services from a qualified mental health provider, including psychologists, clinical counsellors and social workers.

To access this benefit, you must see a provider who is registered with the Health Benefits Program to receive coverage. You can find a registered provider on the Health Benefits Mental Health Provider List.

Services are available to males, females, youth, and families. Most centres offer services to people with physical disabilities, concurrent disorders (i.e., both mental health and substance use challenges), and people who are on OAT (opioid agonist therapy) or psychoactive medications. Services also include family treatment, couples counselling and services for pregnant women. 

Have a question? Contact FNHA via email or use the online form.

Many phone and online counselling services, support programs, and treatment and healing centres are available virtually for Indigenous people across B.C. Access the right service for you.

To get a referral to this service, please contact your health and wellness provider.

Providing Indigenous people in B.C. with free access to specialists, counsellors, or psychiatrists who specializes in substance use, addiction, and medicine. This service is also available to the family members of Indigenous people, even if they are non-status. Specialists are dedicated to the principles and practices of cultural safety and humility, and to delivering trauma-informed care.

Provided through the First Nations Health Authority, this program is for First Nations people who have limited or no access to their own doctors. 

All First Nations people who live in B.C. are eligible for this service – and so are their family members, even if those family members are non-status. There are no age limits.

The program includes doctors of Indigenous ancestry, and all doctors are trained to follow the principles and practices of cultural safety and humility.