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Mental Health and Substance Use Support Line

Interior Health Authority

Provides access to mental health and substance use services and resources for the Interior Health region. When calling the MHSU Access Line you will be connected to your nearest mental health and substance use centre.

Support is available for ongoing substance use issues, mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, paranoia, and psychosis, or if you're unsure you need support.

Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Intake South Island

Island Health

Provides a point of entry for all adult mental health and substance use services for the Island Health region. Services are provided in a variety of settings including community clinics, hospitals, specialized settings, and on an outreach basis.

Services include central intake, short-term assessment and treatment, long-term programs for those with a serious and persistent mental illness, as well as substance use prevention and treatment programs.

Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Team

Island Health

Provides rapid, mobile, community-based response to children, youth and families who are experiencing immediate concerns related to mental health and substance use issues. The team includes professionals with backgrounds in nursing, law enforcement, child and youth care, social work, and psychology.

Areas of concern include acute depression, dementia, psychosis, mania, suicide risk, acute distress, post traumatic stress, severe anxiety, and aggression or behavioural problems with children.

Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Intake North Island

Island Health

Provides a point of entry for all adult mental health and substance use services for the Island Health region. Services are provided in a variety of settings including community clinics, hospitals, specialized settings, and on an outreach basis.

Services include central intake, short-term assessment and treatment, long-term programs for those with a serious and persistent mental illness, as well as substance use prevention and treatment programs.

Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Island Intake

Island Health

Provides a point of entry for all adult mental health and substance use services for the Island Health region. Services are provided in a variety of settings including community clinics, hospitals, specialized settings, and on an outreach basis.

Services include central intake, short-term assessment and treatment, long-term programs for those with a serious and persistent mental illness, as well as substance use prevention and treatment programs.

Mobile Overdose Prevention Service

Northern Health

Offers mobile street outreach and harm reduction supplies to individuals in Dawson Creek. A mobile vehicle travels to different areas of the city and provides basic nursing services and supports, supervised injection and safer drug injection supplies, naloxone and naloxone training, needle exchange, safer sex supplies, harm reduction education, and referrals to other substance use services.

Indigenous Health

Northern Health

Supports the Northern Health Authority in its commitment to build a health system that honours diversity and provides culturally safe services.

Online resources include publications, webinars, and local cultural resources, as well as an interactive map to find locations and contact information for Indigenous communities and health centres, friendship centres, Métis associations and Aboriginal liaisons in Northern BC.

Family Support Services

Fraser Health Authority

Provides support to families of individuals with mental health and or substance use issues. Programs include in-person learning and information sessions, respite services, and parent support group.

Fraser Health Virtual Care

Fraser Health Authority

Provides telephone support to help residents in the Fraser Health region navigate the health services that are available in their area.

When making a call, you are connected to a virtual care nurse who can provide assessment and advice on next steps, including being directed to the Fraser Health service that best meets your needs.

Mental Health Intake Line - North Shore

Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides a single point of entry for mental health and substance use health care and support services for the North Shore region of Vancouver Coastal Health. Services may be provided in hospitals, the community or in your own home.

Showing 11 - 20 of 220 Resources

Mental Health and Substance Use Support Line

Interior Health Authority

Provides access to mental health and substance use services and resources for the Interior Health region. When calling the MHSU Access Line you will be connected to your nearest mental health and substance use centre.

Support is available for ongoing substance use issues, mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, paranoia, and psychosis, or if you're unsure you need support.

Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Intake South Island

Island Health

Provides a point of entry for all adult mental health and substance use services for the Island Health region. Services are provided in a variety of settings including community clinics, hospitals, specialized settings, and on an outreach basis.

Services include central intake, short-term assessment and treatment, long-term programs for those with a serious and persistent mental illness, as well as substance use prevention and treatment programs.

Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Team

Island Health

Provides rapid, mobile, community-based response to children, youth and families who are experiencing immediate concerns related to mental health and substance use issues. The team includes professionals with backgrounds in nursing, law enforcement, child and youth care, social work, and psychology.

Areas of concern include acute depression, dementia, psychosis, mania, suicide risk, acute distress, post traumatic stress, severe anxiety, and aggression or behavioural problems with children.

Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Intake North Island

Island Health

Provides a point of entry for all adult mental health and substance use services for the Island Health region. Services are provided in a variety of settings including community clinics, hospitals, specialized settings, and on an outreach basis.

Services include central intake, short-term assessment and treatment, long-term programs for those with a serious and persistent mental illness, as well as substance use prevention and treatment programs.

Mental Health and Substance Use - Central Island Intake

Island Health

Provides a point of entry for all adult mental health and substance use services for the Island Health region. Services are provided in a variety of settings including community clinics, hospitals, specialized settings, and on an outreach basis.

Services include central intake, short-term assessment and treatment, long-term programs for those with a serious and persistent mental illness, as well as substance use prevention and treatment programs.

Mobile Overdose Prevention Service

Northern Health

Offers mobile street outreach and harm reduction supplies to individuals in Dawson Creek. A mobile vehicle travels to different areas of the city and provides basic nursing services and supports, supervised injection and safer drug injection supplies, naloxone and naloxone training, needle exchange, safer sex supplies, harm reduction education, and referrals to other substance use services.

Indigenous Health

Northern Health

Supports the Northern Health Authority in its commitment to build a health system that honours diversity and provides culturally safe services.

Online resources include publications, webinars, and local cultural resources, as well as an interactive map to find locations and contact information for Indigenous communities and health centres, friendship centres, Métis associations and Aboriginal liaisons in Northern BC.

Family Support Services

Fraser Health Authority

Provides support to families of individuals with mental health and or substance use issues. Programs include in-person learning and information sessions, respite services, and parent support group.

Fraser Health Virtual Care

Fraser Health Authority

Provides telephone support to help residents in the Fraser Health region navigate the health services that are available in their area.

When making a call, you are connected to a virtual care nurse who can provide assessment and advice on next steps, including being directed to the Fraser Health service that best meets your needs.

Mental Health Intake Line - North Shore

Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides a single point of entry for mental health and substance use health care and support services for the North Shore region of Vancouver Coastal Health. Services may be provided in hospitals, the community or in your own home.

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