24/7 Suicide & Crisis Hotlines
Emergency: 911
Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888
BC Crisis Line Association (1-800-SUICIDE): 1-800-784-2433
Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Hope for Wellness (for Indigenous people across Canada): 1-855-242-3310
BC 310 Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789 (no need to dial ‘1’ in front)
Text Hotlines (HOURS VARY)
Talk Suicide Canada: Text 45645
1pm to 9pm PST
Kids Help Phone: Text "CONNECT" to 686868
24/7/365
YouthSpace (for youth under 30): Text 778 783 0177
6pm-Midnight PST, 365 days a year
Non-Emergency Resouces
Refugee resource: VICCIR provides mental health counseling to immigrants and refugees living in Canada. They work with specially trained interpreters as required.
Indigenous resource: Hope for Wellness provides telephone and online chats with counselors, with services available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway (Anishinaabemowin), and Inuktitut. Services in English or French are available 24/7.
2SLGBTQIA+ resource: Vancouver Island Queer Resource Collective offers support and direction to various resources including support groups and health services for queer folks from all walks of life. They also provide lists of queer-owned and queer-friendly businesses to support.
Substance use resource: Call 1-800-663-1441 for the Alcohol and Drug Information and Drug Referral Service. It is free and available 24/7 for information about substance use treatment services.
Health service navigation: Call 811 for a non-emergency health service navigation (including mental health and substance use information) phone line across BC. You can also be connected to a registered nurse through 811 about symptoms you are worried about or talk with a pharmacist about medication questions.
Mental Health Support Database: a database of mental health and substance use resources, including support services and information, provided by the government of BC.
Mindmap: [coming soon!] a resource to help you navigate mental health services, provided by the MHS.