Resources and Community Supports
If you or someone you know is in crisis:
If you're in immediate danger or need urgent medical support, call 9-1-1.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For Youth and Young Adults
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Kids Help Phone: Offers 24/7 mental health support across Canada for kids, teens and young adults. Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868.
​Hope for Wellness Helpline: Available 24/7 to all Indigenous people across Canada. Call 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect online to reach experienced and culturally competent counsellors. Services available in English and French and, on request, in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
Important numbers in BC
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VictimLinkBC: 1-800-563-0808 (toll-free, 24/7, multilingual service available)
Battered Women's Support Services Crisis Line: 1-855-687-1868
24/7 Community and Social Services Helpline: 211
Helpline for Children: 310-1234
Reporting child abuse: 1-800-663-9122
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre: 1-877-392-7583
Seniors Abuse and Information Line: 1-866-437-1940
Youth Against Violence Line: 1-800-680-4264
East Kootenay Addiction Services
https://ekass.com/
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EKASS provides FREE confidential counselling to those concerned about their own or someone else’s substance use, referral to residential treatment facilities, medically assisted therapy, community education and harm reduction supplies. Recovery from addiction can be challenging, but with courage and connection, it is possible.
Foundry BC
https://foundrybc.ca/
Foundry is a province-wide network of integrated health and wellness services for young people ages 12-24.
Access same day virtual services or schedule virtual counselling appointment, find peer support, access primary care, get support with employment, access groups & workshops, or browse our library of tools and resources.
