BCSS Kelowna

Mental Health Resource Masterlist

  • Call 310-6789: 24/7 confidential mental health support for anyone in BC

  • AnxietyBC: information on how anxiety can express itself and effective strategies to address it in children, youth and young adults.

  • Canadian Mental Health Association BounceBack: teaches effective skills to help individuals overcome symptoms of mild to moderate depression or anxiety, and improve their mental health. 

  • Provincial Health Information Line. HealthLinkBC: Call 8-1-1 or visit www.healthlinkbc.ca.

  • BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services. Call 310-6789 (310 Mental Health) or visit www.bcmhsus.ca.

  • Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia. Call 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-Suicide) or visit http://crisiscentre.bc.ca.

  • Here to Help. Visit www.heretohelp.bc.ca.

  • Kids Help Phone (for all ages). Call 1-800-668-6868 

  • CMHA Peer Support Services: Please contact us at (250) 861-3644 or by email.

  • Foundry Virtual Services (for those 12-24 with valid MSP card): To book an appointment with our counsellors or learn more about our services please call us at 1-833-FØUNDRY (that’s FØUNDRY with a zero or 1-833-308-6379). You can send us an email at online@foundrybc.ca or register online to book an appointment (Register as a young person, or register as a caregiver).

  • MindHealthBC: Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Providence Health Care and community partners have created an online mental health counselling program. If you’re struggling with depression, anxiety, or other mental health or substance use challenges, visit mindhealthbc.ca for information and recommendations for further support in Vancouver, Richmond and other coastal communities.

  • Substance Use Services: B.C. has a network of direct and contracted services for people experiencing substance-use challenges, including counselling, needle exchanges, opiate-replacement therapy, and withdrawal management and prevention programs for adults and youth. Call toll-free: 1 866 658-1221.

  • The KUU-US Crisis Response Service: Provides 24/7 culturally-aware crisis support to Indigenous people in B.C. Call 1-800-588-8717 or visit: kuu-uscrisisline.ca.

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