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Fraser Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls in Surrey, Tsawwassen, and Semiahmoo First Nations for mental health situations or crisis concerns.

A police officer and health care professional work together to provide on-site emotional and mental health assessments, crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crises, call 9-1-1.

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Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls in the city of Vancouver for mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Coastal Health.

A police officer and psychiatric nurse work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crises, call 9-1-1.

Available B.C. wide

Toxic Drug and Health Alerts

BC Centre for Disease Control

Provides a free, real-time text messaging service for anyone to receive toxic drug alerts or share information about toxic drugs in their community. This service is anonymous. People can get other information by text message, like where to find naloxone or how to get drugs tested.

Provided in partnership with the BC Health Authorities and community partners. Text the word JOIN to 253787 to get drug alerts in your region.

PHSA Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Provides treatment for people with the most complex mental health and substance use needs in BC who have been referred by the regional health authorities.

Safe Needle Disposal

Island Health

Provides needle disposal information, resources and awareness for the Island Health region, as well as the steps to safely dispose of needles. Sealed containers can be dropped off at a community drop box, participating pharmacy, or local public health unit.

Northern Health Substance Use Resource Nurse

Access safer prescribing in Northern Health.

Virtual Primary and Community Care

Northern Health

Provides a range of health services by phone or video call to help residents meet their everyday health care needs in order to stay healthy and prevent illness.

Call the clinic for concerns such as minor injuries and sprains, mild pain, skin rashes and infections, vomiting, diarrhea, asthma or shortness of breath, sore throat, and mental health or substance use support.

The clinic also provides COVID-19 assessments for those experiencing symptoms.

Available B.C. wide

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Ministry of Education and Child Care

Provides students, families, and educators with information and resources on online safety, bullying, sexual orientation and gender identify (SOGI), gender-based violence, mental health and well-being, substance use, school safety, and racism.

Its focus is about building safe and caring school communities. This includes empowering students, families, educators and the community partners who support them to get help with challenges, report concerns to schools, and learn about complex issues facing students.

Available B.C. wide

Physician Health Program

Doctors of BC

Provides confidential 24-hour support, referrals and counselling for physicians, medical students, resident doctors, retired physicians, partners and dependent children.

Areas of concern can include relationships, mental health issues, career and life transition, substance use, financial issues, professional support, and concern for colleagues.

Available B.C. wide

BC Psychosis Program

Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides unique, highly specialized inpatient services at UBC Hospital to patients who need treatment for psychosis. Patients are referred to the program when other treatment approaches have been ineffective or partially effective.

The program is a provincial resource funded by BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services and operated by Vancouver Coastal Health. Referrals to the program are completed through each Health Authority.

2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC

Showing 71 - 80 of 282 Resources

Car 67

Fraser Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls in Surrey, Tsawwassen, and Semiahmoo First Nations for mental health situations or crisis concerns.

A police officer and health care professional work together to provide on-site emotional and mental health assessments, crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crises, call 9-1-1.

Car 87

Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls in the city of Vancouver for mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Coastal Health.

A police officer and psychiatric nurse work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crises, call 9-1-1.

Available B.C. wide

Toxic Drug and Health Alerts

BC Centre for Disease Control

Provides a free, real-time text messaging service for anyone to receive toxic drug alerts or share information about toxic drugs in their community. This service is anonymous. People can get other information by text message, like where to find naloxone or how to get drugs tested.

Provided in partnership with the BC Health Authorities and community partners. Text the word JOIN to 253787 to get drug alerts in your region.

PHSA Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Provides treatment for people with the most complex mental health and substance use needs in BC who have been referred by the regional health authorities.

Safe Needle Disposal

Island Health

Provides needle disposal information, resources and awareness for the Island Health region, as well as the steps to safely dispose of needles. Sealed containers can be dropped off at a community drop box, participating pharmacy, or local public health unit.

Northern Health Substance Use Resource Nurse

Access safer prescribing in Northern Health.

Virtual Primary and Community Care

Northern Health

Provides a range of health services by phone or video call to help residents meet their everyday health care needs in order to stay healthy and prevent illness.

Call the clinic for concerns such as minor injuries and sprains, mild pain, skin rashes and infections, vomiting, diarrhea, asthma or shortness of breath, sore throat, and mental health or substance use support.

The clinic also provides COVID-19 assessments for those experiencing symptoms.

Available B.C. wide

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Ministry of Education and Child Care

Provides students, families, and educators with information and resources on online safety, bullying, sexual orientation and gender identify (SOGI), gender-based violence, mental health and well-being, substance use, school safety, and racism.

Its focus is about building safe and caring school communities. This includes empowering students, families, educators and the community partners who support them to get help with challenges, report concerns to schools, and learn about complex issues facing students.

Available B.C. wide

Physician Health Program

Doctors of BC

Provides confidential 24-hour support, referrals and counselling for physicians, medical students, resident doctors, retired physicians, partners and dependent children.

Areas of concern can include relationships, mental health issues, career and life transition, substance use, financial issues, professional support, and concern for colleagues.

Available B.C. wide

BC Psychosis Program

Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides unique, highly specialized inpatient services at UBC Hospital to patients who need treatment for psychosis. Patients are referred to the program when other treatment approaches have been ineffective or partially effective.

The program is a provincial resource funded by BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services and operated by Vancouver Coastal Health. Referrals to the program are completed through each Health Authority.

2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC

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