Community Action Initiative
Provides funding and training opportunities for community-based organizations across British Columbia to develop and implement innovative service projects that respond to the needs of individuals and families experiencing mental health and or substance use challenges in their communities.
Mental Health Information
Provides online mental health information and resources for specific mental illnesses, treatment and recovery, alcohol and drug use, and coping with mental health crises and emergencies.
BC Disaster Stress
Provides resources to support BC communities with the stress and mental health concerns resulting from wildfires, floods and other natural disasters.
Resources include community talk events, telephone support, web links, mental health information, and tools to help manage stress, overcome challenges and feel better.
310 Mental Health Support
Provides a toll-free number connecting callers to a BC crisis line. Offers emotional support, information on appropriate referral options, and a wide range of support relating to mental health concerns.
Find a Community Response Network
Provides an online listing of community teams throughout BC that are dedicated to prevent abuse, neglect, and self-neglect of adults through education, advocacy, resources, outreach, and support planning.
Suicide Grief Support
Offers a support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Trained facilitators provide a safe, non-judgemental, compassionate environment where participants can share experiences, learn grief and mourning tools, and receive community connections, practical information and support. Provided in partnership with the BC Crisis Centre.
Mental Health First Aid
Offers a training course to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, friend or colleague.
Teaches to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, provide initial help, and guide a person towards appropriate professional help. Course is 12-hours, delivered in 4 modules, carried out over 2 days.
Fly Calm
Provides online information, video resources, colouring book, and resources to help travelers reduce the anxiety, stress, and uncertainty when flying. Provided in partnership with the Vancouver International Airport.
Confident Parents: Thriving Kids Anxiety Program
Provides a family-focused coaching service for parents of children with mild to moderate anxiety. The program helps parents build skills and strategies that strengthen their role as a parent and help with managing their child's anxiety symptoms.
The program includes short educational online videos supported by weekly telephone coaching sessions delivered at flexible times over 8 - 10 weeks to parents and caregivers across BC.
Confident Parents: Thriving Kids Behaviour Program
Provides a family-focused coaching service for parents of children with mild to moderate behavioural problems. Program sessions are held via telephone and parents are also provided with an accompanying manual which they work through with their coach.
Program focus includes: encouragement of positive behaviour; consequences for negative behaviour; monitoring of children's activities; problem solving; and positive involvement in children's interests, activities, and social development.