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.
Peer Mentorship Program
Provides support and resources to individuals who are leaving correctional facilities in BC through a peer-to-peer approach. Mentors connect with individuals before their release, and provide peer support during the transition from prison back into the community.
QuitNow Program
Offers a free program for residents of BC looking to quit or reduce tobacco and e-cigarette use. The program is customized for each person and helps with quitting or reducing nicotine use, and to understand what happens when you make this change.
See the website for information and tips on quitting, starting a personalized Quit Plan, and or how to connect with a community forum for support.
BIPOC Therapist Directory
Provides a directory of black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) therapists in BC committed to supporting and understanding the lived experiences of BIPOC in all intersections.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills Groups
Offers a variety of virtual and in-person mental health skills training groups for adults and their caregivers with mild to moderate anxiety, depression, insomnia, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The groups teach practical tools to recognize, understand and manage patterns of feeling, thinking, and behaving for daily life to better manage stress and symptoms.
Groups are facilitated by trained physicians who uses strategies based on cognitive behavioural therapy such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and acceptance and commitment therapy.
Hammer Time
Offers a facilitated group peer support for individuals with substance use issues working in the construction, trades, forestry and transport industry from staff who understands and has lived experience.
Participants share their experiences, ways to cope, and find support to access recovery and harm reduction services.
Grief and Bereavement Care
Provides education, support and counselling services to individuals, families and groups who are grieving the death of a loved one or coping with a life-threatening illness. Support is offered through a holistic approach with emphasis placed on healing both within and between families.
Programs include individual and family grief and bereavement counselling, as well as family therapeutic camps, a community choir and educational workshops.
Multiple Locations
Indigenous Wellness
Provides holistic culture-based programming to support Indigenous communities experiencing serious illness, grief and bereavement. Culturally-safe programs support Indigenous people on their healing journeys through Elder meetings and support, grief counselling, land-based activities, grief support groups, and community gatherings that use the power of art and music.
322-198 Island Highway E, Parksville, BC
24-Hour Crisis Line - Indigenous
Offers residential school survivors, students and intergenerational survivors, their family members, and the community at large a 24-hour crisis line for immediate emotional support, information, and referrals. Referrals include access to crisis counselling, elder support, cultural workshop, grief and loss support, and help with filing missing persons reports.
Children and Youth Grief Counselling
Offers short-term, one-on-one counselling for youth and young adults who need support with managing their grief and loss such as the death of a friend, family member or pet, parents divorcing, loss of physical or mental health, or relationship break-up. Sessions are offered virtually.
100-722 Cormorant Street, Victoria, BC