MindFit Toolkit
Offers a free, online resource with tools to help men manage mild to moderate stress and anxiety. Resources are designed for men by psychologists to help them take steps towards better mental health.
The toolkit includes an anxiety self-screening tool, MindFit audio exercises narrated by Canadian professional and elite athletes, online mental health resources, and relaxing soundscapes. Access to counselling sessions are also available.
We Are Indigenous: Big Worries/Fears, Parent & Caregiver Support Program
Offers a free, virtual parent and caregiver coaching program to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit families across BC, whose children are struggling with the experience of big worries and fears, or what the Western worldview calls anxiety.
The program is guided by traditional knowledge from Indigenous communities and includes short online videos and scheduled telephone coaching sessions to provide families with tools to discuss what they are already doing, and to learn new practices and how to use these practices with their children.
Healing Hearts Grief Support Groups
Provides an online listing of support groups in BC for families who have lost a loved one to substance use harms and overdose. Participants share their experiences, ways to cope, or just gather strength and comfort from being together with others who understand.
Mindful Self-Compassion
Offers a free online course to help people get past insecurity and develop more compassion and kindness to increase their overall peace and joy. In the group sessions, participants learn how to overcome perfectionism, reduce anxiety and depression, improve relationships, and learn how to handle difficult emotions easier.
Y Mind Adult
Offers a free online support group for adults who experience stress and mild to moderate anxiety. Participants come together to learn healthy coping skills and connect with others who are experiencing similar thoughts and feelings.
Substance use Publications and Resources
Provides a wide range of projects, reports, publications and initiatives aimed at providing all people in BC access to happier, healthier lives, whether using substance or not. Website offers a current list of active projects, facts and statistics, research bulletins, publications and resources.
Bereaved Parent Support Group
Provides an online listing of support groups available throughout BC for families who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Parents and their surviving children are supported through friendship, understanding, and grief education.
Interior Region Family Navigator
Provides a toll-free phone line for parents and caregivers of children, youth, or dependent adults living in the interior of BC, who are unsure how to find mental health services, or information about mental health and substance use issues.
Navigators listen to concerns, find out what supports are needed, and then assist the caller in finding relevant, local community resources.
Hand in Hand Peer Support
Offers a peer support program that matches adults and older youth with a trained volunteer who provides compassionate, judgment-free support and listening during eating disorder recovery. Support is provided in-person or over video call.
The program supports individuals wherever they are in their unique recovery journey and, through the consistent and personalized support of a mentor, helps them to discover what they can achieve, as they are ready.
MindyourMind
An online space for youth 14 - 24 to find support when going through tough times. Features of the website include information about mental health issues and illnesses, wellness strategies, interactive online activities, personal stories, and opportunities to volunteer or get involved.