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Seniors' Distress Line

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia

Provides a free and confidential telephone support service for seniors, their caregivers or anyone concerned about a senior. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by highly trained, non-judgemental and caring volunteers.

Those who may benefit from this service include seniors who are feeling alone, facing difficult life situations, wanting help working through a problem, or looking for information on community resources.

Available B.C. wide

310 Mental Health Support

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia

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.

Available B.C. wide

Gutsy Peer Support

Crohn's and Colitis Canada - BC Division

Provides a private online chat space where volunteer mentors who are living with or support dependents with Crohn's and colitis, can provide support to newly diagnosed individuals and or their caregivers. Mentors offer emotional support and advice on everyday living with Crohn's and colitis such as work, school, relationships, travel, stress, and anxiety.

Available B.C. wide

QuitNow Program

British Columbia Lung Association

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.

Available B.C. wide

Treatment and Prevention Information

The Arthritis Society - BC and Yukon Division

Provides information on arthritis medication, treatment team members, surgery, and complementary and alternative therapies to help make informed decisions about arthritis. Also provides pain management information and resources.

Available B.C. wide

Substance Use Treatment Program

Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery and Education Society

Provides residential addiction treatment in a supported home-like setting to adults and youth in BC who need help with severe substance use. Treatment includes assessment and stabilization, medication therapy, peer support, life-skills development, and harm reduction education. The program is approximately three months long and includes after-care support for up to a year following treatment.

13686 94A Avenue, Surrey, BC

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Air Travel Assistance

Hope Air

Provides free airline flights to low-income residents who must travel for non-emergency medical care that is not available in their community.

Available B.C. wide

Telephone Counselling

Kids Help Phone

Offers confidential toll-free telephone counselling and text-based support to help young people with challenges and or experiences they are facing. Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The program is staffed by trained professional counsellors with a wide variety of backgrounds including social work, psychology, sociology, and child and youth services.

Available B.C. wide

Live Chat Counselling

Kids Help Phone

Offers confidential one-to-one real time counselling to help young people with challenges and or experiences they are facing. A counsellor is available through live chat on the web, or on the Always There app.

The program is staffed by trained professional counsellors with a wide variety of backgrounds including social work, psychology, sociology, and child and youth services.

Available B.C. wide

Peer-to-Peer Community

Kids Help Phone

Offers a variety of online support forums where youth can anonymously share their personal experiences, offer inspiration and ask questions to connect, comfort and support each other. Links to wellness resources and other mental health online services are also available.

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Available B.C. wide

Seniors' Distress Line

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia

Provides a free and confidential telephone support service for seniors, their caregivers or anyone concerned about a senior. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by highly trained, non-judgemental and caring volunteers.

Those who may benefit from this service include seniors who are feeling alone, facing difficult life situations, wanting help working through a problem, or looking for information on community resources.

Available B.C. wide

310 Mental Health Support

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia

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.

Available B.C. wide

Gutsy Peer Support

Crohn's and Colitis Canada - BC Division

Provides a private online chat space where volunteer mentors who are living with or support dependents with Crohn's and colitis, can provide support to newly diagnosed individuals and or their caregivers. Mentors offer emotional support and advice on everyday living with Crohn's and colitis such as work, school, relationships, travel, stress, and anxiety.

Available B.C. wide

QuitNow Program

British Columbia Lung Association

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.

Available B.C. wide

Treatment and Prevention Information

The Arthritis Society - BC and Yukon Division

Provides information on arthritis medication, treatment team members, surgery, and complementary and alternative therapies to help make informed decisions about arthritis. Also provides pain management information and resources.

Available B.C. wide

Substance Use Treatment Program

Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery and Education Society

Provides residential addiction treatment in a supported home-like setting to adults and youth in BC who need help with severe substance use. Treatment includes assessment and stabilization, medication therapy, peer support, life-skills development, and harm reduction education. The program is approximately three months long and includes after-care support for up to a year following treatment.

13686 94A Avenue, Surrey, BC

Available B.C. wide

Air Travel Assistance

Hope Air

Provides free airline flights to low-income residents who must travel for non-emergency medical care that is not available in their community.

Available B.C. wide

Telephone Counselling

Kids Help Phone

Offers confidential toll-free telephone counselling and text-based support to help young people with challenges and or experiences they are facing. Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The program is staffed by trained professional counsellors with a wide variety of backgrounds including social work, psychology, sociology, and child and youth services.

Available B.C. wide

Live Chat Counselling

Kids Help Phone

Offers confidential one-to-one real time counselling to help young people with challenges and or experiences they are facing. A counsellor is available through live chat on the web, or on the Always There app.

The program is staffed by trained professional counsellors with a wide variety of backgrounds including social work, psychology, sociology, and child and youth services.

Available B.C. wide

Peer-to-Peer Community

Kids Help Phone

Offers a variety of online support forums where youth can anonymously share their personal experiences, offer inspiration and ask questions to connect, comfort and support each other. Links to wellness resources and other mental health online services are also available.

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