Mental Health and Addiction Resources
Offers online information, resources and publications on a variety of mental health and addiction topics. Topic areas include: mental health in the workplace; managing depression; coping with suicidal thoughts; and women living with depression during pregnancy and after delivery.
Healthy Minds, Healthy Campuses
Offers an interactive website to promote campus mental health and reduce risky substance use. The website is designed to engage students, campus professionals, faculty, administrators and community partners.
Web features include learning events, web links, and online resources such as tools and videos, interactive reports, and naloxone information.
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.
Air Travel Assistance
Provides free airline flights to low-income residents who must travel for non-emergency medical care that is not available in their community.
Patient Services
Provides access to pediatric care for children in BC and the Yukon requiring medical attention for orthopedic and other pediatric specialities. Transportation, accommodation, and all associated medical treatment including follow-up, are provided at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Portland, Spokane and Montreal.