Mental Health, wellness, and safety resources

If you are or someone you love are at risk for suicide, call 988 -  free & confidential across Canada.  

If you are not safe at home, call VictimLinkBC at 1-800-563-0808 for help 

Call  Here2Talk: 604-642-5212  

Do you reside in BC and are not sure which crisis line to call? Check out this Map of Crisis Lines

Access and Assessment Centre Provides drop-in and phone services to help individuals and families’ access mental health and or substance use services in Vancouver. Services include referral intake, on-site assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term treatment.  Located at 803 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. 

• Bounce Back Program - help with mild and moderate depression symptoms for BC residents. Free of charge.   
• The Foundry is a one-stop health and wellness services for youth (up to 25 y.o)
• BC Women's Hospital: Reproductive Mental Health
• Peer support and counselling for Sex Workers: Pace Society
• HiM provides mental health services and sex worker supports for men and gender-diverse individuals in BC
• Watari: substance misuse counselling in Downtown Eastside 
• Vancouver Women's Health Collective - free counselling for women and gender-diverse people

Not sure whether what you're experiencing is an emergency? For medical advice, call 811 to speak to a registered nurse. 

Find an Urgent Care Centre near you: Urgent care clinics in BC  

• Need to talk to a medical doctor today.? Check WELL Health Virtual Clinics
• Visit Walk in website to speak to a doctor today
• HiM provides health care to men and gender-diverse people  
• Foundry provides Integrated services that include healthcare to youth (ages 12-24)

Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance - an non-profit organization for healthcare professionals and researchers with an interest in ADHD

Adult ADHD Centre - diagnosis, resources, and help with disability 

Westcoast ADHD Clinic - diagnosis, resources, workshops, and help with disability tax application   

Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada - ADHD awareness, education, and advocacy

Qmunity - a Queer community center in Vancouver that offers social activities, counselling & more! 

• Queer Exchange Lower Mainland - a FB group for queer people to exchange information & resources 
• Homes 4 Queers Vancouver -  a FB group with housing searches and listings
• HiM - provides healthcare, counselling and other services to men and gender-diverse individuals 
• Transcare BC - gender-affirming care in British Columbia
• Trans Specialty Care at 3 Bridges Clinic

Does someone else hold your passport and/or other official documents? Are you forced to work and and not allowed to keep your earnings? Call  1-833-900-1010 to speak to Human Trafficking Hotline

• WorkSafe BC - no fault insurance, workplace health and safety
• Work BC - job search & career development
• Human Rights Tribunal - contact HRT if you are experiencing discrimination at your workplace
• Employment Standards - know your rights