Mental Health & Wellness Resources
For clients navigating healing, support, or crisis in BC and beyond
General & Canada-Wide Resources
Talk Suicide Canada
24/7 support for anyone in crisis or thinking about suicide.
📞 1-833-456-4566 | 💬 Text 45645
🔗 talksuicide.ca
Wellness Together Canada
Free online resources, self-guided tools, and phone/text counselling.
🔗 wellnesstogether.ca
Hope for Wellness (Indigenous Support)
Immediate mental health support for all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
📞 1-855-242-3310 | 💬 Online chat available
🔗 hopeforwellness.ca
BC Mental Health Support Line
Confidential, 24/7 mental health support.
📞 310-6789 (no area code needed)
BC Crisis Line / Suicide Line
📞 1-800-784-2433
Offers emotional support and crisis intervention 24/7.
Foundry BC (Youth & Young Adults 12–24)
Free counselling, peer support, and medical care for youth in BC.
🔗 foundrybc.ca
💬 Virtual drop-in counselling available.
Here to Help BC
Information on mental health and substance use. Great for education and family support.
🔗 heretohelp.bc.ca
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Mental health and cultural wellness resources for Indigenous communities in BC.
🔗 fnha.ca
BC211
Connects you to local mental health, housing, and substance use services.
📞 Dial 211 | 🔗 bc.211.ca
Books
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard Schwartz (IFS)
Anchored by Deb Dana (Polyvagal + self-regulation)
Support Groups (BC & Canada)
Anxiety Canada Online Groups & Tools
Free, CBT-based support and My Anxiety Plan (MAP) self-guided tools.
🔗 anxietycanada.com
FamilySmart – Parent Peer Support
Free support for parents of kids/teens with mental health challenges.
🔗 familysmart.ca
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA BC)
Local groups and peer-led support across BC.
🔗 cmha.bc.ca
DBSA Support Groups (Depression & Bipolar)
Free peer-run groups for people living with depression or bipolar disorder.
🔗 dbsalliance.org