Offers free guides for parents and partners of people who use substances. Teaches Community and Reinforcement Training (CRAFT) to family members to support themselves, and loved ones with an addiction. Online with printable PDFs.
Hub for family members of people with substance use problems. Offers education, links to resources, and information on advocacy and access to information.
Free support group for parents of people with substance use problems. Also provides education and a resource library.
Free online support groups for friends and family of people with substance use problems. Groups help people learn the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) approach to help their loved one, and support themselves.
A 24-week DBT skills training group offered on a first-come-first-serve basis. $30 per session, with an intake assessment required. (Note: Information on the group is found below information on the peer support group.)
A free support group for people experiencing symptoms of, or diagnosed with BPD. Offers in-person and online groups.
20+ hour group skills training program for family members of people experiencing emotional dysregulation (e.g. Borderline Personality Disorder). No referral or confirmation of diangnosis necessary. Delivered online.
Full community-based DBT program available to people residing within the Vancouver Coastal Health catchment area. Accepts new referrals only through professionals, usually via VCH internally.
A low-cost, condensed DBT skills training delivered on demand. Covers the major skills presented in a standard DBT program.
Provides free counselling to youth aged 12 to 24 in a variety of formats, including online and in-person. Also offers peer support, groups, and wraparound care for more complex concerns, and access to sexual and physical healthcare services.
Multidisciplinary, wrap-around, short-term care for child and youth mental health concerns. More than 100 sites across BC, with care also accessible online. Offers psychosocial (counselling/therapy) and psychiatric (medication) support based on assessed need.
Crisis Line: 310-6789
The Crisis Centre Distress Services: 604-872-3311
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Culturally-safe crisis care for Indigenous peoples across Canada. Available 24/7 by chat or phone at 1-855-242-3310.
If you’re having thoughts of suicide, or are worried about someone else, Talk Suicide is here to listen. Connect to a crisis responder for help without judgment. Call 1-833-456-4566 toll-free any time – or text 45645 from 4 p.m. to midnight ET.
The Access and Assessment Centre (AAC) is here to help you, your family member or your friend during a non-life threatening mental health and/or substance use issue. Call (604) 675-3700 or walk in between 7:30 am – 11 pm at 803 West 12th Avenue, Level 1 East Entrance Vancouver, BC.
Information on the FNHA mental health benefit, which subsidizes the cost of counselling for First Nations persons. Depending on what you program you fall under, 20 to 60+ sessions are covered with an approved counsellor. If you do not have a status number but are Indigenous, you may still qualify for funding.
Covers up to 10 counselling sessions for members of the Métis nation experiencing mental health concerns and experiencing financial barriers. Funding is provided on an ongoing basis, with a waitlist.
Free support by telephone for people who have experienced a loss. Provides empathetic support as well as referrals to more other services, including support groups, systems navigation, and information.
Information for parents who have lost a child to illness, or whose child is facing death due to illness.
On-demand courses for guardians and educators in talking to children about death and dying.
On-demand course for people experiencing grief and loss. Includes special modules on a wide variety of losses, including the death of a child, parent, and friend. Also includes modules surrounding dementia, supporting a person with intellectual disabilities, and grief after trauma.
Free support group for people living with, and family/friends affected by OCD. Organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association Vancouver-Fraser chapter. Held online twice monthly.
Free support group for youth affected by OCD. Organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association Vancouver-Fraser chapter. Held online twice monthly.
Lower-cost OCD counselling available through the Canadian Mental Health Association. Limited spots available, provided to people based on established need. (Scroll to the bottom of the page for information.)
Information for parents who have lost a child to illness, or whose child is facing death due to illness.
On-demand courses for guardians and educators in talking to children about death and dying.
On-demand course for people experiencing grief and loss. Includes special modules on a wide variety of losses, including the death of a child, parent, and friend. Also includes modules surrounding dementia, supporting a person with intellectual disabilities, and grief after trauma.
Emergency access for people experiencing a mental health crisis or acute decompensation, including psychosis, hallucinations, or delusions. The AAC is a part of Vancouver General Hospital.
Help for people aged 13-30 who are beginning to experience signs or symptoms of psychosis. Locations throughout the province. Support is available quickly, and a variety of services are available to people who qualify. Website provides additional resources for those concerned that someone they care about is experiencing psychosis.
Click here to go to the crisis section above.
Help for people who have attempted to die by suicide, as well as family members of people who have attempted to die by suicide, or have died. Counselling available both one-to-one, and in groups.
