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Mental health and substance use

Mental health and substance use services are available to provide support, services and resources to people across the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

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Crisis support

If there is a life-threatening safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.

Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433

BC Crisis Line: 310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Indigenous Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717

Harm reduction: Toward the Heart 

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Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) provides mental health and substance use services across the region, including on the North Shore, Sunshine Coast, Central Coast (eg, Bella Bella, Bella Coola) or in Sea-to-Sky, qathet region, Richmond or Vancouver. 

Our intake teams are available to help you, your family member or friend to find help with mental health and/or substance use. Teams are available for children, youth, adults and older adults.  

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Mental health and substance use by community

Find services and resources provided for children, youth, adults and older adults organized by community below.

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Central Coast

Central Coast communities, including Bella Bella and Bella Coola and the surrounding areas.

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North Shore

North Shore, including North Vancouver and West Vancouver and surrounding areas.

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Richmond

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Sea-to-Sky

Sea-to-Sky, including Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and surrounding areas.

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Sunshine Coast

Communities spreading from Sechelt and Gibsons and the surrounding areas.

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Vancouver

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Aerial photo of qathet region

qathet

qathet, including Saltery Bay to Lund, including Powell River and Texada Island.

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Resources

Toxic drug poisoning (“overdose”) response, naloxone and training

Emergency mental health care

Mental health resources for adults and older adults

Substance use resources for adults and older adults

Decriminalization of controlled substances for personal use

MindHealthBC

Community resources for Indigenous Peoples

Vancouver Coastal Health accessibility resources

Vancouver Mental Health and Substance Use Family Advisory Committee

Vancouver Consumer Involvement and Initiatives

ADHD resources for children, youth and families

Eating disorder resources for children, youth and families

Anxiety resources for children, youth and families

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Indigenous mental health and wellness resources for children, youth and families

Cognitive Remediation

Substance use and harm reduction resources for health professionals and service providers

Guidelines for opioid addiction & treatment

Benzodiazepines (Benzos)

Information about opioids

Admission to the Mental Health Inpatient Unit

Overdose surveillance