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If there is an urgent safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to emergency at your nearest hospital.

Suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433

Call BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

KUU-US Crisis Support Line (BC Wide Indigenous Toll Free Crisis and Support Line): 1-800-588-8717

Adult Short-Term Assessment and Treatment (ASTAT) provides short-term counselling support to individuals 19 years and older who are suffering from a problematic mental health and/or substance use concern.

Adult Short-Term Assessment Treatment (ASTAT) provides assessment and treatment for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use concerns through individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and psychiatrist referral.  Individuals accessing ASTAT will typically work with a multidisciplinary team in a group-based skills-based workshop. Individuals who require more intensive services may connect with a counsellor for brief individual therapy.  

How to access

  • Check eligibility

    • Resident of Pemberton or surrounding areas
    • Ages 19 years and older
    • Experiencing a problematic mental health and/or substance use concern
  • Contact us

    • Contact the Assessment & Treatment Matching Team at (604) 698-5861 to learn if this service is right for you or for more information.
    • Physician or nurse practitioner referrals are also accepted. If you are a physician or nurse practitioner looking to refer, please fax a completed Sea to Sky Referral Form to 604-894-6491.

Hours of operation

Currently open
  • Monday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday:   Closed
  • Sunday:   Closed

Parking & Transportation

Free parking is available.

Pemberton Health Centre

The Pemberton Health Centre provides 4 stretchers for emergency care as well as services that include emergency, diagnostic imaging, laboratory and physiotherapy services.

Adult Short-Term Assessment & Treatment (ASTAT)

The Adult Short Term Assessment and Treatment (ASTAT) provides assessment and treatment through individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and psychiatrist referral.