Emergency
A helicopter above the Whistler Health Care Centre on a sunny day

Adult Short-Term Assessment & Treatment (ASTAT) at Whistler Health Care Centre

Need help immediately?

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

After-hours urgent and emergency care

For urgent and emergency care between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., call our phone number to speak with an after-hours physician.

(604) 932-4911

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 Whistler
    • Ages 19 years and older
    • Experiencing a problematic mental health and/or substance use concern

  • Get a referral

    • Contact the Assessment and Treatment Matching Team at (604) 698-6455 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 604-932-6953.

Hours of operation

Currently closed
  • 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 and transportation

Parking available on-site

Whistler Health Care Centre

​Whistler Health Care Centre provides urgent and emergency health care services to people living and visiting Whistler and along the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

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.