Access Central - Detox Referral Line
Related topics: Mental health and substance use Substance use
Need help immediately?
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: 604-310-6789
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
A phone line providing a same-day clinical assessment and personalized substance use care plan if you live or stay in the VCH area. Options include inpatient (bed-based) or outpatient (at-home or community-based) services. Call 1 (866) 658-1221 between 9 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. seven days a week.
Call Access Central today
Call Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Access Central if you live or stay in the VCH region, including
- Central Coast, including Bella Bella and Bella Coola
- North Shore, including North Vancouver and West Vancouver and surrounding areas
- Richmond,
- Sea to Sky, including Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and surrounding areas
- Sunshine Coast, including Sechelt and Gibsons and surrounding areas
- Vancouver.
Available seven days a week, 9 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Voicemails left after-hours are answered the following morning.
If you live in the qathet region, from Saltery Bay to Lund, including Powell River and Texada Island, call qathet Mental Health and Substance Use Services at (604) 485-3354.
What to expect
You will speak with a health-care worker who will screen and collect information about your goals, demographics, substance-use history and other related information. After the screen is completed, the worker will direct you to the service that suits your needs and goals.
Access staff will also provide information about services for adults with substance use challenges. People inquiring about the Addiction Recovery Housing Program will be transferred to the program.