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Venture Crisis Home

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

Venture is a short-term crisis intervention, counselling and stabilization program for mental health clients as an alternative to hospitalization.

Treatment plans are created on admission and can include medication planning as well as daily living activities as well as admission to an afternoon drop-in program

How to access

  • Check eligibility

    • Adults aged 19 years and over
    • Vancouver resident

  • Get a referral

    Referrals are made by Mental Health Team case managers, and hospital clinical nurse leaders or clinical manager leaders.

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Venture

Venture is a short-term crisis intervention facility located in the South Main neighbourhood of Vancouver, BC.

Acute & Short-Term Crisis Intervention

Acute and short-term crisis intervention services provide short-stay crisis intervention services for adults age 19 and over who are experiencing a mental health crisis but do not require hospitalization.