RESOURCES IN VICTORIA, BC, CANADA:

 

Mental Health:

• **The Crisis Line for Vancouver Island: Call: 1-888-494-3888 or text: 250-800-3806 

       **You do NOT need to be in crisis to contact**

• The Victoria (B.C.) Mental Health Centre (via Island Health): 1-250-370-8699  

• Island Community Mental Health - Offering hope, wellness & recovery to adults living with mental health conditions, through evidence based programs, housing, and community connections.

• Mental Health Recovery Partners (South Island) - Programs and services for people with mental illness, with or without substance use, regardless of their diagnosis; including 1:1 peer support, group support, individual and family counselling, education, advocacy and policy development.

• Connections Place - A place for people with mental health challenges to gain confidence, respect, hope, and opportunity. We offer unique programming focused on wellness, employment, and education.

• Social Gathering Place - Social opportunities, such as weekly afternoon drop-ins at the Victoria Event Centre and monthly movie & karaoke nights at the Eric Martin Pavillion Theatre. All events are free with no registration or referral required. Check out their event schedule for more information.

• British Columbia Schizophrenia Society - Helping families find a reason to hope.

 

Eating Disorders:

• Vancouver Island Voices for Eating Disorders

 

Youth Services:

• Threshold Housing - Youth at Risk of Homelessness in Greater Victoria.

• Artemis Place - Schooling/Young Parents (For Female & Trans Youth Age 15 to 19)

• Buddy Check for Jesse - Helping coaches support mental health (Youth & Sports)

 

Sex & Substance Use:

• Island Sexual Health

• STI Testing - Get Checked Online (use code VICTORIA to create your account)

• Anawim House - A clean house for people who want to be helped.

• Discovery Youth & Family Substance Use Services (Vancouver Island Health Authorities)

• Family Recovery Addiction Support aka C.A.R.E.S: Central Access & Rapid Engagement Service - A weekly group for people affected by someone else's substance use (via Island Health)

• Recovery Addiction Support - For any adult of South Vancouver Island who has a substance mis-use problem (via Island Health)

• Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project - Substance Drug Checking plus Harm Reduction Information (via UVic)

 

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