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To apply for Primary Care in BC, please register with the “BC Health Connect Registry“ For general health information please visit Healthlink BC.
Mental Health
Below are helpful links with general information for children and youth mental health. Please see specific categories on our main resource page for more specific resource information.
Please see the bottom of this page for urgent crisis information.
Child & Youth Mental Health – BC Government resource page
Caring for Kids – Mental Health
ementalhealth.ca – Mental Health Services – to find services in your community.
Family Support & Resource Centre at BC Children’s Hospital an online library
Foundry BC – Victoria
HealthLink BC: See link or call 811 to access free, non-emergency health information to speak with a registered nurse about symptoms or a pharmacist about medication.
If your child is in need of immediate mental health help, please go to the nearest hospital or call the IMCRT (Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Team) at 1-888-494-3888 (open from 1pm to midnight 7 days per week) or text 250-800-3806.
The phone number above will direct you to the Vancouver Island Crisis Line.
Talk Suicide Call toll free 1-833-456-4566 Text 45645
Crisis Centre BC 1-800-SUICIDE 1-800-784-2433
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
Crisis Lines BC: 310 Mental Health Support: 310-6789 (no need for area code)
Youth in BC is a program of the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre that offers a free online chat from 12PM to 1AM everyday in BC and Yukon.