Find Mental Health and Substance Use Services

In B.C., there are a variety of resources available to help guide you or your loved ones through the process of accessing care. 

Crisis Support Lines 

Help is available. Speak with someone today.  

• For crisis support: call or text 9-8-8 anywhere in B.C. 

• Suicide Hotline: call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) 

• KidsHelpPhone.ca: call 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868 

• KUU-US Crisis Line for Indigenous people: call 1-800-KUU-US17 (1-800-588-8717) 

Navigation Support 

Connect with someone who can offer guidance and help you find the best path forward.

• Speak to a health navigator or nurse. Call 8-1-1 (24/7).

• Visit HeretoHelp.bc.ca/Get-Help or email (support@heretohelp.bc.ca) to speak to a mental health and substance use navigator.

• The Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service (ADIRS) can help you find substance use support near you. Call 1-800-663-1441.

Mental Health and Substance Use Services in Your Community

• Fraser Health region: 1-800-314-0999

• Interior Health region: 310-MHSU (6478)

• Island Health region: 1-888-885-8824

• Northern Health region: 1-844-645-7811

• Vancouver Coastal Health region: 1-844-290-4642

• First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day: 1-855-943-3354

Learn about which health authority you live in here.

Find the Supports That Meet Your Needs 

• Visit HelpStartsHere.gov.bc.ca for a comprehensive list of publicly funded mental health and substance use supports across B.C.  

• The Opioid Treatment Access Line can help you connect to same-day care for opioid addiction.

• Free and Low-Cost Services in B.C. 

• Multi-Language Services in B.C. 

• Addictions Treatment and Recovery in B.C.  

• Supporting a Loved One in Crisis 

Everyone’s story is unique. Watch powerful real-life stories about how people in B.C. have found support for substance use challenges.