If you are struggling, it's important to remember that help is available. If you're in urgent distress or feeling suicidal, please get help immediately.
Emergency Services
- 9-1-1
- 24-Hour Support: 1-800-SUICIDE/1-800-784-2433
- Canadian Suicide Prevention: 1-888-456-4566
- Crisis Line: 1-888-353-2273
- Here2Talk: 1-877-857-3397
- Hope for Wellness (crisis intervention for Indigenous Peoples): 1-855-242-3310
- Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
- Kuu-Us Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717
Local Resources
- Boundary Family Services
A nonprofit society with a wide variety of programs to meet the interests and needs of children, youth and families. - Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division
CMHA provides a wide range of innovative services and supports. - Castlegar Mental Health & Substance Use
Services for all ages include counselling and treatment services, early psychosis intervention, opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and more. - Kootenay Family Place
A Kootenay Boundary Map for child/youth metal health & substance use services. - Nelson Mental Health & Substance Use
Services for all ages include counselling and treatment services, early psychosis intervention, opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and more. - Trail Mental Health & Substance Use
Services for all ages include counselling and treatment services, early psychosis intervention, opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and more.
Online Resources
- Here2Talk
Offers all students currently registered in a BC post-secondary institution access to free, confidential counselling and community referral services, conveniently available 24/7 via app, phone and web. - BounceBack
Provides free access to online, video and phone-based coaching and a skills-building program designed to help adults and youth (15+) manage low moods, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. - Anxiety Canada
Provides information and self-help resources on anxiety. - Selkirk College Students' Union (SCSU) Extended Health and Dental Plan
Offers coverage for professional services, including psychologists, social workers, counsellors, Master of Social Work or Psychotherapist: $75 per visit, up to $575 per benefit year. Contact SCSU to find out if you have been added to the extended health and dental plan and how to access these benefits. - 7 Cups
Free online emotional health support with active listeners. - Here to Help
Access supports to live well and better prevent and manage mental health and substance use problems. - Kelty Mental Health
Mental health and substance use information, resources and peer support for families across BC. Resources and information regarding eating disorders or disordered eating concerns are also available. - Mental Health is Health
Conversation, resources and action on mental health. - Early Psychosis Intervention
Information on symptoms and the treatment of psychosis. - Mood Disorders Society of Canada
Committed to improving quality of life for people affected by depression, bipolar disorder and other related disorders. - The Center for Loss and Life Transition with Dr. Alan Wolfelt
A resource for those who are grieving or want to support someone who is.