RESOURCES

Last Updated: June 2024

Get urgent mental health support.

Please note that many crisis support services report calls regarding self-harm and suicide to emergency services, such as police. You have the right to ask about their reporting policies before disclosing. Consider the safest option for you and have a trusted witness present. You are deserving of support and safety.

Find someone to talk to. (non-crisis)

Find a support service.

SERVICE DIRECTORIES
BC211 BC Benefits ConnectorHelpStartsHerePathways Community Services

HEALTH SERVICES
BC Urgent & Primary Care CentresFind a Doctor BCHealing in Colour HealthLink BC

SEXUAL WELLNESS SERVICES
Options for Sexual HealthSmart Sex Resource

QUEER / 2SLGBTQIA+ SERVICES
QmunityHealth Initiative for MenTrans Care BCTrans Rights BC

YOUTH SERVICES
Aged Out Directions Youth Services Foundry BC Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre 

DISABILITY AID SERVICES
FindSupport BCCanadian Disability Resources Society

SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES
BC Centre on Substance Use BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Turning Point Recovery Society

EATING DISORDER SERVICES
Looking Glass FoundationNational Eating Disorder Information Centre

LEGAL AID SERVICES
Access Pro BonoCommunity Legal Assistance SocietyJustice Education Society (Multilingual)Law Students' Legal Advice ProgramLegal Aid BC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre

VICTIM SERVICES
Battered Women's Support ServicesBC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual AbuseSalal Sexual Violence Support Centre

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SERVICES
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship CentresFirst Nations Health AuthorityNative Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC

SEX WORKER SERVICES
Living in CommunityPACE Society

IMMIGRANT / REFUGEE SERVICES
BC Refugee HubImmigrant Services Society of BCRainbow RefugeeVancouver Association for Survivors of Torture BC

AFFORDABLE THERAPY
Affordable Therapy NetworkFree Counselling Society CanadaMoving Forward Family ServicesOpen Path Psychotherapy Collective Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Fund

Learn something new.

My Youtube channel has a variety of educational content compiled into playlists that I occasionally update with fresh sources.

HELPFUL APPS
ACT Companion | How We Feel | Medito | Smiling Mind

READING LIST [Under Construction]
Updates coming soon!
Read ebooks and audiobooks free from your local library through Libby.

JUSTICE-ORIENTED EDUCATION
Inclusive Therapists Mental Health | Mikana | Naloxone 101 | Organizing 101 | Peer Support Training | Slow Factory Open Edu

TOOLKITS
Access is Love | Accessible Social | BCCLA Resources | The GEN Grief Toolkit | Harm Reduction Fundamentals

These resources are offered in the spirit of accessibility. I am not necessarily affilitated with the above resources and do not directly benefit from your use of them. Please use your discretion in selecting a service that is best suited to your needs.

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