NEW - Updated Family Resource List
Looking for new members - Lived Experience Advisory Network (LEAN)
9-8-8 is the new national crisis line Call or text 24/7
Peer Work Network features the Indigenous Crisis Response Team

Community Resources

Local resources to connect with mental health and substance use supports.

BC 211

Website: https://bc.211.ca

Phone: Dial or Text 2-1-1

211 is a free and confidential service that connects people to helpful and vital resources in their community.

We provide information and referral to a broad range of community, government, and social services that assist with:

  • basic needs like food and shelter,
  • mental health and addictions support,
  • legal and financial assistance,
  • support for seniors, and much more.

Here to Help BC’s Resource Library

Website: https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/resource-library

Mental health and substance use information you can trust.

Here to help you find quality information, learn new skills, and connect with key resources in BC. Explore strategies to help you take care of your mental health and use substances in healthier ways, find the information you need to manage mental health and substance use problems, and learn how you can support a loved one.

MindHealthBC

Website: http://www.mindhealthbc.ca

A locally based, trusted resource for mental health and substance use resources, developed by physicians and other health experts. Online tools and assessments.

Pathways Vancouver Community Service Directory

Website: https://vancouver.pathwaysbc.ca/service_categories/37

This directory was created as part of the Pathways website project. Pathways was created by family doctors to provide physicians and their teams better information to support patient care. In communities where there is interest, family doctors and community organizations have come together to make the Pathways Community Service Directory available to citizens.

Recovery College YVR

Website: https://recoverycollegeyvr.ca

A Community Wellness Learning Centre that offers free courses and groups that help you develop your own resourcefulness. Recovery College YVR offers courses and groups that cover a wide range of wellness related topics aimed at helping people improve their health and well-being. Course and group categories include arts, self discovery, wellness, training, and social connection. 

Vancouver Coastal Health’s Services & Resources

Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/services-resources

Access safe, quality health care services and information to support your health and well-being.

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