Scroll down to find resources that can help in a crisis, ease isolation, link you to helpful information, or soothe your heart.

  • Canadian Mental Health Association

    Canadian Mental Health Association. Link includes access to their webpage and numerous crisis line numbers including indigenous support, and emergency assistance.. 24 hour Crisis Line call 310-6789 (No area code).

  • Vancouver Island Crisis and Emergency Services

    1-888-494-3888 24 hours a day. This crisis line provides a supportive listening ear for people in emotional distress and connection to emergency mental health when needed.

  • Urgent Short Term Assessment and Treatment (USTAT)

    Short term individual psychotherapy for patients in crisis, at risk or in severe distress. This service is in Victoria BC and accessed only directly through physician referral faxed to intake. Fax: 250-519-3544

Canadian Mental Health Association

Canada Wide Suicide Prevention Hotline:

Call or Text: 9-8-8

A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

The Community-Led Crisis Response Team (CLCR)

250-818-2454

This is program of AVI Health and Community Services, and is funded by the Province of British Columbia and the Canadian Mental Health Association. CLCR is a peer-assisted care program and a mobile crisis response team, led by persons with lived/living experience and mental health professionals, who are able to de-escalate crises and develop community care plans with persons experiencing crisis.

The CLCR Team is an alternate approach to responding to someone in crisis that focuses on health, well-being and community support. Utilizing a community-based, client-centered, trauma-informed response, a peer-assisted model of care has been proven to help individuals navigate mental and social care services and reduce engagement with the justice system and emergency services.

The CLCR team can be reached at 250-818-2454. The Team's current hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30am-12:30am and Saturday and Sunday from 2pm-9pm.  These hours are subject to change. 

“Breathe darling.

This is just a chapter.

It’s not your whole story.”

- S.C. Lourie.

Feeling Isolated?

Red Cross Friendly Calls Program

The Friendly Calls program matches people over the age of 18 with trained Red Cross  personnel who connect with them regularly to check in, provide emotional support, encourage healthy coping strategies, and suggest well-being resources and community connections to other existing services.

1-833-979-9779

Resources for those in British Columbia Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Lyme or Lyme like Illness, h-EDS, Central Sensitization, and/or Long Covid

Either of these links may help. You must find the right fit for yourself.

BC Women’s Hospital has a long waitlist but may be able to provide assistance and resources.

Dr. Arseneau has a lot of accessible website information, education and youtube support for people regardless as to whether or not you are a patient. You must become a patient to access full services and meet with Dr. Arseneau or Dr. McKay.

Both places require a referral from your family doctor to become a patient.

Woofability Service Dog Training in Victoria BC

Training dogs to enable their owners to navigate in a world where they may have difficulty as a result of an illness or disability.

Beautiful and Simple Meditations by Laura Murphy: Certified Breathwork Facilitator

“Touch Rain.

Feel Rivers.

Breathe in trees.

Eat fruit.

Soak in the warmth

of this sun

straight down

to your

silent cells.

You are here.

Coax yourself into

the light,

and let

your wanting body

deeply love

the world.”

(Victoria Erickson)