Phone Help Lines and Websites
Below we have listed some resources that can assist you in better understanding what's going on for you. They can also direct you to resources in your community if you decide you need more help.
Mental Health Support and Information Line
Provides support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They can help if you are worried, feeling upset, or just want to talk with someone.
Call 310-6789 (no area code needed) - available throughout British Columbia.
Prefer to Chat Online?
Youth in BC is an online resource where youth in distress can:
Get help by having a real-time online chat with a trained volunteer. Available from noon to 1am every day.
Get email support from the Crisis Centre’s professional staff by emailing: youthinbc@crisiscentre.bc.ca
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre is BC's Information Source for Children, Youth and Families.
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre provides information and support to BC children, youth and their families on mental health and substance use issues. The Centre offers peer support to youth and parents and to individuals struggling with eating disorders so that they can find and use the resources they need in order to make informed decisions and gain access to appropriate services.
The Centre, located at Children's Hospital in Vancouver but accessible from anywhere in the province, is a free resource for all BC youth and families. It is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Local Phone: 604-875-2084
Toll Free: 1-800-665-1822
E-mail: keltycentre@bcmhs.bc.ca
Website: keltymentalhealth.ca
Under 20?
Call 1-800-668-6868
- A toll-free, 24-hour phone counselling and referral service for young people ages 20 and under.
Ask Us Online - post a question in one of their forums and get a response from a counsellor.
QMUNITY
BC's queer resource centre.
Call 1-800-566-1170
- Prideline is QMUNITY’s peer support/information/referral phone line.
- Available Monday to Friday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.