Resources + Community Support List

BC Crisis Centre
Call:1-800-784-2433

  • Crisis support for anyone who is having thoughts of suicide.

Beendigen Crisis & Talk4Healing Lines
Call: 1-888-200-9997
Talk4Healing: 1-855-554-HEAL

  • Crisis support and talk healing from Fort William First Nation, Ontario.
  • Talk4Healing is available to all Aboriginal women living in urban, rural and remote communities, both on and off reserve, throughout Northern Ontario. Services in English, Ojibway, Oji-Cree, and Cree.

Here2Talk
Call: 1-877-857-3397 (Canada Wide)
+1-604-642-5212 (Outside of Canada, long distance fees may apply)

  • Connects students with mental health support.
  • Open to all students registered in B.C. post-secondary institutions.
  • There may be wait times depending on time of day.

Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Call: 1-866-925-4419

  • Crisis line for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.

    KUU-US Aboriginal Crisis Line
    Call: 1-800-588-8717

    • Crisis support to Indigenous-identified folks anywhere in BC.

    Metis Nation of BC
    Call: 1-833-638-4722

    • Crisis line for Metis people.

    The Canada Suicide Prevention Service
    Call: 1-833-456-4566
    Text: 45645

    • Crisis support to anyone anywhere in Canada thinking about suicide.

    VictimLinkBC
    Call or text: 1-800-563-0808

    • Information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labour or sexual services.
    • Services in up to 150 languages, including many North American Aboriginal languages.

    WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre
    Call: 1-604-255-6344
    Toll-free: 1-877-392-7583

    • Trauma-informed feminist support to survivors of sexualized violence. For cis and trans women, Two-Spirit, trans and/or non-binary people.

    Access & Assessment Centre
    Call:1-604-675-3700
    Visit: 803 West 12th Avenue Vancouver, BC

    • Short-term treatment for mental health/substance use challenges on-site, walk-in or by telephone for Vancouver residents.

    Battered Woman Support Service (BWSS)
    Call: 1-604-652-1867

    • Non-profit organization that provides a crisis line for women who are experiencing domestic violence.

    Chimo Crisis Line & Live Chat
    Call: 1-604-279-7070

    • Emotional support for people in distress, crisis, or just needing someone to talk to.
    • Staffed by professionally trained volunteers.

    Elimin8hate
    File report online

    • Anonymously report incidents of racism, hate and violence experienced by the Asian diaspora in Canada.

    SUCCESS Chinese Helpline
    Cantonese: 1-604-270-8233
    Mandarin: 1-604-270-8222

    • Crisis support for Chinese Canadians. Staffed by trained volunteers.

    The Trans Lifeline
    Call: 1-877-330-6366 (Canada)
    1-877-565-8860 (US)

    • Trans Lifeline provides peer support for the trans community.
    • Run by and for trans people.

    The Foundry

    • Counselling, health and wellness services and resources for youth ages 12-24.

    Willow Tree Counselling

    • A resource list of lower-cost, sliding-scale and free counselling services in Metro Vancouver (primarily Vancouver).
    • Updated quarterly.

    Anxiety Canada

    • Free online, self-help, and evidence-based resources on navigating anxiety.

    Asian Mental Health Collective

    • Building a community for Asian mental health support.
    • Access to Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian American (APISAA) Therapist Directory in Canada

    Bad Date Coalition
    Report online
    Report on voicemail: 1-416-765-6009

    • Sex worker reporting service for bad dates.

    BC 211

    • Non-profit organization that provides free, confidential, multilingual service that links people to resources for help.

    Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Network
    Call: 1-416-906-3098
    Email: cswbutterfly@gmail.com

    • Support and advocacy for Asian and migrant sex workers

    Healing in Colour

    • National directory of BIPOC therapists with anti-oppressive values

    Legal Aide

    • Non-profit organization provides legal advice, information and representation.

    Mindhealth BC

    • Online directory of resources for mental health and substance use support

    Mobile Access Project
    1-604-720-5686

    • Mobile support women for sex workers in Vancouver.
    • Services provided include: snacks, hot and cold beverages, harm reduction supplies, referrals and support, clothing, bad date reporting and basic first aid supplies.

    BC Human Rights Tribunal

    • The BC Human Rights Tribunal's purpose is to accept, screen, mediate and adjudicate human rights complaints.

    Qmunity

    • Non-profit organization that works to improve queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives.

    Red Canary Song

    • Grassroots Chinese massage parlor worker coalition in the U.S, organizing transnationally with Asian sex workers across the diaspora in Toronto, Paris, and Hong Kong.

    Sher Vancouver

    • Peer and other supports for South-Asian members of the LGBTQ+ community.

    Greater Vancouver Food Bank

    • Provides healthy food to those in need.

    Quest Food Exchange

    • Helps to provide food assistance to individuals, families and non-profit organizations in the Lower Mainland through non-profit grocery markets.

    BC Medical Services Plan

    • Application for Medical Services Plan (MSP) and information about provincial health coverage.

    First Nations Health Authority

    • Information on how to apply for the Mental Health Benefit through FNHA.

    Green Shield

    • Information for Emily Carr students regarding their Health and Dental Benefits from Green Shield.