Mental Health Resources
Thriving mental health gardens are mirrored through nurturing relationships; both thrive on collaboration, support, and love!
Our resources for growth provide tools and insights to help enrich your mental health journey.
Shared knowledge is the sunlight that helps us all flourish!
CRISIS LINES
In times of crisis, when the storms of life feel overwhelming and our mental health garden is in disarray, remember that just like plants, we thrive with the right companions.
Crisis lines are like a companion you call when do not know what else to do.
You are not alone!
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Canada Wide Crisis Texting
Phone availability: 24/7
Text Message availability: 24/7Phone: Youth- 1-888-668-6810, Adult- 1-866-585-0445
Text Message: Youth- text WELLNESS to 686868, Adult- text WELLNESS to 741741 for adults -
BC Wide Crisis Calls for All
Phone availability: 24/7
Phone: 1-800-784-2433, 1-604-310-6789
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Vancouver Island BC Crisis Calls for All
Phone availability: 24/7
Phone: 1-888-494-3888
(includes IMCRT)
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Vancouver BC Crisis Calls, and Walk In for All
Walk-in: 7:30am -9:30 pm (PST). 7 days a week
Phone availability: 7:30 am - 10:00 pm (PST)
Phone: 1-604-675-3700
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Canada Wide Crisis Calls for Indigenous People
Phone availability: 24/7
Phone: All Ages- 1-855-242-3310
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BC Wide Crisis Calls for Indigenous People
Phone availability: 24/7
Phone: Youth- 1-250-723-2040, Adult- 1-250-723-4050, Toll Free-1-800-588-8717
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Canada Wide Crisis Calls for Trans People
Phone availability: 24/7
Phone: 1-877-330-6366
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Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone provides free, confidential, and anonymous e-mental health services to young people across Canada (ages 5 to 29).
Phone: 1-800-668-6868
(available 24/7) to speak with a professional counsellor.Text: Text CONNECT to 686868 (available 24/7) to chat with a trained volunteer crisis responder.
Live Chat: Chat online with a professional counsellor
(specific hours may apply)
(press website button and choose the live chat from drop down on top left on main website page)
WEBSITE DIRECTORY
When the sun isn’t shining and your usual support isn’t at hand, or you need more diverse support. This directory of resources may help your mental health garden bloom.
This is a go-to guide for finding those vital services.
Just as a garden needs a variety of plants to flourish, you deserve diverse paths to get the support you want.
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This is a Website that lists resources Canada wide both in person and online.
MENTAL HEALTH APPS
When day turns to night and your usual supports are out of reach, you may want to access one or more of our curated collection of helpful mental health apps.
Just as a garden thrives with a medley of plants, your mental health garden can benefit from a diverse range of tools designed to nurture your mental health.
These digital companions provide a medley of check-ins, practices, and connections right at your fingertips.
Even the deepest roots benefit from a little extra nourishment. Your practitioner can also help guide you to the mental health apps that may be right for you.
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Virtual Pet Growth: Completing self-care tasks energizes the pet, encouraging users to maintain their routines.
Personalized Exercises: Offers a variety of activities such as guided breathing, journaling prompts, and goal setting.
Mood Tracking and Insights: Allows users to monitor their moods and gain insights into emotional patterns.
Social Connectivity: Enables connection with friends' virtual pets for mutual support.
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Gamified Task Manager (RPG-style)
Complete tasks to level up your fantasy character and earn loot.
Highly engaging for neurodiverse brains due to strong visual incentives.
Customizable avatars and quests.
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Step-by-Step Guidance
- Provides clear, structured directions to navigate through the Internal Family Systems (IFS) process.
Based on IFS Protocols
- Aligns closely with the principles and methods developed within Internal Family Systems therapy.
Self-Therapy Sessions
- Enables users to independently conduct therapeutic sessions without needing a therapist present.
Audio Guides
- Offers audio recordings that help users relax, visualize, and engage more deeply with their inner parts.
Mapping and Understanding Internal Parts
- Provides interactive tools (like visual maps or diagrams) to identify, organize, and better comprehend different internal parts or aspects of oneself.
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A Mindfulness Approach to:
Mindfulness meditation and breathing exercises: These self-care tools help you effectively deal with stress and encourage relaxation.
Mental Health Coaching:
Mental health coaching offered in videos in app
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An EMDR Approach to:
This is a virtual bilateral stimulation with choice of alternating audio and/or visual stimuli.
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An Gottman Approach to:
This is a virtual set of the card decks used to help build and grow your relationship.
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A Self Directed Approach to:
Management of Self Harm: These self directed tools help you effectively deal with management in self harm urge
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A Self Directed Approach to:
Safety Planning in a Relationship: These self directed tools help you effectively create a safety plan in unsafe relationships
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We cover Canada-wide resources and BC specific resources.