If you have an emergency
- Dial 911 (Ambulance, Fire, Police) and call VIU Campus Security: 250.740.6512
- Support is available through Vancouver Island Crisis Line at 1.888.494.3888
Speak to someone outside regular business hours or for emergencies
- Vancouver Island Crisis Line at 1.888.494.3888 (24/7)
- Crisis Chat VI Crisis, and text (250.800.3806) 6 to 10 pm PST, seven days a week
Please note that, due to a staff shortage, Crisis Chat and Crisis Text services may not be available.
- Crisis Chat VI Crisis, and text (250.800.3806) 6 to 10 pm PST, seven days a week
- 9.8.8: Suicide Crisis Helpline. Phone or text support to people in every province and territory 24/7 and 365 days a year through the Government of Canada mental health support.
- Suicide Phone line in BC (24/7) at 1.800.784.2433
- Youth in BC (youthinbc.com) chat for youth from noon to 1 am PST
- Crisis Centre Chat (crisiscentrechat.ca) chat for adults from noon to 1 am PST
- Metis Crisis line 24/7 call 1.833.638.4722 and many other resources
- Kuu-us Indigenous Crisis Line (24/7) for Adults/Elders at 250.723.4050, for Child/Youth 250.723.2040, or Toll Free Line 1.800.588.8717
- Here2Talk (24/7) 1.877.857.3397 (here2talk.ca) offers post-secondary students free and confidential counselling and referral services by app, phone or online chat (works best in Google Chrome web browser).
- First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Helpline and Chat (24/7) 1.855.242.3310, culturally competent counsellors, services in English, French, Ojibway, Cree and Inuktitut
- Crisis Services Canada for suicide prevention and support (24/7) 1.833.456.4566, text (4546) and chat from 2 - 10pm PST
- Haven Society for women who have been sexually assaulted or in situations of domestic violence (24/7) crisis line at 1.888.756.0616
- Virtual Mental Health Supports in BC is a resources for everyone
- 2-1-1 BC Services by United Way BC offers email, text and live chat with a 2-1-1 Navigator to help you find the services you need in BC. Visit bc.211.ca for more information.
- Indian residential school survivors & family crisis line call 1.800.925.4419 Lamathut available 24/7
- Tsow-lun le lum Society call 1.800.721.0066 available 24/7 (mental health services are through the Indian residential school survivors society)
- MMIW Support (missing and murdered Indigenous women) call 1.844.413.6649 available 24/7
- Salal (WAVAW) Trauma-informed support for survivors of sexualized violence. Services open to all people of all marginalized genders, web: wavaw.ca or 1.877.392.7583
- Victim Link BC - 1.800.563.0808 available 24/7
- BC Emergency Mental Health Services call 604.310.6789 or 250.310.6789 (available BC-wide)
- Racist Incident Hotline call 1.833.457.5463 available Mon- Fri 9am-5pm (PT) call if you or a loved one have experienced or witnessed racism in BC.
- Nanaimo Regional General Hospital provides specialized mental health and addiction services for acute and critical situations
- Brooks Landing Walk-in Counselling Clinic (for Mental Health & Addictions) M-F 10am - 5:15 pm; Unit 203-2000 Island Highway N., 250.739.5710
You are not alone.