PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.
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If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore. Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.
PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:
How we can help:
What we cannot do:
iYos provides outreach services for youth (ages 13-19) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use issues.
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iYos provides outreach services for youth (ages 13-19) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use issues. Youth accessing iYos may be experiencing: acute disturbances in mood, thinking or behaviour which might manifest with suicidal ideation, mood problems or psychotic symptoms; moderate to severe primary substance use with or without mental illness; functional challenges associated with housing, income and health; and difficulties accessing health and social services. iYos can provide crisis intervention, short-term counselling, education, Intensive Case Management (ICM) services, and assessments. Additional support and consultation to parents regarding their youth in crisis is also offered. iYOS is available 7 days per week for urgent matters with staff available weekdays 8:30 am to 11:00 pm, and weekends 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
A 24 hour phone line, website and smartphone app providing immediate support, counselling or assistance.
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Kids Help Phone is a free and anonymous service that supports young people as they build the skills and abilities they’ll need to improve their emotional health and well-being. In addition to an array of counselling options, they offer young people a wide range of online resources and work tirelessly to share young people’s perspectives on a societal level – locally, nationally, and globally.
Need help right now? Call 1-800-668-6868 to speak to a counsellor.
Need help but not urgently? Visit websites to find support:
Kids Help Phone: http://kidshelpphone.ca
BroTalk: http://www.brotalk.ca
Resources Around Me: https://kidshelpphone.ca/resourcesaroundme/welcome.html
Kids Help Phone promises that all calls and live chat are anonymous and confidential. Kids Help Phone professional counsellors provide free support to young people across Canada in both English and French.
24/7 Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Live Chat: Wed- Sun 6pm to 2am EST
http://kidshelpphone.ca/Teens/AskUsOnline/Chat-counselling.aspx
App: https://kidshelpphone.ca/Teens/PhoneUs/AlwaysThere.aspx
For immediate support and information, call the Women’s 24-Hour Support Line 604-987-3374
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A 24-hour women’s crisis line. Someone is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
A 24 hour, multilingual help line about bullying, gang activity, harassment, intimidation, sexual exploitation and other issues.
Read More →
Are you in danger? Is someone you know being threatened? Want to make a difference?
Call the Youth Against Violence Line at 1-800-680-4264 and talk one-on-one to a YAV Line support worker 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or e-mail us at info@youthagainstviolenceline.com.
If you’re in any way concerned about your safety or the safety of others, we can help. Anything you say is kept completely confidential and you remain totally anonymous – we don’t have call display either. And, because the YAV Line is a multilingual service, we can talk to you in your language.
Concerned parents, teachers, caregivers, service providers and others are also welcome to call for information and assistance.
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 or your local police department.
A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.
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Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.
Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.
Drop In Counselling Hours
Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Medical Services Drop In
Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Youth safe house program provided by Hollyburn Family Services
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The North Shore Youth Safe House is a two tier, multi-component resource for youth between the ages of 13 and 18 in need of a safe bed where their immediate basic needs can be met. The upper floor of the home is a four bed 24 hour staffed resource providing short-term emergency accommodation and support services designed to return the youth to a stabilized family home or alternate living environment. The lower level of the home is a separate, two bed longer-term resource designed to provide transitional support towards independent living.
– Are you at risk of harm or abuse?
– Do you need a safe place to stay?
– Are you afraid to go home? Do you have problems at home?
– Are you couch surfing, been kicked out of home or evicted?
– Are you a parent or caregiver in need of a place to turn?
The Safe House is staffed by caring and friendly youth workers 24 hours a day, 7-days a week and utilizes an Integrated Case Management approach to provide the community supports required to meet the complex needs of high risk youth. Residents of the Safe House have access to:
– Family Support Workers, Parent-Teen Mediation and Transitional Youth Workers provided by Hollyburn Family Services under contract with the Ministry of Children and Family Development
– Drug and Alcohol Assessment provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
– On-going and after-care support of Community Youth Outreach Workers funded by the three North Shore municipalities
– Nutritious meals, a clean room and bed, baths, showers, and laundry facilities
– Referral to other required services such as medical help, mental health support, educational and vocational counselling
Referrals:
Individuals may self refer to the North Shore Safe House. We also accept referrals from: Family, Friends, School Counsellors, Youth Workers, Alcohol & Drug Counsellors, Social Workers, Police / RCMP, Community Nurses, Mental Health Workers, and other concerned individuals.
If you or someone you know is a North Shore youth, aged 13-18, needing a safe place to stay, call our 24-hour toll-free line at 1-877-78-YOUTH (1-877-789-6884) to speak with someone who can help.
The North Shore Youth Safe House is licensed by Vancouver Coastal Health.
A 24-hour help line for abused children & youth or those that are concerned about them.
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Abuse can be physical, emotional or sexual. Abuse can be abandonment, desertion, neglect, ill-treatment, or failure to meet the physical, emotional needs or medical needs of a child. Abuse can be stopped.
If you think a child is being abused or neglected, you can call the 24-hour Helpline for Children toll-free at 310-1234 (no area code is required).
Who Can Call?
Children
A child who is being abused at home, at school, in the play ground – anywhere – can call for help.
Parents
Parents who are afraid they might hurt their child can call for help.
Community Members
If you know a family where a child is being abused, call the Helpline. You can call anonymously.
There is always a social worker at the end of the phone willing to listen, someone to take action, someone who cares.
Dial bc211 from any telephone for free information and referrals.
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bc211 is a Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that specializes in providing information and referrals regarding community, government and social services in BC. Our help line services include 211, the Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service (ADIRS), the Problem Gambling Help Line, VictimLink BC, and the Youth Against Violence Line.
bc211 is a confidential, multilingual telephone service available in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Squamish-Lillooet and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts. The line provides free information and referral to a full range of community, social, and government services, and operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
A 24 hour website that provides immediate information, support and resources.
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YouthInBC.com supports young people in distress, and those concerned about them, by providing the community’s youth the opportunity to receive non-judgmental, free online crisis intervention counselling, information and resources from highly trained volunteers. This online support is now easily accessible through smartphones, allowing youth access to real-time, online support anywhere.
YouthInBC.com is a program of the Crisis Centre.
Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and…
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Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and more.
The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, volunteer at our concession, or get involved in our popular cook nights. Friendly youth leaders supervise the Youth Hub, providing a supportive atmosphere for youth in grades 8 to 12 to enjoy.
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A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.
Read More →
Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.
Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.
Drop In Counselling Hours
Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Medical Services Drop In
Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.
Read More →
If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore. Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.
PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:
How we can help:
What we cannot do:
iYos provides outreach services for youth (ages 13-19) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use issues.
Read More →
iYos provides outreach services for youth (ages 13-19) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use issues. Youth accessing iYos may be experiencing: acute disturbances in mood, thinking or behaviour which might manifest with suicidal ideation, mood problems or psychotic symptoms; moderate to severe primary substance use with or without mental illness; functional challenges associated with housing, income and health; and difficulties accessing health and social services. iYos can provide crisis intervention, short-term counselling, education, Intensive Case Management (ICM) services, and assessments. Additional support and consultation to parents regarding their youth in crisis is also offered. iYOS is available 7 days per week for urgent matters with staff available weekdays 8:30 am to 11:00 pm, and weekends 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
Harvest Project’s team consists of our volunteer board of directors plus 4 full-time and 9 part-time staff. As well, more than 130 weekly plus hundreds of periodic volunteers served through the past year and contributed over 19,000 hours of service.
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Harvest Project is a community-based urban relief organization and registered Canadian charity. We connect with more than 1000 people each month – as we provide one-to-one client-coaching and active-listening, a rent bank, a grocery-support program, clothing supports, assistance for workforce re-entry, food-recovery and redistribution, and our retail Clothes For Change Thrift Boutique. All supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore.
Harvest Project serves Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore, ‘extending a hand up’ to those in need. We provide assistance to residents from Deep Cove in the east to Horseshoe Bay in the west. Our vision is to enlarge our work as a compassionate presence for North Shore residents, by North Shore residents. We’re working to help the North Shore become the most inclusive, healthy and diverse community in Canada. We aim to collaborate with the other excellent services and not-for-profit agencies operating in our community.
In one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, critical family needs are often hidden and services are scarce for those who find themselves in desperate times. About 1 in 5 North Shore families are headed by a lone-parent – representing thousands of people. These families, and many others, are at-risk of losing access to physical, social and economic resources and opportunities.
Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing extreme challenges with family break-downs, illness, job loss, and poverty. Our founder, David Foster, was a young West Vancouver business-person who fell on hard-times, found himself ‘on the street’, and was offered assistance by several local churches and other organizations. He came to embrace a Christian faith and felt inspired to begin Harvest Project as an expression of the Biblical principles of solidarity with those in poverty, caring for marginalized people, and seeking justice for neighbours in-need.
In partnership with Community Psychiatric Services, CMHA North and West Vancouver provides group home support for 13 men and 6 women through our Supportive Housing Program. We currently operate three supportive housing projects: Lillian House, Harold House & Aborlynn House. Recovery looks different for each individual. With the support and direction of the clinical team…
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In partnership with Community Psychiatric Services, CMHA North and West Vancouver provides group home support for 13 men and 6 women through our Supportive Housing Program. We currently operate three supportive housing projects: Lillian House, Harold House & Aborlynn House.
Recovery looks different for each individual. With the support and direction of the clinical team of Vancouver Coastal Health, CMHA staff help residents focus on their recovery goals. While some residents suffer with significant physical ailments that impact their mobility, others benefit from being able to engage in regular physical exercise through North Vancouver’s recreation system. While some residents are stabilized on their medications and symptoms of their mental illness are well managed others actively struggle with achieving mental well-being. Staff support residents wherever they are in their recovery journey.
Placements into CMHA Supportive Housing are made by Community Psychiatric Services at the HOpe Centre in consultation with CMHA North and West Vancouver and are part of the overall mental health strategy of the Health Authority for the North Shore. Inquiries into supportive housing should be directed to the HOpe Centre.
A 24 hour, multilingual help line about bullying, gang activity, harassment, intimidation, sexual exploitation and other issues.
Read More →
Are you in danger? Is someone you know being threatened? Want to make a difference?
Call the Youth Against Violence Line at 1-800-680-4264 and talk one-on-one to a YAV Line support worker 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or e-mail us at info@youthagainstviolenceline.com.
If you’re in any way concerned about your safety or the safety of others, we can help. Anything you say is kept completely confidential and you remain totally anonymous – we don’t have call display either. And, because the YAV Line is a multilingual service, we can talk to you in your language.
Concerned parents, teachers, caregivers, service providers and others are also welcome to call for information and assistance.
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 or your local police department.
A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.
Read More →
Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.
Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.
Drop In Counselling Hours
Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Medical Services Drop In
Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Youth safe house program provided by Hollyburn Family Services
Read More →
The North Shore Youth Safe House is a two tier, multi-component resource for youth between the ages of 13 and 18 in need of a safe bed where their immediate basic needs can be met. The upper floor of the home is a four bed 24 hour staffed resource providing short-term emergency accommodation and support services designed to return the youth to a stabilized family home or alternate living environment. The lower level of the home is a separate, two bed longer-term resource designed to provide transitional support towards independent living.
– Are you at risk of harm or abuse?
– Do you need a safe place to stay?
– Are you afraid to go home? Do you have problems at home?
– Are you couch surfing, been kicked out of home or evicted?
– Are you a parent or caregiver in need of a place to turn?
The Safe House is staffed by caring and friendly youth workers 24 hours a day, 7-days a week and utilizes an Integrated Case Management approach to provide the community supports required to meet the complex needs of high risk youth. Residents of the Safe House have access to:
– Family Support Workers, Parent-Teen Mediation and Transitional Youth Workers provided by Hollyburn Family Services under contract with the Ministry of Children and Family Development
– Drug and Alcohol Assessment provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
– On-going and after-care support of Community Youth Outreach Workers funded by the three North Shore municipalities
– Nutritious meals, a clean room and bed, baths, showers, and laundry facilities
– Referral to other required services such as medical help, mental health support, educational and vocational counselling
Referrals:
Individuals may self refer to the North Shore Safe House. We also accept referrals from: Family, Friends, School Counsellors, Youth Workers, Alcohol & Drug Counsellors, Social Workers, Police / RCMP, Community Nurses, Mental Health Workers, and other concerned individuals.
If you or someone you know is a North Shore youth, aged 13-18, needing a safe place to stay, call our 24-hour toll-free line at 1-877-78-YOUTH (1-877-789-6884) to speak with someone who can help.
The North Shore Youth Safe House is licensed by Vancouver Coastal Health.
Child protection services, family support and youth mental health services provided by the MCFD.
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Multi-disciplinary team consisting of child and youth clinicians and a psychiatrist. Referring problems include anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, ADHD and other mental health issues. Centralized intake process for infants, children and youth 0-18. Free.
Non-adversarial intervention and family assistance through the Ministry of Children & Family Development.
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Family Development Response (FDR) social work is a non-adversarial intervention allowing the FDR team to work with the family and community to protect the child/youth and build families’ capacity and resources. Focus is on helping the family enhance its strengths, not substaintiating the abuse allegation that may have been received. This solution-focused model and strength-based assessment enhances a family’s ability to engage in a safety plan and set goals for future change. The Youth In-Take Worker is available to assess the need for youth specific services, such as parent-teen mediation and youth agreements. Guardianship Social Workers provide services to Youth In Care and to youth (16 – 19 yrs.) who cannot return home on Youth Agreements and require specific support to live independently.
A 24 hour website that provides immediate information, support and resources.
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YouthInBC.com supports young people in distress, and those concerned about them, by providing the community’s youth the opportunity to receive non-judgmental, free online crisis intervention counselling, information and resources from highly trained volunteers. This online support is now easily accessible through smartphones, allowing youth access to real-time, online support anywhere.
YouthInBC.com is a program of the Crisis Centre.
Community based services for youth and families on the North Shore.
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Hollyburn Family Services provides a number of community-based services to youth and families on the North Shore. Hollyburn has skilled Youth Workers and Family Counsellors who assist youth and families in a variety of programs.
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.
Read More →
If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore. Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.
PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:
How we can help:
What we cannot do:
iYos provides outreach services for youth (ages 13-19) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use issues.
Read More →
iYos provides outreach services for youth (ages 13-19) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use issues. Youth accessing iYos may be experiencing: acute disturbances in mood, thinking or behaviour which might manifest with suicidal ideation, mood problems or psychotic symptoms; moderate to severe primary substance use with or without mental illness; functional challenges associated with housing, income and health; and difficulties accessing health and social services. iYos can provide crisis intervention, short-term counselling, education, Intensive Case Management (ICM) services, and assessments. Additional support and consultation to parents regarding their youth in crisis is also offered. iYOS is available 7 days per week for urgent matters with staff available weekdays 8:30 am to 11:00 pm, and weekends 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and…
Read More →
Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and more.
The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, volunteer at our concession, or get involved in our popular cook nights. Friendly youth leaders supervise the Youth Hub, providing a supportive atmosphere for youth in grades 8 to 12 to enjoy.
Read More →
Harvest Project’s team consists of our volunteer board of directors plus 4 full-time and 9 part-time staff. As well, more than 130 weekly plus hundreds of periodic volunteers served through the past year and contributed over 19,000 hours of service.
Read More →
Harvest Project is a community-based urban relief organization and registered Canadian charity. We connect with more than 1000 people each month – as we provide one-to-one client-coaching and active-listening, a rent bank, a grocery-support program, clothing supports, assistance for workforce re-entry, food-recovery and redistribution, and our retail Clothes For Change Thrift Boutique. All supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore.
Harvest Project serves Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore, ‘extending a hand up’ to those in need. We provide assistance to residents from Deep Cove in the east to Horseshoe Bay in the west. Our vision is to enlarge our work as a compassionate presence for North Shore residents, by North Shore residents. We’re working to help the North Shore become the most inclusive, healthy and diverse community in Canada. We aim to collaborate with the other excellent services and not-for-profit agencies operating in our community.
In one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, critical family needs are often hidden and services are scarce for those who find themselves in desperate times. About 1 in 5 North Shore families are headed by a lone-parent – representing thousands of people. These families, and many others, are at-risk of losing access to physical, social and economic resources and opportunities.
Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing extreme challenges with family break-downs, illness, job loss, and poverty. Our founder, David Foster, was a young West Vancouver business-person who fell on hard-times, found himself ‘on the street’, and was offered assistance by several local churches and other organizations. He came to embrace a Christian faith and felt inspired to begin Harvest Project as an expression of the Biblical principles of solidarity with those in poverty, caring for marginalized people, and seeking justice for neighbours in-need.
A 24 hour phone line, website and smartphone app providing immediate support, counselling or assistance.
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Kids Help Phone is a free and anonymous service that supports young people as they build the skills and abilities they’ll need to improve their emotional health and well-being. In addition to an array of counselling options, they offer young people a wide range of online resources and work tirelessly to share young people’s perspectives on a societal level – locally, nationally, and globally.
Need help right now? Call 1-800-668-6868 to speak to a counsellor.
Need help but not urgently? Visit websites to find support:
Kids Help Phone: http://kidshelpphone.ca
BroTalk: http://www.brotalk.ca
Resources Around Me: https://kidshelpphone.ca/resourcesaroundme/welcome.html
Kids Help Phone promises that all calls and live chat are anonymous and confidential. Kids Help Phone professional counsellors provide free support to young people across Canada in both English and French.
24/7 Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Live Chat: Wed- Sun 6pm to 2am EST
http://kidshelpphone.ca/Teens/AskUsOnline/Chat-counselling.aspx
App: https://kidshelpphone.ca/Teens/PhoneUs/AlwaysThere.aspx
For immediate support and information, call the Women’s 24-Hour Support Line 604-987-3374
Read More →
A 24-hour women’s crisis line. Someone is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
A 24 hour, multilingual help line about bullying, gang activity, harassment, intimidation, sexual exploitation and other issues.
Read More →
Are you in danger? Is someone you know being threatened? Want to make a difference?
Call the Youth Against Violence Line at 1-800-680-4264 and talk one-on-one to a YAV Line support worker 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or e-mail us at info@youthagainstviolenceline.com.
If you’re in any way concerned about your safety or the safety of others, we can help. Anything you say is kept completely confidential and you remain totally anonymous – we don’t have call display either. And, because the YAV Line is a multilingual service, we can talk to you in your language.
Concerned parents, teachers, caregivers, service providers and others are also welcome to call for information and assistance.
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 or your local police department.
A free service for victims of crime and trauma living in West Vancouver.
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West Vancouver Police Victim Services Program provides information, support and referrals to victims/witnesses and their families of crime and/or tragedy.
Support – provide short term support to victims/witnesses and their families of crime and/or tragedy.
Information – Provide information on the status of the police investigation and the court process.
Referrals – Provide information on referrals to Community agencies and services.
Court Support – Provide ongoing support and accompany upon request, victims/witnesses and their families through the Court process.
Assistance – Provide assistance with the Voluntary applications and forms; Victim Impact Statements, Crime Victim Assistance Program and Restitution forms.
Dial bc211 from any telephone for free information and referrals.
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bc211 is a Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that specializes in providing information and referrals regarding community, government and social services in BC. Our help line services include 211, the Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service (ADIRS), the Problem Gambling Help Line, VictimLink BC, and the Youth Against Violence Line.
bc211 is a confidential, multilingual telephone service available in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Squamish-Lillooet and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts. The line provides free information and referral to a full range of community, social, and government services, and operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
A 24 hour website that provides immediate information, support and resources.
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YouthInBC.com supports young people in distress, and those concerned about them, by providing the community’s youth the opportunity to receive non-judgmental, free online crisis intervention counselling, information and resources from highly trained volunteers. This online support is now easily accessible through smartphones, allowing youth access to real-time, online support anywhere.
YouthInBC.com is a program of the Crisis Centre.
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.
Read More →
If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore. Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.
PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:
How we can help:
What we cannot do:
Read More →
A 24 hour, multilingual help line about bullying, gang activity, harassment, intimidation, sexual exploitation and other issues.
Read More →
Are you in danger? Is someone you know being threatened? Want to make a difference?
Call the Youth Against Violence Line at 1-800-680-4264 and talk one-on-one to a YAV Line support worker 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or e-mail us at info@youthagainstviolenceline.com.
If you’re in any way concerned about your safety or the safety of others, we can help. Anything you say is kept completely confidential and you remain totally anonymous – we don’t have call display either. And, because the YAV Line is a multilingual service, we can talk to you in your language.
Concerned parents, teachers, caregivers, service providers and others are also welcome to call for information and assistance.
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 or your local police department.
A “one stop shop” where young people can find hope, help and support on the North Shore.
Read More →
Foundry North Shore is a place where any youth or parent in our community can find easy access to the help they need, when they need it. It is an integrated youth and family initiative that transforms how mental health and substance use services are delivered on the North Shore; providing early intervention to support young peoples’ well being.
Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health, Foundry North Shore unites over 10 partner organizations that work together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families.
Drop In Counselling Hours
Monday & Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday/ Wednesday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Medical Services Drop In
Monday to Thursday 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Community based services for youth and families on the North Shore.
Read More →
Hollyburn Family Services provides a number of community-based services to youth and families on the North Shore. Hollyburn has skilled Youth Workers and Family Counsellors who assist youth and families in a variety of programs.
Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and…
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Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and more.
A 24 hour website that provides immediate information, support and resources.
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YouthInBC.com supports young people in distress, and those concerned about them, by providing the community’s youth the opportunity to receive non-judgmental, free online crisis intervention counselling, information and resources from highly trained volunteers. This online support is now easily accessible through smartphones, allowing youth access to real-time, online support anywhere.
YouthInBC.com is a program of the Crisis Centre.
Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and…
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Whatever is a drop-in program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and offers a supportive, caring environment in which to hang out and be heard. This drop-in takes place at West Vancouver’s newest youth space – the Youth Hub at Park Royal Mall. The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, and more.
The Youth Hub is a great place to hang out, watch movies, play pool, volunteer at our concession, or get involved in our popular cook nights. Friendly youth leaders supervise the Youth Hub, providing a supportive atmosphere for youth in grades 8 to 12 to enjoy.
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Harvest Project’s team consists of our volunteer board of directors plus 4 full-time and 9 part-time staff. As well, more than 130 weekly plus hundreds of periodic volunteers served through the past year and contributed over 19,000 hours of service.
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Harvest Project is a community-based urban relief organization and registered Canadian charity. We connect with more than 1000 people each month – as we provide one-to-one client-coaching and active-listening, a rent bank, a grocery-support program, clothing supports, assistance for workforce re-entry, food-recovery and redistribution, and our retail Clothes For Change Thrift Boutique. All supported by volunteers and donors from every corner of the North Shore.
Harvest Project serves Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore, ‘extending a hand up’ to those in need. We provide assistance to residents from Deep Cove in the east to Horseshoe Bay in the west. Our vision is to enlarge our work as a compassionate presence for North Shore residents, by North Shore residents. We’re working to help the North Shore become the most inclusive, healthy and diverse community in Canada. We aim to collaborate with the other excellent services and not-for-profit agencies operating in our community.
In one of the wealthiest regions in Canada, critical family needs are often hidden and services are scarce for those who find themselves in desperate times. About 1 in 5 North Shore families are headed by a lone-parent – representing thousands of people. These families, and many others, are at-risk of losing access to physical, social and economic resources and opportunities.
Since 1993, Harvest Project has been reaching out to those who are experiencing extreme challenges with family break-downs, illness, job loss, and poverty. Our founder, David Foster, was a young West Vancouver business-person who fell on hard-times, found himself ‘on the street’, and was offered assistance by several local churches and other organizations. He came to embrace a Christian faith and felt inspired to begin Harvest Project as an expression of the Biblical principles of solidarity with those in poverty, caring for marginalized people, and seeking justice for neighbours in-need.
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PACT is a mobile civilian-led team launched on November 4, 2021, that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore.
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If you or your loved one is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If the situation involves imminent safety risks or a possible threat of violence, police may be required to respond.
PACT is a mobile civilian-led team that will respond to crisis calls related to mental health and/or substance use on the North Shore. The program pairs a mental health professional and a peer worker to provide trauma-informed, culturally safe support to youth aged 13+ or adults in the North Shore. Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831.
PACT is your local support team that you can reach out to when you or someone around you is in distress due to:
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A free service for victims of crime and trauma living in West Vancouver.
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West Vancouver Police Victim Services Program provides information, support and referrals to victims/witnesses and their families of crime and/or tragedy.
Support – provide short term support to victims/witnesses and their families of crime and/or tragedy.
Information – Provide information on the status of the police investigation and the court process.
Referrals – Provide information on referrals to Community agencies and services.
Court Support – Provide ongoing support and accompany upon request, victims/witnesses and their families through the Court process.
Assistance – Provide assistance with the Voluntary applications and forms; Victim Impact Statements, Crime Victim Assistance Program and Restitution forms.