Crisis & Care Resources
There are many resources available in the community — whether you need immediate crisis support, mental health services, or practical assistance. You can explore all the resources available to you, and if you need help navigating the systems, please contact care@filipinobc.com.
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Immediate Crisis Support
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Phone Number: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Website: https://helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca/resource/1-800-suicide-0
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: Provides a confidential, 24-hour toll-free crisis line for people who are feeling suicidal, are concerned for someone who might be suicidal, or for emotional support. Crisis line workers are able to provide intervention through emergency mental health teams or other emergency services, and may also refer callers to their local crisis centre for additional support and information.
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Phone Number: 310-6789 (310 Mental Health Line)
Website: https://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca/get-support/crisis-lines/
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: For mental health crises. Call 310-6789 (no area code needed). This number will connect you to your local BC crisis line without a wait or busy signal, 24 hours a day. Crisis line workers are trained to help provide emotional support as well as mental health information and resources.
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Phone Number:
Local: 604-951-8855
Toll Free: 1-877-820-7444
24 hours a day. Everyday.Website: https://www.options.bc.ca/program/fraser-health-crisis-line
Email: Not available
Intended For: General. All ages.
Description: You can call the Crisis Line about anything that is causing you concern, worry or distress. Examples might be suicide thoughts or feelings, mental health problems, addiction issues, family violence, abuse, relationship conflicts, loss, or just plain loneliness.
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Phone Number:
Adults/Elders (250-723-4050)
Child/Youth (250-723-2040)
Toll free (1-800-588-8717)
Métis Line (1-833-638-4722)
Chat & Text Support (778-601-8009) - Available 7 days a week, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM.Website: https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/
Email: Not available
Intended For: Indigenous Peoples
Description: KUU-US Crisis and Care Society offers 24-hour support to individuals in the Port Alberni area and Indigenous communities across British Columbia. We assess each call to determine the appropriate level of support needed. Our focus is on providing a non-judgmental listening ear and effective problem-solving to help callers return to a pre-crisis state. We also offer debriefing services to frontline workers in the field. KUU-US maintains a comprehensive referral database to connect callers with additional resources. Our Adult/Elder, Child/Youth, and Toll-Free lines are funded by the First Nations Health Authority, while the Métis line is supported by Métis Nation British Columbia. We are grateful for this funding, which enables us to deliver crucial crisis services across BC. Tlecko-tleck
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Phone Number: 1-800-668-6868 (SMS/Text CONNECT to 686868)
Website: https://kidshelpphone.ca/
Email: Not available
Intended For: Children & Youth
Description: 24/7 e-mental health service offering multilingual and confidential support to help all young people
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Phone Number: Text/Call 988
Website: https://988.ca/
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: If you are feeling like you have lost hope and are struggling to cope, if you are dealing with thoughts of suicide, or if you are worried about someone else, 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is here for you. When you reach out, a trained responder will listen without judgement, provide support and understanding, and can tell you about resources that will help.
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Phone Number: Call/Text 1-800-563-0808
Website: https://victimlinkbc.ca/
Email: 211-VictimLinkBC@uwbc.ca
Intended For: General
Description: VictimLinkBC is a support program for victims of crime and trauma across B.C. and Yukon. This service is toll-free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in 240 different languages. We direct people to the services that fit their needs and give information about the network of community, social, health, criminal justice system and government resources, such as community-based victim services, transition houses and counselling resources. We also offer general information about the justice system, crime prevention, safety planning, and other resources as needed.
Mental Health Services
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Phone Number: Call/Text 211
Website: https://bc.211.ca/
Email: 211-info@uwbc.ca
Intended For: General
Description: 211 is a free, confidential service that connects people to helpful and vital resources in their community (non-emergency community programs and social service). We provide information and referral to a broad range of community, government, and social services that assist with: basic needs like food and shelter mental health and addictions support legal and financial assistance support for seniors, newcomers.
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Phone Number: 604-675-3700 - Available from 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM 365 days a year
Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/location-service/access-and-assessment-centre-aac-vancouver-general-hospital
Email: Not available
Intended For: Ages 17+ for crisis intervention
Description: Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre (803 West 12th Avenue, Level 1 at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH)). The AAC helps individuals and families access mental health and substance use services in Vancouver. Services include referral intake, on-site assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term treatment. The goal is to connect a person to the right services and resources at the right time. We strive to provide low-barrier access to client-centred care and support. Service is available by phone or walk-in, in the Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre building on the Vancouver General Hospital campus. Walk in: 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM 7 days a week. Phone availability: 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM 365 days a year.
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Phone Number: 604-675-3996
Email: Not available
Intended For: Children 0-5
Description: The Alan Cashmore Centre (#420 - 1669 East Broadway Vancouver, BC V5N 1V9) provides free treatment and support to families who have concerns about their child's ability to manage in two or more of the following areas of development, including emotional - managing feelings, including anxiety, anger, and sadness; social - getting along with other children; and behavioural - being aggressive, withdrawn, or not doing what is expected.
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Phone Number: 604-688-3234
Website: https://cmha.bc.ca/
Email: info@cmha.bc.ca
Intended For: General
Description: The Canadian Mental Health Association provides mental health promotion and mental illness recovery-focused programs and services for people of all ages and their families. Has wellness programs, and programs targeting youth mental health, mental health on campuses, and mental health supports in the work place.
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Phone Number: 604-872-4902
Website: https://cmhavf.ca/
Email: info.vf@cmha.bc.ca
Intended For: General
Description: Canadian Mental Health Association Vancouver Fraser branch offers community-based mental health education, services, and supports for children, youth, adults, and seniors. CMHA Vancouver-Fraser contributes to the long-term health and wellbeing of our communities.
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Phone Number: 604-987-6959
Website: https://northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca/
Email: northshore@cmha.bc.ca
Intended For: General
Description: Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), North and West Vancouver (NWV) branch is a not-for-profit, charitable organization. We provide a wide range of innovative services and supports tailored to and in partnership with the communities of North and West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast, and the Sea-to-Sky Corridor.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://howwefeel.org/
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: Free journal for your well being created by scientists, designers, engineers, and psychologists. Overtime, you'll learn precise words to describe feelings, spot patterns, practice strategies to regulate emotions
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: Not available
Email: contact@pamaticounselling.com
Intended For: Prioritizing BIPOC, and gender diverse folks
Description: Providing low-barrier subsidized group trauma therapy and 1:1 clinical counselling to individuals who have been negatively impacted by the tragedy by improving their quality of life outcomes.
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Phone Number:
604-875-2084
Toll-free anywhere from BC 1-800-665-1822Website: https://keltymentalhealth.ca/
Email: keltycentre@cw.bc.ca
Intended For: Children/youth
Description: Kelty Mental Health Resource (BC Children's Hospital) Healthy Minds Centre, Entrance #85, Room P3-302, 3rd Floor, 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1. Patients/Families – those seeking support for themselves can contact BC Children’s Hospital Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre. Translation services available. Please contact them to arrange an interpreter for you to speak with a Family Peer support worker. Open Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:00pm (Closed on stat holidays)
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Phone Number: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: Children & youth
Description: Looking for mental health support or services in your area? Children and youth can access free and voluntary community-based mental health supports and services in B.C. In fact, Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) teams currently have about 93 intake clinics for children, youth and their families at convenient locations throughout B.C. Intake clinic times vary. See clinic information and intake hours.
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Phone Number: 877-485-5025
Website: https://movingforward.help/
Email: hello@movingforward.help
Intended For: General
Description: Providing trauma-informed counselling with little to no wait times, and no limits on the number of sessions, for those impacted.
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Phone Number:
Toll-Free: 1-888-686-3022
Local: (250) 686 - 6061Email: hlth.dutyofficer@gov.bc.ca
Intended For: General
Description: Professionals from PHSA. The Disaster Psychosocial Support (DPS) team provides short-term support in the form of psychological first aid in response to larger scale events and emergencies such as wildfires and flooding evacuations. DPS consists of PHSA staff and volunteers who typically deploy to reception centres during evacuations. DPS may also deploy to apartment fires and other events which impact the wellbeing of individuals and communities. Telephone support for individuals may also be provided in coordination with a requesting agency. Please note: DPS is not a crisis line or counseling service. DPS team members assist individuals by: Offering practical assistance and support to those wishing to receive it. Reducing feelings of distress by providing a comforting presence. Providing information on common stress reactions. Connecting people to information, community resources, social supports and other helpful resources.
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Phone Number: 1-833-308-6379
Website: Not available
Email: online@foundrybc.ca
Intended For: Youth aged 12-24 and their caregivers
Description: Youth ages 12-24 and their caregivers living anywhere across BC can access all services available at Foundry centres by downloading the Foundry BC app. Services available through Foundry Virtual BC include: virtual counselling appointments, youth & family peer support, groups & workshops, physical & sexual healthcare services, and employment & education support.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://headsupguys.org/how-to-help-someone-with-depression/
Email: info@headsupguys.org
Intended For: Men
Description: The simplest way to support a man fighting depression is to let him know that we are there for him. This section of HeadsUpGuys provides the tools to become a knowledgeable, compassionate, and trusted source of support. HeadsUpGuys is an anonymous, research-backed online resource. HeadsUpGuys offers practical self-care tips, screening tools, self-guided courses, inspirational recovery stories, and an international Therapist Directory, along with guidance on how to support the men in our lives who are suffering with depression.
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Phone Number: 604-953-6200
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: Open 7 days/week. Urgent care response centres support adults (19 years and older) who are experiencing mental health and substance use concerns and who voluntarily seek and require urgent care, but do not require hospitalization. Services include: Crisis support Psychiatric consultation for medication options Short-term counselling Connection to community-based services Opiate agonist therapy during evening (after 4:30pm) and weekend hours (Surrey location only)
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Phone Number: 604-874-2300
Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/location-service/child-adolescent-response-team-cart-west-broadway
Email: Not available
Intended For: Children & youth
Description: The Child & Adolescent Response Team (CART) provides an urgent response (within 72 hours during weekday hours), and short-term mental health service to school-aged children and youth who are experiencing acute psychiatric or emotional crises.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/health-topics/mental-health
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) provides mental health and substance use services across the region, including in the Sunshine Coast and Central Coast (e.g., Bella Bella, Bella Coola), Richmond and Vancouver. Find services and resources provided for people of all ages in your community.
Practical & Legal Resources
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Phone Number: 211
Website: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: Confidential non-emergency service that connects people to helpful and vital resources
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Phone Number: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: Caregivers
Description: PDF self-care for caregivers (physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, teachers, counselors, and other health workers) responding to stressful events such as natural or human-caused disasters, health emergencies, terrorist attacs or acts of war. It lists common sources of stress for caregivers, stress relieving activities, and advises when to seek further help.
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Phone Number: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: PDF outlining ways to cope with stressful events, through taking care of ourselves, our families, and our communities. This guide outlines common feelings and reactions to stressful events, and provides ways we can take care of ourselves, our families (children, teenagers, older relatives), and our communities.
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Phone Number: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: Caregivers/children
Description: PDF helping children cope with stressful events such as natural or human-caused disasters, terrorist attacks or acts of war (even if they only witnesss them on television or see the impact it has on the adults they care about). This PDF lists common reactions different ages of children may have to stressful events, and ways adults can help.
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Phone Number: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: Caregivers/youth
Description: PDF helping teens cope with stressful events such as natural or human-caused disasters, terrorist attacks or acts of war (even if indirectly exposed through social media). It covers common reactions adolescents have when responding to stressful events, and offers ways to support teens through this and advises on when to seek professional help.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/lapu-lapu-day-mass-casualty-incident.aspx
Email: Not available
Intended For: Not available
Description: This page is dedicated to providing support and resources following the tragic mass casualty incident at the 2025 Lapu Lapu Day event. It offers information regarding community support and resources: the Kapwa Centre for Community Resilience, ICBC supports for people injured in/affected by the accident, mental health and crises lines, online chat services for youth and adults. It also lists ways you can provide support, information on temporary memorials, and a possible permanent memorial.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/erase
Email: Not available
Intended For: Youth, caregivers, teachers
Description: Erase = expect respect & a safe education. Helps students, adults, and school staff build safe, caring and inclusive school communities. Covers resources related to anti-racism, gender diversity, sexual orientation, mental health and substance use, bullying, consent, gangs and violence, gender-based violence, and online safety.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthwise/grief-helping-children-grief
Email: Not available
Intended For: Caregivers
Description: Guidance on helping children with grief.
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Phone Number:
Lower Mainland: 604-520-8222
BC, Canada, USA: 1-800-910-4222Website: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: Victims of car accidents (drivers, cyclists, pedestrians)
Description: No referral, 12 weeks of counselling, psychology, physiotherapy, kinesiology, chiropractor, registered massage therapy and acupuncture. For the first 12 weeks after your crash, you have pre-approved coverage for a variety of treatments to help you recover. You don’t need a referral from a family physician or nurse practitioner, or approval from ICBC, but you will need your Personal Health Number (PHN) and your ICBC claim number. Some services may require you to pay up front and submit a claim to ICBC for reimbursement**** Benefits for severe, permanent and catastrophic injuries For the most serious injuries, you might not be able to recover all your previous functions. If that happens, ICBC is here to support you with additional benefits specific to severe, permanent and catastrophic injuries. Not all severe and permanent injuries are catastrophic injuries. Catastrophic injuries are typically the loss of a limb, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or another injury of similar severity. If your injury is categorized as catastrophic, you may be eligible for: Higher coverage for personal care assistance A lump sum payment for permanent impairment Benefits to cover extraordinary expenses for travel, accommodation, or other special circumstances If you think this applies to you, speak to your recovery specialist to see if you are eligible for additional benefits.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://www.learningthroughloss.org/
Email: Not available
Intended For: Youth, caregivers, teachers
Description: Learning Through Loss is a nonprofit organization based in Victoria, BC, that provides education, resources, and support for youth experiencing grief and loss. Their programs are designed to help young people process their emotions, develop healthy coping strategies, and build resilience after losing a loved one or going through other significant life losses.
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Phone Number: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: Youth, children, caregivers, teachers
Description: Education and resources - public online courses related to psychological first aid to help support people affected by disasters and resiliency and coping. It also offers a Disaster Recovery Tooolkit for Community Mental Health and Wellness - to help communities plan, prepare, and respond to the mental health and wellness impacts of a disaster in their community - and a Wellness Resource List with contacts for counselling, wellness and self-care services, and crisis lines.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: Not available
Email: kapwastrong@filipinobc.com
Intended For: For impacted victims and their friends and family members
Description: TELUS is offering the following assistance: 1.For impacted victims: • Free donated device. • Free nationwide talk & text plan with 3GB monthly data for 1 year. 2.For impacted friends and family members: • Rate plans starting at $25/month. • Free certified pre-owned Galaxy S22 with a 2-year term. Filipino BC is working closely with TELUS to ensure this information reaches those in need within our community. To learn more about these offers or to access support, please contact Filipino BC directly at kapwastrong@filipinobc.com. Their team is ready to provide information and guide you through the process with compassion and care. Together, TELUS and Filipino BC are committed to supporting our community during this difficult period.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://www.vsb.bc.ca/_ci/p/80013
Email: Not available
Intended For: Not available
Description: Information developed by Safer Schools Together and the Ministry of Education and Child Care that offers guidance in supporting children through traumatic events.
Cultural & Consulate Support
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Phone Number: 604-653-5858 (Assistance to nationals hotline)
Email: atnsection@vancouverpcg.org (nationals)
Intended For: General
Description: Filipino citizens (e.g. holders of PH passports, including dual citizens) who have been affected by this incident may reach out to the Consulate for assistance such as: • Repatriation to the Philippines • Medical Assistance • Additional financial assistance to OFWs and/or OWWA members • SSS Benefits for qualified members / beneficiaries.
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Phone Number:
Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) Telephone: 604-641-1234
Migrant workers Service hotline 604-767-3354Website: Not available
Email: polo.vancouver@yahoo.ca (Filipino Temporary Foreign Workers)
Intended For: General
Description: Migrant Worker Office | Labor Section – Philippine Consulate General, located at the World Trade Center Office Complex: Suite 601, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C3E1 The Migrant Workers Office is open to the public from Mondays through Fridays, 9:00am to 4:00pm, except on Philippine and Canadian holidays. For appointments: bit.ly/mwoappt2025
Housing & Shelter Support
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Phone Number:
Phone: 604-433-2218
Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756
Fax: 604-439-4729
Applicant Services Suite 101-4555 Kingsway Burnaby, BC V5H 4V8
Phone lines: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm PST
Storefront: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm PST
Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)Website: https://www.bchousing.org/housing-assistance/homelessness-services/emergency-shelter-program
Email: Not available
Intended For: 19+ adults who are unhoused or at risk of homelessness
Description: BC Housing offers emergency shelters - temporary but immediate places to stay for anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Find a list of shelters here. With our partners, BC Housing offers emergency shelters across British Columbia. Types of Shelters There are three types of emergency shelters that BC Housing helps manage: Year-round shelters Temporary shelters Extreme weather winter shelters.
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Phone Number: 604-255-0340
Website: https://lookoutsociety.ca/what-we-do/shelters/
Email: info@lookoutsociety.ca
Intended For: Vulnerable unhoused adults
Description: Lookout Housing and Health Society is a non-profit charitable organization established in 1971. We offer a range of programs, housing and health solutions to vulnerable adults living with multiple challenges. We serve 22 municipalities in Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Including emergency and extreme weather shelters, Lookout houses more than 6,000 people each night. Lookout’s multiple services include: 16 outreach teams, 2 community resource centres, medical and dental clinic, food bank, needle distribution and community cleanup, HIV and Hep C supports, 3 social enterprises, numerous peer and employment programs and a youth counselling program. These services collectively serve thousands of people daily. Lookout provides non-judgmental and non-sectarian services to individuals coping with a wide variety of challenges including poverty, mental illness, substance use, trauma, mental and/or physical disabilities, chronic health illnesses, financial and legal issues – or those simply unable to cope.
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Phone Number:
Settlement and Integration Program: 604 572 4060
Transition houses: 604 584 3301 or 604 572 5116
Shelters and Housing Services: 604 599 8900Website: https://www.options.bc.ca/get-support/finding-housing
Email: Ted Kuhn Towers (affordable housing): email an application form to hr@bchousing.org
Intended For: Vulnerable adults (women experiencing domestic abuse, refugees, and adults at risk of homelessness)
Description: Provides a range of resources to support people find housing, including adults (19+) who are in need of affordable housing or emergency shelter, transition houses for women and their children who have experienced domestic abuse, and a settlement and integration program for permanent residens, refugees, and others who require support to begin a new life in Canada.
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://pcrs.ca/housing-supports/
Email: Not available
Intended For: Youth and young adults aged 16–24 who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness, including those transitioning out of care or custody, and individuals facing challenges such as substance use or mental health issues.
Description: PCRS housing programs help vulnerable people who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness to maintain stable housing. Through street outreach, housing searches, and placement services we are committed to ending homelessness in our communities. We believe that access to safe housing is a basic right, and we provide homes to hundreds of people across multiple housing sites throughout the Lower Mainland.
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Phone Number:
Franci Castellanos – (New Westminster) Housing Case Manager 604-526-2522
Sam Kass (Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Burnaby) – Housing Case Manager 778-388-7794Website: https://purposesociety.org/events/categories/housing-support/
Email: Franci Castellanos – (New Westminster) Housing Case Manager franci.castellanos@purposesociety.org; Sam Kass (Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Burnaby) – Housing Case Manager sam.kass@purposesociety.org
Intended For: General
Description: In response to the mounting affordability crisis, the Purpose Society has established the Purpose Housing Support Program through funding from Canada’s Reaching Home initiative. This program focuses on housing loss prevention, and works collaboratively with existing housing and support services available in the New Westminster, Burnaby, Maple Ridge, and Pitt Meadows areas. The Housing Support Program employs a client-focused approach to prevent housing loss through targeted interventions and community engagement. Our aims are to preserve community connections and attain shelter diversion outcomes, thereby enhancing housing stability and reducing emergency shelter overflow.
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Phone Number: 604-662-7023
Website: https://www.raincityhousing.org/#:~:text=here%20are%20the%20steps%20to%20take
Email: Not available
Intended For: General
Description: RainCity Housing provides a range of housing and support services, including: • temporary shelters • transitional housing • long-term housing • housing for women-led families • outreach based housing programs Our first priority is to provide a home. Moving into a new environment can be stressful for anyone, and moving inside from an experience of homelessness can also be stressful. We work to get to know each person and focus on strengthening connections and building community. We strive to offer people choice, both in terms of housing and supports. First we listen, then learn, so we can continuously adapt our housing and supports, either by expanding current approaches to new communities or developing new ways of working. For information on how to apply for housing, here are the next steps.
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Phone Number: Contact Uliana Vankovych, Emergency Housing Coordinator at 604 597 7984 or 778 554 0975 (cell).
Website: https://ywcavan.org/safe-haven
Email: Contact Uliana Vankovych, Emergency Housing Coordinator at safehaven@ywca.org
Intended For: Refugees and asylum seekers
Description: YWCA Safe Haven is a free program that supports refugee claimants and asylum seekers to find immediate accommodation in BC. We work with vulnerable newcomers to BC who are not eligible for federal settlement programs, but need support finding accommodation to rebuild safe, nurturing and supportive lives for themselves and their families. Our program is in partnership with DiverseCity, and offers the Housing Search component of the SAFE HAVEN program in Surrey and North Delta. We help with: Identifying appropriate emergency accommodation Finding short and long-term housing options Understanding the rental process and renters’ rights in BC Applying for subsidized housing in BC and rental supplements They offer services in English, Ukrainian and French.
2SLGBTQIA+ Resources
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://richmond.pathwaysbc.ca/service_categories/19
Email: Not available
Intended For: Richmond-based 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Description: Centralized access to local health and social services for LGBTQ2S+ people in Richmond. Includes peer support, housing help, counselling, and events.
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Phone Number: 604-684-5307
Website: https://qmunity.ca/
Email: info@qmunity.ca
Intended For: 2SLGBTQIA+ folks of all ages
Description: Provides queer, trans, and Two-Spirit communities with support, education, and connection. Offers youth groups, seniors’ programming, free counselling, and more.
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Phone Number: 604-842-7340
Website: https://www.shervancouver.com/
Email: info@shervancouver.com
Intended For: General and specific peer support groups for youth 19+, women, and adults that are queer racialized and allies.
Description: Culturally sensitive crisis counselling with registered clinical social workers and counsellors to provide mental health support.
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Phone Number: 877-330-6366
Website: Not available
Email: Not available
Intended For: Not available
Description: "Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans."
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://whatsonqueerbc.com/woq-resources/bc-lgbtq-community-resources
Email: Not available
Intended For: BC-wide 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Description: Comprehensive listing of queer resources, organizations, events, and supports available throughout British Columbia. Great for discovering local allies, groups, and services.
Youth & Children Support
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Phone Number: Not available
Website: https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/youth-resources.aspx#financial
Email: Not available
Intended For: Youth in Vancouver
Description: Offers information on financial aid, youth programs, recreation, volunteer opportunities, and support services for youth across the city.
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Phone Number: 1-833-308-6379
Website: Not available
Email: online@foundrybc.ca
Intended For: Youth aged 12–24 & caregivers
Description: Centralized mental health and wellness hub offering virtual and in-person counselling, health services, peer support, and educational tools for youth across BC.
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Phone Number: 604-685-4049
Website: https://pcrs.ca/youth-family-supports/
Email: info@pcrs.ca
Intended For: At-risk youth and families
Description: Provides housing, employment programs, mental health support, and education programs for youth and their families in the Lower Mainland. Focuses on equity and harm reduction.