Your Mental Health Matters: Reach Out for Support
During tough times, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but remember that your mental health is important. If you’re feeling uncertain or struggling, reaching out to someone—a friend, family member, or a support line—can make all the difference. Talking to others helps you feel heard, gain perspective, and find comfort. It’s okay to ask for help, and you don’t have to go through difficult moments alone. Your well-being matters, and support is always available when you need it most.
BC Crisis Line 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day 1-855-344-3800
Foundry Port Hardy 250-902-0055
Here2Talk 1-877-857-3397
Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310 or chat @ www.hopeforwellness.ca
Indian Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419
Indian Residential School Survivor Society 1-800-721-0066
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 or text “CONNECT”, “FIRST NATIONS”, “METIS” or “INUIT” to 686868 (youth) or 741741 (adults)
Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society 1-800-588-8717
Mental Health Support and Info line 310-6789 (no area code needed)
Métis Crisis Line 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722)
‘Namgis Health Centre 250 974-8015 (on call)
Port Hardy and Tri-Nations Outreach Support Line 250-230-8778
The Recovery Village 1-844-386-0410
Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society 1-888-403-3123
Vancouver Island Crisis Society 1-888-494-3888
Youth Short Term Assessment and Response (Y-STAR) 250-902-6063 ext. 66962
Crisis Centre provides emotional support to youth, adults and seniors in distress so that they may help themselves and others deal with crisis.
Crisis Services Canada is a suicide prevention and support service.
ERASE: Expect Respect & A Safe Education is all about building safe and caring school communities . This includes empowering students, parents, educators and the community partners who support them to get help with challenges, report concerns to schools, and learn about complex issues facing students.
Family Smart: provides support, navigation assistance and information to young people and families to enhance the quality of experiences and services for child and youth mental health.
Foundry – Port Hardy offers young people ages 12 – 24, health and wellness resources, services and supports – online and through integrated service centres across BC.
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre: helps families across the province navigate the mental health system, listen and offer peer support and connect them to resources and tools.
Kids Help Phone offers professional counselling, information, referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people 24/7.
Your Life Counts provides online support for attempt survivors, survivors of suicide loss and people who’ve been discouraged by the system.
YouthInBC connects youth with support, information and resources through online chat and 24 hour crisis lines.
YouthSpace a place for any youth across Canada, under 30, that is experiencing any sort of crisis, to come and talk through online chat or text.