Resources

Mental Health Act:

1. http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/heath-care-partners/colleges-board-and-commissions/mental-health-review-board/mha_plain.pdf

Anxiety:

1. About: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/anxiety
2. http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/factsheet/general-self-help-strategies-for-anxiety
3. https://www.anxietybc.com/sites/default/files/CalmBreathing.pdf
4. https://gabbybernstein.com/meditation-to-prevent-freaking-out/
5. http://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/relaxation-techniques-breath-control-helps-quell-errant-stress-response

Depression:

1. About:  https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw30709
2. http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-vol6/help-with-mild-to-moderate-depression
3. Distractions:
   • Writing
   • Light therapy
   • Exercise
   • Meditate
   • Spend time with friends or family
   • Draw/colour
   • Spend time with pets
   • Nature walks

Substance Misuse:

1. Shelters
   • Lookout Emergency Aid Society
     • 346 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC
     • 604-681-9126
   • First United Church
     • 320 E. Hastings Street Vancouver, BC
     • 604-681-8365
   • Covenant House (age: 16-22yrs)
     • 575 Drake Street Vancouver, BC
     • 604-685-7474
2. Recovery and Rehabilitation Centres
   • Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
     • 604-675-3950
   • Last Door Recovery Society
     • 604-525-9771
   • Youth Detox
     • 604-872-4349
   • Maple Ridge Treatment Centre
     • 604-467-3471
   • Together We Can
     • 604-451-9854
3. Peer Support
   • VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users)
     • 380 E. Hastings Street Vancouver, BC
     • 604-683-6061
   • AA Meetings: http://www.vancouveraa.ca
     • 604-434-3933
   • NA Meetings: http://www.bcrscna.bc.ca
     • 604-873-1018

Crisis Lines:

1. Greater Vancouver Coastal Distress Line
   • 604-872-3311 or 1-866-661-3311
   • Chats: http://www.youthinbc.com or http://www.crisiscentrechat.ca
2. Kuu-us Crisis Line
   • First Nation and Indigenous specific crisis line
   • 1-800-588-8717
3. S.U.C.C.E.S.S Chinese Help Lines
   • Cantonese: 604-270-8233
   • Mandarin: 604-270-8222
4. Suicide Line
   • 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
5. Mental Health Support
   • 310-6789
6. Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons
   • 1 888 712-7974
7. VictimLinkBC
   • 1-800-563-0808
8. Problem Gambling Help Line
   • 1-888-795-6111
9. The Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service
   • 604-660-9382 or 1-800-663-1441
10. Battered Women’s Support Services
    • 604-687-1867
11. Shelter and Street Help Line
    • 211
12. U. B. C. Legal Clinic
    • 604-822-5791

Not every story has a happy ending… but the discoveries of science, the teachings of the heart, and the revelations of the soul all assure us that no human being is ever beyond redemption. The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists. How to support that possibility in others and in ourselves is the ultimate question.

-Dr. Gabor Mate