RESOURCES IN VICTORIA, BC, CANADA:

 

Mental Health:

• Pathways BC - Medical Care and Community Service Directory for British Columbia.

• **The Crisis Line for Vancouver Island: Call: 1-888-494-3888 or text: 250-800-3806 

       **You do NOT need to be in crisis to contact**

• The Victoria (B.C.) Mental Health Centre (via Island Health): 1-250-370-8699  

• Island Community Mental Health Association - Offering hope, wellness & recovery to adults living with mental health conditions, through evidence based programs, housing, and community connections.

• Mental Health Recovery Partners (South Island) - Programs and services for people with mental illness, with or without substance use, regardless of their diagnosis; including 1:1 peer support, group support, individual and family counselling, education, advocacy and policy development.

• Connections Place - A place for people with mental health challenges to gain confidence, respect, hope, and opportunity. We offer unique programming focused on wellness, employment, and education.

• Greater Victoria Social Gathering Place Society - Social opportunities, such as weekly afternoon drop-ins at the Victoria Event Centre and monthly movie & karaoke nights at the Eric Martin Pavillion Theatre. All events are free with no registration or referral required. Check out their event schedule for more information.

• British Columbia Schizophrenia Society - Helping families find a reason to hope.

• Victoria Brain Injury Society - Assist head injury victims and their relatives, in their recovery and restoration to the best level of love, dignity, and ability in living.

• Victoria Women's Transition House (VWTH) - For women experiencing intimate partner violence: VWTH can provide you with the help you need – from a safe place to stay, to counselling, support and referrals.

 

Eating Disorders:

• Vancouver Island Voices for Eating Disorders

• Vancouver Island Overeaters Anonymous

 

Youth Services:

• Threshold Housing - Youth at Risk of Homelessness in Greater Victoria.

• Artemis Place - Schooling/Young Parents (For Female & Trans Youth Age 15 to 19)

• Buddy Check for Jesse - Helping coaches support mental health (Youth & Sports)

 

Sex:

• Island Sexual Health

• STI Testing - Get Checked Online (use code VICTORIA to create your account)

• Peers Victoria Resource Society - Safer Sex Work. An innovative, multi-service grassroots agency established by, with, and for sex workers since 1995.

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Substance Use + Other Addictions:

• Anawim House - A clean house for people who want to be helped.

• Discovery Youth & Family Substance Use Services (Vancouver Island Health Authorities)

• Family Recovery Addiction Support aka C.A.R.E.S: Central Access & Rapid Engagement Service - A weekly group for people affected by someone else's substance use (via Island Health)

• Recovery Addiction Support - For any adult of South Vancouver Island who has a substance mis-use problem (via Island Health)

• Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project - Substance Drug Checking plus Harm Reduction Information (via UVic)

• Pegasus Recovery Solutions - Supportive, accessible, and comprehensive services for individuals and families affected by substance use. 

• Cedars Recovery - Cedars Recovery treats addiction, mental health and trauma, including behavioural addictions. They work with each individual to address their specific needs in order to structure treatment process.

• She Recovers Foundation Canada - Serves women, and non-binary individuals who identify with women’s communities, who are in or seeking recovery from mental health issues, trauma, substance use and related life challenges. They also have an American chapter.

• Moms Stop the Harm - A network of Canadian families impacted by substance-use-related harms and deaths.

• Rewired Recovery - They help people living across British Columbia to access compassionate and effective treatment centres to overcome alcohol or drug dependencies, where they can connect with professionals to help them discover the pathways to recovery-based solutions.

• Off the Clock Toolbox Talk (MEN'S SUPPORT): Forging health in the unregulated drug crisis through real f**king talk.

• West Coast Recovery Outreach Society - They specialize in STREET OUTREACH, building trusted one-on-one relationships that help individuals find freedom from substance use disorder (addiction). Their mission is to reach the most vulnerable and marginalized—those often overlooked and facing barriers to detox, treatment, and recovery services.

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