TONUME HEALTH RESOURCES
How to access care in those
extremely challenging moments
These resources are meant to provide additional support. If you or anyone you know is experiencing an emergency, please go to your nearest hospital, contact CAR87 (where a police presence and psychiatric nurse arrive on site),
or call 911.
Crisis Lines 24/7
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433
WAVAW rape crisis line: 604-255-6344
Mental Health Support Line: (no area code) 310-6789
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-330-6366
LGBTQ Youth Line: 1-800-268-9688 or text 647-694-4275
Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-MÉTIS-BC (1-833-638-4722)
Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
Kids Help Phone: ​1-800-668-6868
Bereavement Helpline: contact@bcbh.ca or toll-free at 1-877-779-2223
Information Lines
VictimLinkBC (24/7): ​1-800-563-0808
(information, referral and crisis supports to victims of family violence, crime and more)
Nurses Helpline, for health questions (24/7): 811
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (M-F 6am-6pm, S-S 9am-2pm): 1-866-633-4220
Alcohol and Drug information and referral service (24/7): 1-800-663-1441
Seniors Abuse and Information line (8am-8pm): 1-855-306-1443
Chat Lines
*Available 12pm-1am in BC and Yukon:
For youth: www.YouthinBC.com
For adults: www.CrisisCentreChat.ca
General Support Resources
For all of BC’s General Information (Food, Shelters, Addiction, Disability, Health Care and much more): BC 211
In addition to BC 211, here’s some links we think are helpful to highlight (in alphabetical order):
Battered Women’s Support Services
BCCFP - Finding a Family Doctor
VGH Access and Assessment Centre (For Mental Health related concerns & suicide)
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If there are any resources you feel would be helpful to include please email us at info@tonume.com
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Our Directors would like to express our gratitude to our in-house counsellors who assembled these valuable resources. You can visit their biographies here:
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