Apps & Tools

Toward the Heart uses harm reduction to keep people safe and minimize death, disease, and injury from high risk behaviour. It involves a range of support services and strategies to empower and support people to be safer and healthier.

This interactive map helps you find a safe injection site in your area.

This site will teach you how to tell when somebody is overdosing, and how to respond with your Take Home Naloxone kit.

This interactive tool measures your readiness to quit smoking. Based on your answers, this tool will identify the stage you are in and help you think about what to do next.

Drugs Meter is an anonymous tool that provides personalised feedback on your drug use. It provides reports on your cannabis use and estimates your risk of cannabis related harm.

Anyone can use the Find a Counsellor tool to get support for a variety of mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and more. s. Simply put your keyword into our search system to find a clinical counsellor.

A free 90-minute certificate course for youth, created by youth. Be more equipped to support a friend, learn the effects of cannabis on your well-being, and what you need to know about drug policy and legalization.

This wellness module offers activities that can help you learn how to think about common stressful situations in a healthy and balanced way.

This workbook will support you listen to your body's wisdom, break out of the diet mentality, and start enjoying food again by taking a non-diet, body positive approach to building a healthy relationship with food.

Check out traditional harvesting, food use, and recipes of various foods found in BC from First Nations Health Authority and Indigenous communities.

Unsure about how to organize your meals? Try our meal planning and shopping list sheet to keep you on top of things.

Good food doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Budget Bytes helps make food you're proud of without spending your whole paycheck, buying a bunch of fancy kitchenware, or spending all day in the kitchen.

Struggling with eating? This letter building tool can help you explore questions about how your experiences are impacting your life and identify personal strengths that can help you.

Jessie's Legacy shares insights, personal experiences, and helpful tips about eating disorders in these blog posts.

A podcast dedicated to ditching diet culture, one episode at a time.

In this informative podcast episode, the host talk with eating disorder and disordered eating experts about the ways in which people of all genders can be pulled into this difficult experience, the stages, characteristics, and myths, and how family and loved ones can provide support.

The next time you find yourself tossing and turning, try one of these yoga poses that top yoga teachers around the world practice to help them start snoozing.

It’s true that most experts recommend keeping your phone and other devices far from where you dream; but listening to effective, sleep-inducing podcasts might be one exception to try if you're really struggling to fall sleep. Whether you’re looking for peaceful meditations, ambient noise, or mellow bedtime stories, here’s a running list of soothing podcasts created specifically to calm you down, bore you senseless, and lose you mid-episode as you drift off to sleep.

This interactive site has information and quizzes to help you figure out whether your relationship is healthy, assessing yourself as a partner, how to find the right supports for someone who needs it, and more.

Say Something helps to change attitudes and behaviours that perpetuate sexual violence. The site's goals include dispelling myths about sexual assault, raising awareness (with resources on how to offer or to get help), educating bystanders on their role, and empowering them to take action.

That's Not Cool's interactive website, tools, and resources support young people as they learn to recognize, avoid, and prevent dating violence in their lives. The site also provides tools, resources, and technical assistance to adult allies—such as educators and advocates—working with youth leaders or young people experiencing dating violence.

TrevorSpace is an affirming international community for LGBTQ young people ages 13-24. Meet LGBTQ friends today!

This resource was created as a way to help you and your peers address some important things that aren’t usually talked about, but are important to think about at this transition point in your life. Sometimes knowing what to expect and getting some tips on what to do can go a long way to helping a person find their own way.

Get the facts and know the risks associated with vaping through two interactive activities.

Recognizing the risks and signs of an overdose and knowing how to respond can save lives. Learn how and when to use naloxone, receive tips on talking honestly and openly with loved ones, and find supervised consumption and overdose prevention services in your community.

For free, confidential information on substance use treatment options and resources all over BC. Multilingual telephone assistance is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Explore strategies to help you take care of mental health and use substances in healthier ways, find the information you need to manage mental health and substance use problems, and learn how you can support a loved one.

Even though vaping is less harmful than smoking, there are still consequences for you to consider. Vaping can expose you to chemicals that could harm your health. This site provides facts about vaping so you can make informed choices about your life.

QuitNow supports anyone looking to quit smoking, vaping, or other tobacco use. Talk to a trained Quit Coach, make a personalized quit plan, and get support from peers looking to quit.

In BC we have lots of tools to help us be in control of our sexual health as guys who have have sex with guys, including guys who don’t identify as gay. Check Yourself has a whole list and see what combination of tools work for you when it comes to building your sexual health.

You can check UBC's resources here for the tools and help you need to succeed in building your career.

WorkBC helps people find jobs, explore career options and improve their skills.

This guide can help you with the ways classes and relationships have changed in post-secondary life, as well as new challenges like managing your money and taking care of yourself when there's nobody looking over your shoulder.

An online resource forum about age ratings for games, tips for safe and beneficial play, or discovering new games for yourself.

Mediasmarts develops and educates young people as digital citizens and understand the use of media in a healthy way.

The White Hatter site provides resources and tools necessary to stay safe in today’s online landscape. They provide information on the use of technology for benefits and concerns of digital media.

Cybersafe’s blogs and articles provide information on different dangerous situations online. This site also contains news on cyber security so you can keep up-to-date on new security methods and scams.

ERASE helps empower students to get help with challenges, report concerns to schools, and learn about complex issues facing students.

NeedHelpNow.ca helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support along the way. If you or someone you know has been negatively impacted by a self/peer exploitation incident, this site is here to help offer guidance on the steps you can take to get through it.

An easy-to-read, question-and-answer fact sheet covering workplace bullying and how to handle it.

This guide is made for someone supporting someone in recovery. The support person does not teach the material but can help encourage and even work with the person at times through this guide and their toolkit.

This toolkit is meant to help you learn skills you can use manage symptoms of psychosis and move forward and enjoy your life. It is not meant to be a substitute for treatments provided by health professionals, but to be used along with treatment.

Information on your rights as a tenant.

Find information on subsidized housing and emergency shelter.

YouthGrief.ca has been developed — from content to art to design — by grieving youth, for grieving youth. It shares wisdom, experiences and advice from more than 30 young people who’ve been there, and know what it’s like to grieve when someone you care about has died.

Look for a clinician who can insert an IUD quickly for emergency contraception.

Options for Sexual Health is the largest non-profit sexual health organization in Canada, and has 60 clinics all around B.C. Opt's clinics along with the affiliated organizations and individuals listed below are part of a network of sexual health service providers who you can access when you need to talk about sexuality or sexual health.

With so many options available, making the right decisions about contraception can be a little overwhelming. It's a plan was created to help you and your health care provider determine the method that's best for you.

Health Initiative for Men is a non-profit society that aims to strengthen the health and well-being of gay men. They offer the full spectrum of gay men’s sexual health testing, as well as professional counselling, sexual health education, and an engaging mix of social and volunteer opportunities.

Scarleteen is an independent, grassroots sexuality and relationships education and support organization and website.

SexandU.ca takes a real-life approach to the questions and issues around sex and sexuality that matter most to Canadians. From talking about sex, to lifestyle choices, to contraception awareness and sexually transmitted infections, SexandU.ca provides accurate, credible, and up-to-date information and education on topics related to sexual and reproductive health.

SexandU.ca is an initiative of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Canada’s leading authority on sexual and reproductive health.

Go Ask Alice! is a site supported by a team of Columbia University health promotion specialists, health care providers, and other health professionals, along with a staff of information and research specialists and writers. "Alice" provides information on a wide range of health topics.

Sex Sense is a free and confidential sexual health resource and referral service provided by Opt - Options for Sexual Health. Our hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (PST).
Call us at 1-800-739-7367 throughout BC* or 604-731-7803 in the Lower Mainland
*The 1-800-739-7367 line is toll-free for callers within BC and the Yukon, Canada. For callers outside of these areas, regular long distance charges may apply.

Trans Care BC will help you understand the concepts, definitions, terms and expressions used when talking about trans identity, gender, sexual orientation and health and wellness.

Through publications, multimedia materials, one-on-one consultations, and interactive workshops, Qmunity helps individuals, families, businesses, schools, and service providers to identify and avoid discriminatory behaviours and to explore the complexity, fluidity, and potential of sexual and gender diversity.

The Anti Violence Project offers services to all people of all genders who have been impacted by gender-based violence, either by directly experiencing it, through causing harm to someone, or supporting or knowing someone who has experienced it

Visit this site if you need information and resources on sexual health. If you live in Canada, you can also ask a question or chat privately with one of our nurses. You can live chat with our nurses on:

Tuesdays 1:00-3:00 PM
Wednesday 3:00-5:00 PM
Thursdays 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Chat times do change, so please check the next date & time posted on the site.

We provide care to anyone from any province or country, who is 13 or older and has been sexually assaulted within the past 7 days.

WAVAW provides immediate emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through our 24-Hour Crisis Line.

Our toll-free, confidential Crisis Line is answered by empathetic and skilled support workers. Crisis Line support workers are there to listen, to provide non-judgmental support and if needed, to provide information on available counselling services or referrals to other community programs and organizations.

VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone service available across B.C. and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-563-0808. It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labour or sexual services.

The BCCDC provides information about, and diagnoses and treats sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in its clinics in British Columbia.

Guided meditations by Dr. Dzung Vo which you can listen to on his website or download to listen to later.

This toolkit by mental health specialist Kati Morton provides outlines, videos and self help tasks with a cognitive behavioural approach.

A Canadian website which provides information and support on self-injury.

This sleep diary can help you track your sleeping habits for up to 2 weeks and figure out what you can do to sleep better.

Podcasts which aim to help you get to sleep.

Provides information to help you understand psychosis, the importance of early intervention, treatments and where to get help if you have concerns about yourself or someone you know.

A resource for youth, created by youth, on overdoses and Naloxone. Featuring illustrations by youth artists.

Facts about mixing medicine, booze and street drugs.

Bounce Back® is a free program for individuals 15 and older experiencing mild to moderate depression or anxiety. Resources include videos, coaching by phone, video-conference or text, and an online self-help program.

What's With Weed is an online quiz to help you check out where you or a friend is at with weed use. The quiz is anonymous and private.

You and Substance Use is a resource to help you better understand your relationship with substances you use and ways to make changes, if you choose to.

Students Against Depression includes tools to help with making small first steps, creating healthy daily routines, changing thinking habits and building skills to help you live well and tackle feelings of depression and low mood.

A self-care guide on how to make changes to your thinking and actions that can help in dealing with depression.

Dealing with Depression Online is an interactive resource that can help you understand and deal with low mood and depression. A step-by-step approach can help you learn how to apply realistic thinking, problem solving, and goal setting to your daily life.

Interactive website that offers information and tools for dealing with anxiety.

This Social Anxiety Guide can help you to recognize signs of social anxiety, understand what causes it, and can help find ways to overcome thoughts, feelings and behaviours associated with social anxiety.

Small steps to take care of yourself and help you get through the day.