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If you find yourself in need of immediate help, call Emergency Services – 911.

These are examples of situations that you should seek immediate help:

Thinking about ending your life or trying to end your life.
Feeling scared because you’re experiencing sensations that aren’t real and/or beliefs that can’t possibly be true.
Becoming unable to care for yourself, and it’s putting you at risk of serious harm.
Experiencing an alcohol or any other drug overdose.
Taking a dangerous combination of substances (like medications and alcohol).

You can also

Call or text 9-8-8 to have access to 24/7 bilingual, trauma-informed, and culturally appropriate suicide prevention support.
call the crisis line at 1-800-784-2433
SMS/Text Kids Help Phone by texting CONNECT to 686868, if you would like to stop the conversation text STOP

For other phone, chat or text support options, visit our Get Support section.

News

Illustration of a youth on a big smartphone

Preventing Youth Suicide by Promoting Life in Online Places – project led by CMHA BC

The Foundry team is proud to have participated in this project for the Canadian Mental Health Association… read more

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Foundry’s communications response to COVID-19 – designed with, by and for youth – featured in Global Health Promotion

COVID-19 presented (and continues to present) significant and unique challenges to the young people and… read more

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Foundry’s Response to COVID-19 (March 16 – Dec 31, 2020)

Foundry featured in national ‘Innovation in Primary Care’ series

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), in collaboration with the Canadian Psychiatric Association… read more

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Foundry’s response to the report, In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care.

On November 30, 2020, Independent Reviewer Hon. Dr. M.E. Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe) released her report, In Plain Sight: Addressing… read more

Partnering with the Canada Women’s National Field Hockey Team

The “Canadian Wolf Pack” as they’re called, sport the Foundry logo on their jerseys with… read more