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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

$9M Funding Goes to Support Foundry’s Work and Education Program

We are so excited to announce that Foundry’s Work & Education Program is expanding –… read more

Expanded partnership with Island Health in Victoria

Foundry is pleased to announce that Island Health will be assuming operational leadership of Foundry… read more

Foundry Policy Briefs – Leading conversations about key issues affecting youth and transforming the system of care

Foundry has developed a series of policy briefs to increase understanding of integrated youth services… read more

Foundry East Kootenay is Officially Open!

We are so excited to announce that Foundry East Kootenay is officially opening its doors… read more

Meet Dr. Christine Mulligan: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health System Impact Fellow Begins Project Studying Learning Health System Implementation

Dr. Christine Mulligan recently joined Foundry as a recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health… read more

Victoria’s Story

The night before the emergency sirens went off, signaling Russia’s invasion, Victoria was living out… read more