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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 mental health crisis line at 310-6789
SMS/Text Kids Help Phone by texting CONNECT to 686868, if you would like to stop the conversation text STOP

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Access free counselling

Talk to a counsellor about life, relationships, mental health or substance use. Drop in or make an appointment.

Talk to a counsellor about life, relationships, mental health or substance use. Drop in or make an appointment.

Get physical and sexual health care

See a doctor or nurse about health conditions, illness, injury, prescriptions or sexual health.

See a doctor or nurse about health conditions, illness, injury, prescriptions or sexual health.

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Get support from a youth with lived experience.

Get support from a youth with lived experience.

Join a workshop or group

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Participate in a recreational or social activity or learn new skills in a supportive group.

Get support with work and education

Meet with an employment specialist who can support you with finding a job, going to school or completing a training program.

Meet with an employment specialist who can support you with finding a job, going to school or completing a training program.

More Foundry supports are coming for youth and families across B.C.

Foundry is expanding services to Pemberton, West Kelowna, Summerland, 100 Mile House, and Port McNeill, bringing care closer to home for youth and families.

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At Foundry, our provincial work extends across lands that are home to many First Nations, Métis peoples and Inuit.

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