To reduce the burden of suffering resulting from children’s mental illness, child and youth mental health services are offered throughout British Columbia by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). These services provide a wide range of community-based specialized mental health services to children and their families.

Phone: 1-800-663-9112

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For resources regarding trauma counselling for children who have been abused, legal assistance, childcare and parenting, financial assistance, specialized services for Indigenous families and specialized services for newcomer families, please click here.

Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if you need help and want to talk to a social worker. You do not have to give your name to talk.

Call: 604-310-1234

NeedHelpNow helps teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support along the way. Provides guidance on the steps that can be taken to get through a very traumatizing experience.

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Helpline to anonymously provide information or talk about a past or future violence incident.

• Call: 1-800-680-4264
• Text: 604-836-6381
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Provides 24 hours a day 7 days a week helpline mental health. Talk to a trained counsellor anytime, even if you just need to talk.

• Call 1-800-668-6868
• Text: 686868
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24-hour provincial aboriginal crisis line for Adults/Elders and Children/Youth.

• Call: 1-800-588-8717
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The Short Term Assessment Response Treatment (START) team provides in-community mental health and/or substance use assessments and has three community offices in the Fraser Health region.

Focused on the mental health and/or substance use needs of the young person and their family, through a family centered approach.

Serving ages 6-18

• Call: 1-844-782-7811
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Trained volunteers provide toll-free telephone support and crisis intervention counselling, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also call for information on local services or if you just need someone to talk to.

• Call: 604-951-8855
• Toll-free: 1-877-820-7444
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Provides individual advocacy for children, youth, and young adults who having trouble accessing government services or feel they are being treated unfairly or not being listened to.

• Call: 1-800-476-3933
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The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is dedicated to the personal safety of all children. One of their goals is to prevent child victimization through a number of programs, services, and resources.

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The Canadian Centre for Child Protection's national safety education program. The program engages students with interactive activities to help build skills that increase their personal safety and reduce their risk of victimization online and offline.

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Provides one-stop access for youth and families to access drop-in resource rooms for support, food, laundry, showers as well as programming for social, health, education, housing, substance use support, employment, and life skills services at 2 locations.

• Central City Youth Hub: 604-587-8100
• Newton Youth Hub: 604-592-6200
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Youth drop-in group for queer youth ages 10-13; activities include crafts and games; youth workers and volunteers will always be present for support. Group for ages 14-25 is also available.

• Ages 10-13: gabjunior@qmunity.ca
• Ages 14-25: youth@qmunity.ca
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Call, text or email victim link 24/7 for crisis support, information, and referrals for victims of all crime, including child abuse. Services available in over 150 languages.

• Call: 1-800-563-0808
• 211-victimlinkbc@uwbc.ca
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The Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) provides a range of benefits to assist victims, immediate family members of victims and certain witnesses in coping with the effects of violent crime, where same or similar benefits are not available from another source

• Call: 604-660-3888
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• Call: 604-738-9950 
• Toll Free: 1-877-779-2223
• Email: contact@bcbh.ca
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Canada-wide tipline for reporting cases of online child sexual abuse and exploitation.

• Call: 1-866-658-9022
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Resources, education, and advocacy on child protection issues in Canada.

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Provides trauma informed forensic or medical care to all genders and ages within 7 days of intentional relationship violence or any sexual assault.

• Call: 604-953-4723
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Provides referrals for support services for all of life’s challenges through phone, text, or online in 150 languages.

• Call or text: 211
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Offers best-in-class training for parents and anyone wanting to learn how to keep children and teens safe when using the Internet, as well as a variety of tips and tools on Internet and Smartphone safety and security.

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Resource and information guide for those living in the White Rock/Surrey area; includes quick referrals to available resources in the Lower Mainland.

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