Free Mental Health Resources
OCD Workshops/Supports
Virtual Adult Wellness Groups
OCD Adult Wellness Group “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” Facilitated by a Clinical Counsellor Dates: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Online through Zoom British Columbia Residents Only For adults with OCD tendencies and family/friends supporting someone with OCD ***Screening Interview Required*** OCD Young Adult Group “Healing is not Linear” Run by young adult volunteers with lived experience Date: 4th Tuesday of every month Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Online through Zoom British Columbia Residents Only. 19-30 years old ***Clinically Supervised – Screening Interview Required*** |
Free or Inexpensive Mental Health Services: MindMapBC
Voices & Visions Support Groups
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Free Online Course - Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty
Coursera is an incredible resource offering free courses from universities.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a 13-hour course on resilience in a time of uncertainty. As well as building your own resiliency, throughout the course you will hear examples of individuals using resilience skills in their personal and professional lives. You can begin at any time, and decide yourself on the pace of the course. |
HereToHelp - Online Mental Health Resources
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Crisis Phone Lines and Crisis Chat
If you are in crisis, distress, or having thoughts of suicide, help is available!
Phone The Crisis Centre is here to listen, and here to help – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Online Live Chat CrisisCentreChat.ca is a program of the Crisis Centre. It connects adults via live online chat with support, information and resources.
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Anxiety Canada
Tel:604-620-0744 info@anxietycanada.com |
Covid-19 & Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support
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Recovery Colleges
Learning centres focused on mental health and well-being, known as recovery colleges, are becoming more prevalent in Canada.
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) currently operates 11 of these centres in communities across the country, with plans for more to be opened in the near future. The recovery college model is based on a successful model from the UK, where 85 such colleges have been established since 2009. These centres differentiate themselves from traditional educational institutions by offering courses on subjects such as mental health literacy and health and well-being. The course curriculum is unique, being developed by subject experts, mental health professionals and individuals with personal experience in mental health recovery. Recovery colleges are designed as supportive learning environments for individuals with various mental health goals.
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Peer-Led Support Groups - Mood Disorders Association of BC
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BC Reproductive Mental Health Program
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Mental Health Week
PWR (Plan for Wellness & Recovery) Workshop Series
Thursdays, April 6 - May 4, 2023 3:00 - 5:00 PM at The THRIVE Program 1151 W. 8th Ave. For more info & to register, email vanpeerworkshops@vch.ca or call 604-708-5274. |
Consultation Event on Accessibility
Do you live or access services in Vancouver?
Are you a person living with mental health or/and substance use issues? We want to hear from you! You're invited to one of two follow up conversations about the City of Vancouver's "Accessibility Strategy: Transforming Attitudes, Embedding Change”. The City of Vancouver is now in its Phase 2 to re-confirm our priorities and if we missed anything in Phase 1. We are hosting two broader engagements: COMMUNITY DIALOGUE #1 Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver Friday, June 2, 2023 3:30 – 7 pm eventbrite.ca/e/626353459057 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE #2 Creekside Community Centre Olympic Village 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver Friday, June 16, 2023 12:30 - 4 pm eventbrite.ca/e/626574249447 To attend, call Karen Lai at 604-675-5926 or email Karen.Lai@vancouver.ca |
Conquering Waves Dragon Boat Team
DATE&TIME March 18 every Saturday from 1:20pm – 3:00pm UNTIL June 24/25 LOCATION Creekside Community Center, 1 Athletes Way |
Involuntary Study Group
Are you 19 years of age or older and have received involuntary mental health care at Providence Health Care or Vancouver Coastal Health sites?
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Talk Suicide
Tel:1-833-456-4566 SMS/Text Tel:45645 |
Black Youth Helpline
Tel:1-833-294-8650 info@blackyouth.ca |
Reproductive Psychiatry Program
2nd Floor, 185-1081 Burrard Street Tel:604-806-8589 Tel:604-675-2666 |
Veterans Transition Network
Tel:604-559-8155 Tel:604-559-8156 info@vtncanada.org |
West Coast Mental Health Network Society (WCMHNS)
Organization run by peers for those who are or have previously used the mental health and/or psychiatric systems and are looking for assistance and support in their rehabilitation.
Tel:7783230825 wcmhns@gmail.com |
Access and Assessment Centre (AAC)
803 West 12th Avenue Level 1 East Entrance Tel:(604) 675-3700 |
Living Life to the Full - Free Group Online Course
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#Get Real - Articles to Help
#GetReal is a campaign of the Canadian Mental Health Association that guides you in identifying your emotions, and encouraging you to express them rather than burying them.
When we name precisely how we feel, it’s good for our mental health. Check out this series of great tools and resources. Did you know:
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Program for Families
Tel: 604-926-0856 |
Thrive Program
Thrive is a great program of the Open Door Group.
If you’re living with a mental health condition, Thrive offers free one-to-one coaching and group programs that focus on personal development and positive community connections. They offer dozens of different group programs. Just a few of these are:
Interested in joining? Complete the online intake form. After that, the next step will be that you’ll meet with one of the experienced recreational therapists to set personal goals and build an action plan. Together, you’ll find the right activities and programs to help you reach your goals. Tel:(604) 872 – 0770 |
Podcast: The Power of Disability
This new podcast series highlights what history has overlooked: the incredible contributions of people with disabilities.
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In Motion & Momentum +
In Motion & Momentum + is a new YWCA program that helps participants tap into their full potential and create the life they want to live, through goal setting and action planning.
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR? In Motion & Momentum + was built for individuals who are feeling stuck or like they have been moving in a direction that is not right for them. The program recognizes the inherent strengths, resilience and potential that lives within each individual and is all about providing experiences and opportunities that help participants to reconnect with their potential, take charge and live the life they want to live. Participants must be unemployed or precariously employed and not a full-time student and have:
PROGRAM DURATION
Total duration: 13 weeks (6 hours a day, from 9:00am to 3:00pm) Interested in joining us? Register for an online intake session |
Tolerance for Uncertainty - A Covid-19 Workbook
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More Free BC Brain Wellness Programs
Tel:604-827-4386 |
Virtual Support Group - Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society
Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society General Group is held virtually on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm.
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Y Mind - Learn to Cope with Stress [Online]
YMCA of Greater Vancouver is excited to announce that Y Mind, a free, seven-week group program, will be running virtually. These programs are open to adults 30+ across the Lower Mainland, with a separate program for younger adults.
Our goal is to provide accessible and low-barrier programming to support the mental wellness of those in our community. Y Mind uses Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness to help people cope with stress and mild to moderate anxiety. Y Mind is led by mental health professionals and delivered weekly through group video call.
Please send these responses to register for an intake meeting to YMind@gv.ymca.ca or leave a message at Tel:604.673.6182 if you wish for more info. |
Wellness Recovery Action Plan
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or WRAP®, is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be. It was developed by a group of people who were searching for ways to overcome their own mental health issues and move on to fulfilling their life dreams and goals. It is now used extensively by people in all kinds of circumstances, and by health care and mental health systems all over the world to address all kinds of physical, mental health and life issues.
WRAP Will Help You:
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Crest-BD - Support and Resources for those with Bipolar Disorder
The Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial issues in Bipolar Disorder (CREST.BD) is a multidisciplinary collaborative network of researchers, people living with bipolar disorder, healthcare providers, and family members and supporters.Learn about managing bipolar disorder - on your own terms.
A new program during Covid-19: #TalkBD is an online series of community gatherings providing mental health support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Tel: 604-822-7247 |
Public Q and A's About Bipolar Disorder on Reddit
For two days every year, Crest.BD holds public Q&A about bipolar disorder on Reddit. View a wealth of information in the 3 years of all the questions and answers.
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Eight-Week Cognitive Behavioural Therapy [CBT] Skills Groups
The Vancouver CBT Skills Groups
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Self-Care: 20 Things to Do While Self-Isolating During the Pandemic
Self-Isolating can be a hard time for many of us, whether you're living alone or at home with family. Here are some self-care tips for you and your family while self-isolating.
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Mental Health Education Videos
In order to reach out to the public and to make vital mental health information more accessible, MDABC produces a great, wide-ranging series of original videos which they post via the website below or on a YouTube Channel.
The videos feature experienced professionals and/or people with lived experience from the BC community who provide invaluable insight into variety of issues surrounding mental health. |
Online Live Depression Support for Men
When: Every Thursday
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 pm Where: Online via Zoom Cost: Free A survey by Men's Health Research reveals that 1 in 2 Canadians know a man with depression. Yet stigma and barriers are still keeping men from reaching out and seeking help with their mental health. Men Let’s Talk is an online drop-in group providing support for male-identified people and a safe space to discuss mental health & wellness. Participants can also access one-on-one support from the group facilitator and Peer Supporter, Ty Javos. Contact Ty with questions, and to register and receive the Zoom link: ty.javos@cmha.bc.ca / Tel:(604) 987-6959 |
Self-Help Modules, Worksheets & Resources for Mental Health Problems
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Mental Health Commission of Canada
The events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic can cause normal reactions to an abnormal situation.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada is not a mental health services provider and cannot respond to individual or clinician requests for help. However, we can provide curated, evidence-based information that can be trusted.
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Hearing Voices Network Study Club
This group meets on a monthly basis to discuss and watch videos plus read and discuss literature related to the International Hearing Voices Network.
When: Monthly on various Friday evenings from 6:30 - 8pm To be added to the E-list for this group: Tel:604-708-5276 Where: Meeting Room #2 Creekside Community Recreation Centre 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver |