BIPOC
All of the following resources have been tested and reviewed by VYMHC members as to ensure they are accessible, confidential, and free or low-cost. Only the best resources made the cut.
DISCLAIMER: This is not an exhaustive list of mental health resources. This is simply a collection of resources that VYMHC members have tested and approved. For a more comprehensive list, visit bc211. If this list contains any errors, please contact us. Last updated 16/5/2021.
Saanich Peninsula Youth Health Clinic
Address: 2A-2379 Bevan Ave.
Call: 250-656-4143
As the only youth clinic on the Saanich Peninsula, this service provides confidential support for all young people aged 12-24. This includes physical healthcare, mental health and substance use treatment options, and sexual healthcare. The clinic has family physicians, counsellors, a psychiatrist, a youth worker, and First Nations elder, who makes sure that the space is safe and welcoming to all young folks.
Black Youth Helpline
Call: 416-285-9944
Text: 1-883-294-8650
This hotline provides culturally-informed support for Black youth and families across Canada. This service is toll free.
KUU-US Crisis Line
Call (toll free): 1-800-588-8717
Call (youth): 250-723-2040
This hotline provides 24/7 crisis support for Indigenous people in British Columbia. This service is toll free.
Native Youth Crisis Hotline
Call: 1-887-209-1266
This service provides professional counselling for Indigenous youth and is available 24/7 across Canada. This service is toll free.
L,KI,L Child and Youth Program
Address: 902A Caledonia Ave.
Call: 250-384-9466
This service helps Indigenous youth with complex trauma heal through both cultural and mainstream interventions. Counselling focuses on identifying the impacts of intergenerational trauma on the youth’s wellbeing and countering those effects with cultural practices.
Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour
Address: 203-2722 Fifth St.
Call: 250-277-2545
SNIWWOC provides a plethora of services for Canadian women of colour, including free therapy for low income racialized women. All of the mental health professionals identify as racialized women who specialize in intercultural and decolonial interpretations of therapeutic practices.