Suicide crisis
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call 9-8-8Call or text any time if you are thinking about suicide, worried about someone else or need suicide-crisis support anywhere in Canada.
Urgent help
Urgent help and crisis support.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger or needs urgent medical help, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency department.
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Free crisis and emotional support
Choose the option that best fits what is happening. You do not need to be certain that it is “serious enough” before reaching out.
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island Crisis Line
1-888-494-3888Free, confidential crisis support and connection to local services, available 24 hours a day across Vancouver Island.
Service detailsMental-health support
BC Mental Health and Crisis Response
310-6789Call without an area code for immediate emotional support, information and mental-health resources in British Columbia.
Island Health support optionsIndigenous crisis support
KUU-US Crisis Line
1-800-588-8717Culturally safe crisis support for Indigenous people on Vancouver Island and across British Columbia.
More crisis optionsFor free health advice in British Columbia, call 8-1-1. If you cannot safely make a call yourself, ask someone you trust to stay with you and help you connect.
Local and next-step help
Campbell River services
Campbell River Mental Health and Substance Use
Island Health offers intake, assessment, connection to services and same-day walk-in or phone appointments for adults.
North Island Hospital emergency department
The Campbell River emergency department is open 24 hours a day for serious or life-threatening health concerns, including a mental-health crisis.
For children and young adults
Kids Help Phone
Confidential support is available across Canada for people ages 5 to 29.
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