Help is all around.
Reduced Cost/Sliding Scale Counselling Services
Greater Victoria Citizens’ Counselling Centre is a not-for-profit that offers excellent brief-focused counselling provided by a team of dedicated, well-trained volunteers. https://citizenscounselling.com/
24-Hour Crisis Lines
Vancouver Island Crisis Line 1‑888‑494‑3888 https://www.vicrisis.ca/
Talk Suicide Canada 1-833-456-4566 https://talksuicide.ca/
Hope for Wellness Helpline for all Indigenous People across Canada 1-855-242-3310 https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
Community-Led Crisis Response (C.L.C.R.) serving the CRD 250-818-2454 (call or text)
Victoria Women’s Transition House for cis-gender, trans-women, non-binary, and two-spirited individuals (with or without children) experiencing intimate partner violence and abuse. 250-385-6611 https://www.transitionhouse.net/our-programs/24-hour-crisis-line/
Help Lines
Alcohol and Drug Information Referral Service 1-800- 663-1441 Health Link BC
BC Bereavement Helpline 1-877-779-2223 https://bcbh.ca/
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre 250-383-3232 https://www.vsac.ca/get-help/