Crisis Resources

  • If unable to keep yourself or others safe, go to your nearest emergency/hospital or call 911
  • Kids Help Phone: 24/7 phone support for kids 1-800-668-6868
  • Crisis Text Line (Canada-wide): Text “CONNECT” to 686868
  • Interior Crisis Hotline: 24/7 support,  1-888-353-2273
  • Suicide Line (BC, 24/7 support): 1-800-784-2433
  • BC Mental Health Support Line: 24/7 support, 310-6789 (no area code)
  • Hope for Wellness Helpline: 24/7 support and crisis line (Indigenous) 1-855-242-3310
  • KUU-US Crisis Line Society (Indigenous, 24/7 support): 1-800-588-8717
  • National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
  • IRSSS (Indian Residential School Survivors Society) Emergency Crisis line (24/7): 1-800-721-0066
  • S.A.F.E. Society Women’s Shelter, Salmon Arm: 250-832-9616
  • Kamloops Y Women’s Emergency Shelter: 24/7 support for female survivors of violence 250-374-6162
  • KSACC Anti-Violence Hotline (Kamloops/Chase): 24/7, survivors of sexualized violence 1-888-974-7278
  • Trans Lifeline: Peer emotional support for trans and questioning folks 1-887-330-6366
  • Post-secondary students: connection to mental health supports (web, app, phone) here2talk.ca
  • Crisis/Suicide Prevention: text, e-mail or call The Lifeline App
  • Men experiencing depression: Resources and support Heads Up Guys
  • Free anxiety management program, stress reduction: BounceBack Program
  • Mindshift app, free self-help program to manage symptoms and shift out of distress: Anxiety Canada