If you are in crisis, please call 911 or visit the nearest hospital emergency department.

Kootenay Lake Hospital, Nelson, BC: (250) 352-3111

Crisis Nurse at Nelson Mental Health: (250) 505-7268, available 7 days/week from 8:30am-4:30pm

BC Suicide Line: 1 (800) SUICIDE, available 24/7

BC Mental Health support line: 310-6789 (no area code needed), available 24/7

Interior Crisis Line: 1 (888) 353-2273 (CARE), available 24/7

Crisis Centre Chat: mental health and crisis online chat service for adults. https://crisiscentrechat.ca/, available noon-1am

VictimLinkBC: crisis, support, information and referrals for domestic and sexual violence. Call or text 1 (800) 563-0808, available 24/7

Trans Lifeline: peer support for trans community; no non-consensual active rescue (e.g. 911, police). (877) 330-6366, available 24/7

Mental Health Services

Reach Out in the Kootenays

Nelson Mental Health

Abuse

Nelson Cares: Community Based Victim Services

Nelson Cares: Advocacy Centre

Transition House

Youth Services

Freedom Quest

Kootenay kids society

Substance Use Services

Ankors

COINS

Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind — Judson Brewer

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment — Pat Ogden and Janina Fisher

Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma -- An Integrative Somatic Approach — Kathy Kain and Steven Terrell

It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle — Mark Wolynn

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel https://www.estherperel.com/podcast

Resources