If you’re worried that a child or youth in your life may be struggling with disordered eating, body image or related issues, please contact us for support: embody@familyservices.bc.ca
Call 911 if you believe that your life or someone else’s life is in danger.
BC Mental Health Support Line: Free and available 24 hours a day: 604-310-6789
Suicide hotline: If you are in distress or worried about someone else. Free and available 24 hours a day: 1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433
BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre provides mental health and substance use information, resources, and peer support to families across BC, and children and youth up to age 24. All services are free of charge.
Phone: 604-875-2084
Toll-free from anywhere in BC: 1-800-665-1822
Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders
Looking Glass supports individuals struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating. The foundation provides programs and services including confidential one-to-one and small group peer support programs, low-barrier counselling, scholarships, and support for caregivers. These low-barrier programs are available province- wide, and do not require clinical diagnoses or referrals.
Phone: 604-314-0548
Toll-free from anywhere in BC: 1-888-980-5874
Foundry BC is a province-wide network of integrated health and wellness services for young people ages 12-24. Foundry enables young people to access five core services in one convenient location: mental health care, substance use services, physical and sexual health care, youth and family peer supports, and social services.
Young people can access these services by walking into one of 16 local Foundry centres, exploring online tools and resources at foundrybc.ca, connecting virtually through the free Foundry BC app, or emailing:info@foundrybc.ca
HeretoHelp is a project of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Substance Use Information. The project aims to provide quality information, resources, and support for individuals dealing with mental health and substance use issues.
Toll-free from anywhere in BC: 1-800-661-2121
Pathways is an online resource designed to help primary care professionals in British Columbia streamline the referral process and improve patient care. Some key services include:
- Referral Information: Provides up-to-date information on specialists and specialty clinics, including wait times and areas of expertise
- Patient and Clinician Resources: Offers a repository of peer-reviewed resources such as handouts, videos, and websites that can be shared with patients
- Community Services Directory: Lists publicly available services and programs in participating communities