Phone, Online Chat & Text – Substance Use

Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868) has toll-free, 24-hour phone, counselling and referral service for young people. You can also connect by texting CONNECT to 686868, and chat confidentially with a trained, volunteer Crisis Responder for support with any issue. If you would like to stop the conversation text STOP. 

Phone, text message and messaging over Facebook Messenger are available 24/7 so you can connect whenever and however you want. It's safe, private and non-judgmental.

Read more about what to expect when connecting with Kids Help Phone.

BC's Crisis Line 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) provides direct support if you, or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide. Services also include phone outreach and follow up support. The phone line is available in over 140 languages using a language service.

9-8-8 is a three-digit, national mental health crisis and suicide prevention helpline that provides urgent, live support by phone and text to people in every province and territory across the country.

If you are feeling like you have lost hope and are struggling to cope, if you are dealing with thoughts of suicide, or if you are worried about someone else, 9-8-8 is here for you. When you reach out, a trained responder will listen without judgement, provide support and understanding, and can tell you about resources that will help.

For more information, check out 988.ca

The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides a First Nations and Indigenous specific crisis line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll-free from anywhere in British Columbia.

KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-588-8717. Alternatively, individuals can call direct into the Youth Line at 250-723-2040.

Topics the KUU-US Crisis Line can support individuals with include, but are not limited to, mental health issues and crisis related to residential school, child welfare, addiction, health concerns, divorce and separation, suicide ideation and survivorship, grief and loss, crime, abuse, peer pressure and financial distress.​

QuitNow offers quit coaching and online resources to help you quit or reduce smoking or vaping. Quit Coaches provide guidance to help you get started and pick the quit tools that are right for you.

You can access a Quit Coach in two ways:

1. Call by phone
2. Live chat online

If you’re looking to quit or reduce vaping, check out QuitNow’s youth vaping mini-site at www.quitnow.ca/vape-free-quitting.

Counselling is available to anyone who is directly or indirectly affected by alcohol and other drug use. Call the 24-hour BC Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service to learn more:

• Lower Mainland: 604-660-9382
• Anywhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-1441