Phone, Online Chat & Text

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Sometimes it can be helpful to connect with a professional about what you’re going through. There are many different ways to connect: through virtual services, phone, online chat, or text, depending on your comfort level.

Sex Sense Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM PHONE AND EMAIL
Free and confidential sexual health resource and referral service.

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Sex Sense is a free and confidential sexual health resource and referral service available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (PST) at 1-800-739-7367 (throughout BC) or 604-731-7803 (Lower Mainland). You can also submit your questions via email.
You can also locate a sexual health clinic here (Options Clinic Finder) and here (Smart Sex Resource).
To learn more about visiting an Options for Sexual Clinic or to book a phone appointment with an Options physician, please visit: https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/book-an-appointment/

Kids Help Phone 24/7 PHONE AND TEXT
Toll-free, 24-hour phone, counselling and referral service for young people.

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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.

KUU-US Crisis Line 24/7 PHONE
Support for Indigenous youth in BC.

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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.​

Here2Talk 24/7 PHONE, MOBILE APP AND WEBSITE
Counselling and community referral services for students in BC.

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Here2Talk connects students with mental health support when they need it. Through this program, all students currently registered in a B.C. post-secondary institution have access to free, confidential counselling and community referral services, conveniently available 24/7 via app, phone and web.

Call Toll Free 1.877.857.3397 or Direct 604.642.5212

If calling from outside Canada, dial +1.604.642.5212. Please note international calling charges may apply.

The Here2Talk app is available for Apple and Android devices. To download the app for your phone or tablet, visit the links below.

Get it on Google Play