Mental Health & Substance Use

Mental Health & Substance Use

This health topic provides information and resources that can help you and your loved ones through your mental health and substance use journey.

If you are looking for services and how to access our programs, please see Mental Health and Substance Use Services

If you are experiencing a crisis or an emergency, the Vancouver Island Crisis Line, available 24/7: 1-888-494-3888.

Access support and assistance at any time of the day or night, seven days a week.

We provide care in the context of a wider network of community services and supports. 

Understand more about different substances and drugs, including why people use them, how people use them and what can go wrong.

We provide urgent & crisis services for children & youth experiencing serious emotional, behavioural or psychiatric difficulties.

The teenaged mind is only beginning to develop the ability for abstract thought processes such as considering the consequences of behaviour and planning for the future.

Find resources and services related to mental health and substance use.

Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Services offers a range of services that will help support the young people in your life.

Ways to reduce your risk of overdose. Location an overdose prevention or supervised consumption service.

Island Health has developed a resilience and safety grants program to improve mental health, youth resiliency and address problem substance use.

These resources are available to children, youth and families living in our region.

Services and locations relating to substance abuse for youth, adults and seniors.