Mental Health & Substance Use Locations

Mental Health and Substance Use Locations Island Health

Island Health operates and funds health care locations that provide services for individuals dealing with moderate to severe mental health and substance use concerns. Explore these locations by clicking the links below.  

Service Link

For additional information or help navigating services, call Island Health’s Mental Health and Substance Use Service Link at 1-888-885-8824. This line is answered by a call taker every day of the week.

Crisis Line

If you are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, call the Vancouver Island Crisis Line, available 24/7 at 1-888-494-3888. You can also call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Department.

Services

Find information about Mental Health and Substance Use Services

The psychiatric unit at Cowichan District Hospital provides acute inpatient assessment and treatment services. 
Providing crisis response & counselling, emergency services and connects to mental health and substance use hospital and community treatment and recovery services.
Clearview Detox is a withdrawal management service offered in a home-like setting in Nanaimo.
Coastal Sage Healing House is a safe place for women and non-binary individuals experiencing substance use challenges.
The Community Medical Detox in Victoria provides voluntary, medically supervised withdrawal management in an acute care-like setting.
Cowichan Lodge is a tertiary mental health facility that provides care for individuals experiencing severe mental health and neurocognitive challenges.
Eagle Rock Heights is a licensed care facility in Greater Victoria that provides services to young adults with mental health conditions.
The Glengarry Transitional Care Unit offers specialized support for individuals facing complex challenges related to mental health, physical health, behaviour and substance use.
Greenridge Place is a ten-resident licensed care facility in Saanich that provides services to young adults with mental health conditions.
Providing healthcare for people in Ladysmith and surrounding area.
The Ledger Program is an island-wide resource that provides acute, in-patient, hospital based psychiatric services for children and youth.
McCauley Lodge is a licensed care facility helping adults with serious and persistent mental health diagnoses.