Provides rapid, mobile, community-based response to children, youth and families who are experiencing immediate concerns related to mental health and substance use issues. The team includes professionals with backgrounds in nursing, law enforcement, child and youth care, social work, and psychology.
Areas of concern include acute depression, dementia, psychosis, mania, suicide risk, acute distress, post traumatic stress, severe anxiety, and aggression or behavioural problems with children.
Areas of concern include acute depression, dementia, psychosis, mania, suicide risk, acute distress, post traumatic stress, severe anxiety, and aggression or behavioural problems with children.
Agency
Vancouver Island Crisis Line:
Application process
Access to the team is through the Vancouver Island Crisis Line.
Operates seven days a week, 1 pm - 12 am
Languages
English
Service delivery
Mobile
Coverage area
Saanichton, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria, Colwood, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Langford, North Saanich, Port Renfrew, Saanich
Serves southern Vancouver Island as far as Sooke, Port Renfrew, the South Malahat, Sidney; and phone consultation to the Gulf Islands.
