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Mental Health & Substance Use Categories
- Mental Health
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Well Being
- Notice: Savour the Moment
- Belly-Breathing
- Five Ways to Well-being
- Connect: Build Positive Relationships
- An Active and Healthy Brain
- Keeping an active and healthy mind
- Keep Learning: Open Your Mind
- Keeping Good Mental Well-Being as You Age
- Depression in Older Adults
- Social Connections
- Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Mental Health and Well-Being
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Substance Use
- Alcohol and Aging: Getting Help
- Alcohol and Aging: Know the Facts
- Alcohol and Aging: More Information
- Alcohol and Aging: Your Health
- Alcohol and the Human Body
- Alcohol and Youth
- Alcohol Sense Videos
- Blood Alcohol Content Calculator
- Drinking and Disease: Risks for Men
- Drinking and Disease: Risks for Women
- Drinking, Driving, the Law and Young Adults
- How the Human Body Processes Alcohol
- Alcohol Use
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Parenting and Substance Use
- Building Kids’ Resilience
- Keep Having Conversations with Adult Children
- Keep Having Conversations with Kids
- Using Conversations That Teach Resilience: Adult Children
- Using Conversations to Teach Resilience: Kids
- Using Conversations to Teach Resilience: Teens
- How to Get Back on Track after Conflict
- Setting a Healthy Example for Your Kids
- Setting a Healthy Example for Your Teens
- Practicing Good Listening Skills with Teens
- How to Start a Conversation with Teens about Opioids
- Explaining Alcohol to Young Adults
- Opioids and Adult Children
- Low Risk Drinking Guidelines
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Quitting Smoking
- Tobacco Use
- Why is Using Tobacco So Addictive?
- Seniors and Tobacco
- Quitting Smoking: Dealing With Weight Gain
- Smoking: Health Risk for Family Members
- Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
- Making Positive Changes in Your Life After Quitting Smoking
- Quitting Smoking: Temptations and Cravings
- My Reasons to Quit Smoking
- Quitting Smoking: Getting Support
- Quitting Smoking: Helping Someone Quit
- Quitting Smoking: Preventing Slips or Relapses
- Nancy's Story: Quitting Smoking Takes More Than Willpower
- Nate's Story: Sick of Smoking
- Quitting Smoking: Coping With Cravings and Withdrawal
- Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Affect Your Lifespan?
- Interactive Tool: How Much Is Smoking Costing You?
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Resources
- Alcohol & Drug Information Referral Service
- Anxiety Canada
- British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
- BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
- Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
- Canadian Mental Health Association - British Columbia
- Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC
- Crisis Line Association of BC
- Early Psychosis Intervention
- Family Smart
- Fraser Health Authority - Mental Health and Substance Use
- First Nations Health Authority – Mental Wellness and Substance Use
- British Columbia Responsible & Problem Gambling Program
- HeretoHelp
- Interior Health Authority – Mental Health and Substance Use
- Jessie’s Legacy
- Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
- Kids Help Phone
- KUU-US Crisis Line Society
- foundrybc.ca
- Mood Disorder Association
- Northern Health Authority – Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Toward the Heart
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority – Mental Health and Substance Use
Responsible Use
Listen to BC parents discuss their challenges and successes in talking about alcohol use with their kids. Responsible use is about helping children develop good decision-making skills, promoting a sense of responsibility for their own safety and for the safety of others, and by being a good role model when using alcohol ourselves. Parents can help protect kids from alcohol related harms by promoting responsible use.
Communication
Listen to BC parents discuss their challenges and successes in talking about alcohol use with their kids. Parents are the best influence on their child’s current and future decisions about alcohol use. Open communication creates a trusting, supportive environment. It provides a stable base for kids to learn about alcohol, so they can protect themselves from harm throughout their entire lives.
Resilience
Listen to BC parents discuss their challenges and successes in talking about alcohol use with their kids. Resilience is the ability to cope with life’s challenges, and bounce back from tough situations. We are all born with a capacity for resilience. But how it develops is affected by our environment. One way parents can help promote healthy decisions about alcohol is to help them build resilience.
Important Phone Numbers
If you or someone you know needs help, call one of the numbers below:
- 9-1-1 if you are in an emergency.
- 8-1-1 for non-emergency information on how to access alternatives to toxic drug supply and substance use services
- 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) if you are considering suicide or are concerned about someone who may be.
- 310Mental Health Support at 310-6789 (no area code needed) for emotional support, information and resources specific to mental health.
- Kid’s Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 to speak to a professional counsellor, 24 hours a day.
- Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service at 1-800-663-1441 (toll-free in B.C.) or 604-660-9382 (in the Lower Mainland) to find resources and support.
Find Mental Health and Substance Use Support
Are you looking for mental health and/or substance use support in British Columbia?
Visit Mental Health and Substance Use Supports in B.C., an online resource of over 6,000+ mental health and substance use services. Or, call 8-1-1 any time of the day or night for help navigating the mental health system. For the deaf and hard of hearing call 7-1-1 (TTY) or for VRS, visit Video Relay Services to sign up and give them the number 604-215-5101 to call us.
Make the Connection. Have the Conversation. Stop the Stigma.
People with addiction deserve compassion and support. So do their families. Learn more at StopOverdoseBC.ca.
Featured Website
HeretoHelp provides information related to mental health and substance use. Their website includes a selection of personal stories, a library of self-help resources, and information about how to get help now.
Find Services and Resources
If you are looking for health services in your community, you can use the HealthLinkBC Directory to find hospitals, clinics, and other resources.