Health & Community Resources for Students

Important Numbers

Foundry North Shore	604-984-5060
North Shore 24-hour line Youth Outreach Services	604-990-2244
Public Health Nurse On-Call from Mon-Fri 9-5pm	604-983-6700
North Vancouver Recreation Commission	604-987-PLAY
West Vancouver Community Services	604-925-7270

HEALTH INFORMATION

Foundry North Shore For information on mental health care, substances use services, primary care, social services, and youth and family peer supports.

Health Link BC - For general health information

Callers to 811 can speak to a nurse (24/7), dietitian (9am-5pm Mon-Fri), and a pharmacist (5pm-9am everyday)

Quit Now For information on Tobacco.

Healthy Eating At school : The Coalition for Healthy School Food

Vancouver Coastal Health (Family Services of the North Shore) Eating Disorder Support Group for Parents/Partners and Caregivers

Tel: 604-988-5281 ext. 202

SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING LINES

HELPLINE for Children and Adolescents	604-310-1234
North Shore Crisis Services Society	604-987-0366
Victim Link	1-800-563-0808
North Shore Youth Safe House (24 hour phone line)	1-877-789-6884
Suicide Support Line (Province Wide)	1-800-784-2433

HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR TEENS

Hollyburn programs include Individual and Family Counselling, Youth Services, Parent/Teen Mediation, Parent Education, Drug and Alcohol Counselling  www.hollyburn.ca

Anxiety and Depression Information www.anxietybc.com/

Need to talk to a caring professional? www.crisiscentre.bc.ca/ and/or www.kidshelpphone.ca

Mental Health Information http://keltymentalhealth.ca/

Canadian Mental Health Association - BC Division http://www.cmha.bc.ca/

North Vancouver Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Services http://northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca/

Youth in BC  http://www.YouthInBC.com you can come here to have a confidential live talk with a volunteer listener in real time. One-to-one chat hours are: 4pm-Midnight Pacific Standard Time, 7 days a week    Family Services of the North Shore  http://www.familyservices.bc.ca/ provides confidential counselling, parent information and seminars for individuals and parents living on the North Shore.