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MENTAL HEALTH RESOUCES AND SUPPORTS
in South Surrey White Rock
Crisis Supports:
Kids Help Line: 1-800-668-6868
Kids Help Phone: (Text CONNECT to 686868)
Fraser Health Crisis line: 604-951-8855 or 1-877-820-7444 (toll free) - trained volunteers provide emotional crisis support 24 hrs/day, 7 days a week.
Short Term Assessment Response Team (START): support during crisis of extreme mental health symptoms. Provides confidential mental health crisis intervention services for children and teens. 1-844-START 11 (1-844-782-7811)
Mental Health Support Line (24/7 all ages): 310-6789
Call #211- United Way – information/referral for community, government and social services
Emergency Mental Health Crisis: Call 911 – Car 67 Mental Health Police Response |
Suicide Prevention Crisis Line: 1-800-784-2433
Suicide Prevention Education and Counselling (SPEAC): 604-584- 5811
Kuu-us Crisis Response Services: toll-free 1-800-588-8717, provides 24/7 culturally-aware crisis support to Indigenous people in B.C.
Hope for Wellness Help Line: toll-free 1-855-242-3310, offers 24/7 counselling and crisis intervention by phone or online chat. Available in French, English, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.
Metis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722, provides 24/7 metal health support, including crisis intervention and access to crisis programs.
Counselling:
Please contact your school based counsellor or District Resource Counsellor if you require further counselling supports and /or community based supports during this time.
Child and Youth Mental Health Clinics:
South Surrey| White Rock 604-542-3900 www.cymhsrss.com
Surrey | Cloverdale 604-951-5701
Surrey | Newton 604-501-3122
Surrey | Guildford 604-586-2685
Surrey | North 604-951-5960
BC Association of Clinical Counsellors 1-800-909-6303 www.bc-counsellors.org
BC Psychological Association: www.psychologists.bc.ca
Homewood Health – Surrey Schools Employee| Family Assistance Program 1-800-663-1142
DIVERSEcity – Multicultural counselling services 604-597-0205 www.dcrs.ca
Sources Community Resource Centre: www.sourcesbc.ca
Together White Rock| South Surrey: www.together-wr.com
Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health Services: 604-586-4200
FRAFCA (Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association) www.frafca.org
Resources:
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre: Children’s Hospital – resources for students, families and educators. https://keltymentalhealth.ca/
Foundry BC: offers young people ages 12-24 health and wellness resources, services and supports-online and through integrated services in communities across BC https://foundrybc.ca
Fraser Health Child and Youth Mental Health Resources www.fraserhealth.ca
Here to Help: www.heretohelp.bc.ca
BC Government Mental Health and Substance Use Supports in BC: www.2gov.bc.ca
Anxiety Canada: www.anxietycanada.com
Canadian Mental Health Association: www.cmha.ca
Mental Health Commission of Canada: www.mentalhealthcommission.ca
Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support: www.canada.ca
Managing COVID-19| Resources
CYMHSU Community of Practice: Managing Anxiety and Stress in Families with Children and Youth during the COVID- 19 outbreak www.sharedcarebc.ca
National Association of School Psychologists: Resources for Parents/Educators. www.nasponline.org
The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning https://casel.org/covid-resources
Teen Mental Health: Staying connected during Covid 19 www.teenmentalhealth.org
Kelty Mental Health: CoVid 19 Resources www.keltymentalhealth.ca
Stigma Free Society: COVID-19 Youth Wellness Toolkit www.stigmafreesociety.com
Apps and Mindfulness recordings
Guided Mindfulness Meditations by Dr.Vo | Kelty Mental Health www.keltymentalhealth.ca
UCLA Free guided mindfulness meditations http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22
Mindful Teen Website http://mindfulnessforteens.com/guided-meditations/
Apps: Headspace | Calm | Breathe2Relax|MoodGym|Breathr|Mindshift|Headspace|Mind Your Mood |What’s Up? | Smiling Mind| Stop, Breathe, Think |Insight Timer
FAMILY SMART
FamilySmart® comes along-side young people and families to provide support, navigation assistance and information and then invites them and professionals to come-alongside each other to learn with and from each other to enhance the quality of experiences and services for child and youth mental health.
THE WORK
Parent & Youth in Residence Program
FamilySmart Practice Program
Health Literacy Program
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT. -Parenting when anxiety shows up as anger
OCT.-School avoidance and non-attendance
Nov.-Social isolation
GAME OF APPS
a full-year after-school extra-curricular program for high school students. Professional developers and designers working in the local technology industry teach and mentor the students as they learn to design and develop their own mobile app.
A short promo video: youtu.be/EfeeXLBC8H4
Website: gameofapps.org
Some videos showing support from a few school districts:
- Ken Hamaguchi, Richmond School Board Chairperson: youtu.be/i6LSJbI8Wq8
- Anita Ansari, New Westminster School Board Chairperson: youtu.be/ZHbeESGTvoI
- Chris Kennedy, West Vancouver Superintendent: youtu.be/xGPFuVCwSGs
- Karim Hachlaf, New Westminster Superintendent: youtu.be/Y4MD87i0jhA
OPTIONS SOLUTIONS
Options Solutions is a full-service educational consulting company that empowers students to pursue their academic goals. Our main areas of expertise include post-secondary advising (including Canada, the US, and the UK), adolescent interest exploration, writing support, and group educational support services. We welcome all students and their families to our practice; Options is a place for everyone.
