Vancouver Island Crisis Society
About Us
Programs
Our crisis services provide emotional support, crisis intervention, access to community resources and suicide prevention services.
- Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888, available 24/7
As an Island Health-contracted service, the Crisis Line provides public access to Mental Health and Substance Use services in the communities administered by Island Health. - Crisis Chat: www.vicrisis.ca daily from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Pacific Time
- Crisis Text: 250-800-3806 daily from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Pacific Time
The Vancouver Island Crisis Society facilitates community education programs throughout Vancouver Island communities. These include ASIST (LivingWorks' Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), safeTALK (also developed by LivingWorks) and the Crisis Society's own CIST (Crisis Intervention Skills Training), as well as Communication in the Workplace and customized training. The Crisis Society facilitates extensively to elementary, middle, and high school students. It has developed three programs: the 12-hour GRASP gateway program (Growth, Resilience, Acknowledgement, Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Personal Planning), the 4-hour COPE program (Communication, Options, Perspective, and Enjoy Life), and Speak Out Reach Out Help Out, an accurately named 80-minute presentation.
Population Served
People of all ages.
Languages Spoken
English with translation services available
Address / Contact Info
Phone Numbers
Hours of Operation
Regular hours: 7 nights a week, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Pacific Time
Categorization
This program was last updated on: 17 Aug 2020.