From Grief To Action

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Directories of accredited counsellors

• Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
  

• Canadian Professional Counsellors by Practitioner, Therapy and Issue Types
  

Telephone information and referrals

• ACCESS CENTRAL - Detox Referral Line
  

  Easy Access to Detox in British Columbia by B.C. callers:

  1-866-658-1221 toll-free

  
  The access line is promoted as "D'TALKS" to youth 12-21 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region calling 604-658-1221:

  "Calling the D'TALKS phone line connects youth to an access worker who interviews, assesses and places them into the most appropriate withdrawal management service, or puts them on a waitlist if the service isn't immediately available."

  Home Detox information is available though your local community health centre.

   

• Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service
  

  The British Columbia Alcohol and Drug Information & Referral Service is available for people across the province needing help locating alcohol and drug rehab programs. This service is staffed 24 hours a day.
  Don't be confused by the logo, which remains the same although the service has expanded from its Vancouver base. Phone: (604) 660-9382 (Lower Mainland)
  Toll-free: (800) 663-1441 (from anywhere in BC)

• Crisis Help Lines
  

  Life-saving phone numbers appear on the home page here, with more details on the "Get Help" page.

• Peer support by gays and lesbians
  

  Qmunity
  BC's Queer Resource Centre. Prideline, information,
  referral and peer support. 
  1170 Bute Street, Vancouver

  1-800-566-1170
  In the Vancouver local toll area, call 604-684-5307

• Youth Crisis Live 24-Hour Chat
  

  The suicide prevention and crisis centres in B.C. provide this online service along with its staffed telephone lines.