Resources

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  • If you are in crisis, please call 911 or visit the nearest hospital emergency department.

    Kootenay Lake Hospital, Nelson, BC: (250) 352-3111

    Crisis Nurse at Nelson Mental Health: (250) 505-7268, available 7 days/week from 8:30am-4:30pm

    BC Suicide Line: 1 (800) SUICIDE, available 24/7

    BC Mental Health support line: 310-6789 (no area code needed), available 24/7

    Interior Crisis Line: 1 (888) 353-2273 (CARE), available 24/7

    Crisis Centre Chat: mental health and crisis online chat service for adults. https://crisiscentrechat.ca/, available noon-1am

    VictimLinkBC: crisis, support, information and referrals for domestic and sexual violence. Call or text 1 (800) 563-0808, available 24/7

    Trans Lifeline: peer support for trans community; no non-consensual active rescue (e.g. 911, police). (877) 330-6366, available 24/7

  • Click on name of service to redirect to their website.

    Mental Health Services

    Reach Out in the Kootenays: accessible low/no-cost counselling & mental health

    Nelson Mental Health: local publicly funded mental health services

    Abuse

    Community Based Victim Services: the Advocacy Centre provides assistance to victims of violence and abuse

    Aimee Beaulieu Transition House: provides emergency safe shelter and support for self identifying women and children leaving domestic violence and abuse

    Legal Aid

    Advocacy Centre: provides legal information, education and problem solving for low-income residents of the West Kootenays

    Emergency Housing

    Stepping Stones: emergency shelter in Nelson, BC providing up to 30 days' stay

    Youth/Family Services

    Freedom Quest: Youth mental health services in the Kootenay region, including counselling, substance use treatment, and recreational programming

    Kootenay Kids Society: Nelson-based organization providing a variety of programs to support families, including childcare, education, and social connection

    Substance Use Services

    ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society: harm reduction and support for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and other blood-borne pathogens

  • Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind — Judson Brewer

    The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma — Bessel van der Kolk

    Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment — Pat Ogden and Janina Fisher

    Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma -- An Integrative Somatic Approach — Kathy Kain and Steven Terrell

    It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle — Mark Wolynn

    The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity — Julia Cameron

  • Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel https://www.estherperel.com/podcast

    Therapist Uncensored Podcast https://therapistuncensored.com/episodes-2/

    For the Wild https://forthewild.world/podcast

    Sounds True: Insights at the Edge https://resources.soundstrue.com/podcast/

    Unlocking Us with Brené Brown https://brenebrown.com/podcast-show/unlocking-us/

    Awake in the World Podcast https://michaelstoneteaching.com/community-library/podcasts/