MENTAL HEALTH RESOUCES & SUPPORTS

• Parent Information Brochures: Topics include health and safety issues, academic success, classroom learning, parent participation and board policy and regulation. https://www.surreyschools.ca/page/412/parent-information-brochures 

• Protecting Surrey Schools Together: You can report something you have seen, heard or experienced if it relates to the safety/well-being of yourself or another student. This can happen at school, in the community or online. https://www.psst-bc.ca/ 

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

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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

• Foundry Surrey Central, located in the heart of Surrey. Our centre provides integrated, low-barrier services for youth ages 12–24 and their families, and we would love your help in spreading the word to students, caregivers, and school communities. Youth are welcome to walk in anytime between 11 AM and 7 PM for  support — no appointment required.  Services for youth include:

• Mental health and substance use health

• Physical and sexual health

• Peer support

• Work, education, and community services

• Drop-in counselling

• 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

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

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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