“And the Day Came When the Risk It Took to Remain Tightly Closed as a Bud Was More Painful than the Risk It Took to Bloom.”
EMERGENCY HELPLINES
250-748-1133/250-754-4477 or the Suicide Prevention Centre at 1-800-784-2433 or the Kids Help Line at 1-800-668-6868 or Seniors Distress Line at 604-872-1234.
Please find below a resource list of phone numbers and online links for your quick reference during emergencies:
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Cowichan Women Against Violence: 250-748-7273
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Somenos Transition House: 250-748-7000
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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner: 250-754-2141
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Cowichan Tribes/Ts’ewulhtun Health: 250-746-6184
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First Nations Health Authority Indian Residential Schools Survivors Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 OR Survivors Society at 1-800-721-0066 for additional support.
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RCMP: Shawnigan Lake 250-743-5514 / Duncan 250-748-5522 / LadySmith 250-245-2215
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Victim’s Services: Shawnigan Lake 250-743-5514 / Duncan 250-746-2160 / LadySmith 250-245-6061
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Youth Safe House: 250-753-8266
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Duncan Mental Health: 250-709-3040
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Canadian Mental Health Association- Child and Youth Services for Disordered Eating, Sexual Assault Intervention, Family Capacity/Parenting and Youth Outreach: 250-746-5521
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Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service at 11-800-663-1441
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Discovery Youth & Family Substance Use Services: 250-519-5313
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Anxiety BC: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use/resources/anxietybc
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Kelty Mental Health: https://keltymentalhealth.ca/mental-health
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Autism BC: https://www.autismbc.ca/
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Autism Canada: https://autismcanada.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-ZvlBRBbEiwANw9UWgkQzzAy0keqo3FRIVR5UElTIVdSi53Llf7RB2fHZ3sl35nVEswZ4BoCi_AQAvD_BwE
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Autism Community Training: https://www.actcommunity.ca/
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Family Justice Access Centre Victoria: 250-356-7012, Duncan: 250-746-1325, Nanaimo: 250-741-5447
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Aboriginal Community Legal Worker-Legal Services Society: 250-748-1160
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Legal Aid BC Call Centre: 1-866-577-2525
