Mental Health & Substance Use Services

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Island Health provides a range of services for individuals dealing with moderate to severe mental health and substance use concerns. Explore each service by clicking the links below. 

Service Link

For additional information or help navigating services, call Island Health’s Mental Health and Substance Use Service Link at 1-888-885-8824. This line is answered by a call taker every day of the week.

Crisis Line

If you are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, please call the Vancouver Island Crisis Line, available 24/7 1-888-494-3888. You can also call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Department.

Locations

To see which facilities provide services, visit Mental Health and Substance Use Locations

Island Health provides a network of counselling, prevention, residential care and treatment services across Vancouver Island for youth (ages 13-19) and their families.
Mental Health and Substance Use teams help you access services in your community.
Provides consultative psychiatric care to patients in areas that typically experience long wait times or do not have access to local psychiatry services.
Services for immediate support in the event of a mental health and/or substance use crisis.
Discovery offers free community-based counselling services and access to residential care and treatment for youth ages 13-19.
Drug checking is a harm reduction service that helps people make informed decisions about unregulated substances before they use.
Eating disorders are treatable and there are program options available to help.
Services include assessment and treatment, psychiatric services, and hospital-based care.
Harm reduction services help people who use unregulated substances lower their risk of harm, injury and death.
The Hoarding Education & Action Team (HEAT) in Greater Victoria takes a collaborative approach to assist individuals facing clutter and hoarding disorder.
Providing rapid, mobile, community-based response to individuals in crisis.
Mental health treatment and recovery beds include services for adults with a significant and persistent mental illness who need ongoing support.