{"id":29,"date":"2026-04-08T19:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/chapter\/crisis-emergency-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:46:35","slug":"crisis-emergency-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/chapter\/crisis-emergency-2\/","title":{"raw":"Crisis & Emergency","rendered":"Crisis & Emergency"},"content":{"raw":"
Contacts that provide immediate support in the case of a crisis or emergency.<\/div>\n
Call 9-1-1 for fire, ambulance, or police support.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
BC Crisis Line<\/a>\n24\/7 support for people having thoughts of suicide. Call 1-800-784-2433\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Hope for Wellness<\/a> Helpline<\/a>\n24\/7 chat or phone support for Indigenous people across Canada. Available in Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut, English French.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Kids Help Phone<\/a>\n24\/7 call and text support for young people. Call 1-800-668-6868, or text \u201cCONNECT\u201d to 68 68 68.KUU-US Crisis Line<\/a>\n24-hour support to individuals in the Port Alberni area and Indigenous communities across British Columbia. Toll-Free: 1-800-588-8717. Mental Health Support and Information Line 24\/7 emotional support for youth and adults. Call 310-6789 -- no area codeSuicide Helpline<\/a>\n24\/7 support for people having thoughts of suicide. Call 1-833-456-4566, or text 45645 between 1-9 pm.\n\nSalal Sexual Violence<\/a> Support Centre<\/a>\n24\/7 crisis and information line for women and trans survivors of sexual violence. Call 604-255-6344 for immediate support, or toll-free 1-877-392-7583.\n\nTrans Lifeline<\/a>\n24\/7 support for trans and questioning people. Call 877-330-6366. Run by and for trans people.\n\nVGH Sexual Assault<\/a> Service<\/a>\n24\/7 medical care and support following sexual support. Available at Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital.\n\nVictimLink<\/a>\n24\/7 support for victims of crime and violence. Call or text 1-800-563-0808 or email victimlinkbc@bc211.ca\n\nYouthspace<\/a>\nEmotional support and crisis intervention for youth under 30. Text 778-783-9177 between 6pm and midnight.\n\nYouth in BC Chat<\/a>\nEmotional support for youth under 25. Online chat available between noon and 1am.\n\n<\/div>","rendered":"
Contacts that provide immediate support in the case of a crisis or emergency.<\/div>\n
Call 9-1-1 for fire, ambulance, or police support.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
BC Crisis Line<\/a>
\n24\/7 support for people having thoughts of suicide. Call 1-800-784-2433\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Hope for Wellness<\/a> Helpline<\/a>
\n24\/7 chat or phone support for Indigenous people across Canada. Available in Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut, English French.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Kids Help Phone<\/a>
\n24\/7 call and text support for young people. Call 1-800-668-6868, or text \u201cCONNECT\u201d to 68 68 68.KUU-US Crisis Line<\/a>
\n24-hour support to individuals in the Port Alberni area and Indigenous communities across British Columbia. Toll-Free: 1-800-588-8717. Mental Health Support and Information Line 24\/7 emotional support for youth and adults. Call 310-6789 — no area codeSuicide Helpline<\/a>
\n24\/7 support for people having thoughts of suicide. Call 1-833-456-4566, or text 45645 between 1-9 pm.<\/p>\n

Salal Sexual Violence<\/a> Support Centre<\/a>
\n24\/7 crisis and information line for women and trans survivors of sexual violence. Call 604-255-6344 for immediate support, or toll-free 1-877-392-7583.<\/p>\n

Trans Lifeline<\/a>
\n24\/7 support for trans and questioning people. Call 877-330-6366. Run by and for trans people.<\/p>\n

VGH Sexual Assault<\/a> Service<\/a>
\n24\/7 medical care and support following sexual support. Available at Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital.<\/p>\n

VictimLink<\/a>
\n24\/7 support for victims of crime and violence. Call or text 1-800-563-0808 or email victimlinkbc@bc211.ca<\/p>\n

Youthspace<\/a>
\nEmotional support and crisis intervention for youth under 30. Text 778-783-9177 between 6pm and midnight.<\/p>\n

Youth in BC Chat<\/a>
\nEmotional support for youth under 25. Online chat available between noon and 1am.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2333,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-29","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":20,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29\/revisions\/30"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/20"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/29\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}