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Pandemics, disasters (e.g. hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes) and related emergencies cause incredible mental health stress.

 

This section lists MENTAL HEALTH organizations and services which have special services for times of pandemics, disasters and related emergencies. 

 

This is NOT a comprehensive listing of all the other types of organizations and services that might be found elsewhere during a disaster, e.g. Red Cross, WHO, etc., but is more focused on mental health services.

Counselling and Therapy

Publicly Funded / Free Services

The agency provides affordable peer counselling services and community groups in the Cowichan Valley, BC. The Cowichan Family Life Association grew out of a ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Offering counselling via phone and Zoom
127 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8 Map
250-748-8281
Area Served: Vancouver Island
All ages
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Our mission is to promote a shared understanding and acceptance of our ADHD selves as we explore our experiences with kindness and mutual understanding. As ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Online only
557 Ridge Point Pl, Victoria, BC, V9C 0M3
250-818-8953
Area Served: Vancouver Island
18 years and up
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A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond. more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Counsellors and Therapists are available if you are looking for some support with feelings of isolation, loss, strained relationships, work challenges, addictions, or anything else. Please reach out if you need someone to talk to.
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses

Island Clinical Counselling
41 Chapel St, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5H3 Map
250-797-7087
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Unknown
All ages
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Summit MindBody Wellness
2020 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, V8T 4L1 Map
587-848-4456
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
18 years and up
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5640 Batu Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 6K5 Map
250-896-0811
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
All ages
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Mary Klovance Counselling & Parenting Support
Victoria, BC
1-778-906-8626
Area Served: Vancouver Island
All ages
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The Holding Space: Virtual & Mobile Counselling & Family Care
33497 Bevan Ave., Abbotsford, BC, V2S 6H5
604-217-7134
Areas Served: Fraser, Ontario, British Columbia
All ages
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Oaklands Clinical Counselling and Social Work Services
255 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1P3 Map
250-709-8825
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Unknown
13 years and up
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Huu-Miis & Tuhmapt Counselling Services
A6890 Pacific Rim Highway, Port Alberni, BC Map
236-544-0464
Area Served: Vancouver Island
6 years and up
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525 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V2A 5Y8 Map
778-899-3802
All ages
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Bronwen Smith Counselling & Consulting
Duncan, BC
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
All ages
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1175 Cook Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 4A1 Map
236-326-6938
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
18 years and up
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The Empowered Life Biofeedback & Counselling
227-1552 Arrow Rd Douglas St, Victoria, BC, V8N 4N4 Map
778-321-4777
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
All ages
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BC, Canada
Area Served: Canada
Accepting patients: Yes
All ages
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Day treatment programs

Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses

525 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V2A 5Y8 Map
778-899-3802
All ages
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Drop-in centres

Publicly Funded / Free Services

We offer personal peer support and education to families of the seriously mentally ill; information on all the major mental illnesses to the community at ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
All of our services are offered online currently due to the ongoing pandemic. Our office is closed to the public.
1865 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J7 Map
604-926-0856
Area Served: British Columbia
All ages
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Walk-In Counselling

Publicly Funded / Free Services

The agency provides affordable peer counselling services and community groups in the Cowichan Valley, BC. The Cowichan Family Life Association grew out of a ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Offering counselling via phone and Zoom
127 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8 Map
250-748-8281
Area Served: Vancouver Island
All ages
Add to Info Cart

Self-help, Mutual Aid and Support Groups

Publicly Funded / Free Services

The agency provides affordable peer counselling services and community groups in the Cowichan Valley, BC. The Cowichan Family Life Association grew out of a ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Offering counselling via phone and Zoom
127 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8 Map
250-748-8281
Area Served: Vancouver Island
All ages
Add to Info Cart
Our mission is to promote a shared understanding and acceptance of our ADHD selves as we explore our experiences with kindness and mutual understanding. As ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Online only
557 Ridge Point Pl, Victoria, BC, V9C 0M3
250-818-8953
Area Served: Vancouver Island
18 years and up
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The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not for profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Online workshops including casual zoom hangout support groups
227 6th Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3A5 Map
604-540-8374
Area Served: British Columbia
All ages
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We offer personal peer support and education to families of the seriously mentally ill; information on all the major mental illnesses to the community at ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
All of our services are offered online currently due to the ongoing pandemic. Our office is closed to the public.
1865 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J7 Map
604-926-0856
Area Served: British Columbia
All ages
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Kaleidoscope’s primary goal is to provide a safe, confidential, stigma-free environment for all individuals who identify with having with lived experience of ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Kaleidoscope's support groups are all offered virtually over Zoom.
BC, Canada
Area Served: British Columbia
All ages
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Centre for Family Initiatives extends Pine River’s knowledge and experience to serve not just our most acute populations but to work with families and care ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Virtual Groups & Free Services
180 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8 Map
1-519-217-2537
Areas Served: Canada, Ontario
All ages
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FIA is a registered children's charity providing facilitated peer to peer support groups to children, from Grade 4 through to College & University as well ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
FIA believes in the ethos that ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ and have expanded our offerings to provide FREE virtual peer to peer support groups to College & University students, Parents & Caregivers as they navigate the realities and emotions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so we ultimately support the children we serve. Small Facilitated groups provide a confidential, safe place to come together to talk about what is on your mind and in your heart. A place to find compassion and support from your peers.
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5R 2S2 Map
647-239-2740
Area Served: Canada
All ages
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The Support for Operational Stress Injury (SOSI) Program supports veterans and current employees of the RCMP having difficulty with their daily functioning as ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
virtual support groups
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
18 years and up
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses

Oaklands Clinical Counselling and Social Work Services
255 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1P3 Map
250-709-8825
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Unknown
13 years and up
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Community Health and Resource Centres

Publicly Funded / Free Services

The agency provides affordable peer counselling services and community groups in the Cowichan Valley, BC. The Cowichan Family Life Association grew out of a ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Offering counselling via phone and Zoom
127 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8 Map
250-748-8281
Area Served: Vancouver Island
All ages
Add to Info Cart
The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not for profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Online workshops including casual zoom hangout support groups
227 6th Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3A5 Map
604-540-8374
Area Served: British Columbia
All ages
Add to Info Cart
A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond. more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Counsellors and Therapists are available if you are looking for some support with feelings of isolation, loss, strained relationships, work challenges, addictions, or anything else. Please reach out if you need someone to talk to.
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
All ages
Add to Info Cart
Centre for Family Initiatives extends Pine River’s knowledge and experience to serve not just our most acute populations but to work with families and care ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Virtual Groups & Free Services
180 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8 Map
1-519-217-2537
Areas Served: Canada, Ontario
All ages
Add to Info Cart
FIA is a registered children's charity providing facilitated peer to peer support groups to children, from Grade 4 through to College & University as well ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
FIA believes in the ethos that ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ and have expanded our offerings to provide FREE virtual peer to peer support groups to College & University students, Parents & Caregivers as they navigate the realities and emotions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so we ultimately support the children we serve. Small Facilitated groups provide a confidential, safe place to come together to talk about what is on your mind and in your heart. A place to find compassion and support from your peers.
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5R 2S2 Map
647-239-2740
Area Served: Canada
All ages
Add to Info Cart

General Community Mental Health Services

Publicly Funded / Free Services

The Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills Group program is a physician-led program for adult patients (17.5-75 years old) who want to learn practical ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
These have been challenging times and the impact of the pandemic is being felt by all of us. That’s why the CBT Skills Groups Society has adapted their in-person CBT Skills Group Medical Visits to a virtual platform and have opened the service up to communities across the province. Physicians and nurse practitioners across the province can now refer to the CBT Skills Group program directly and patients enroll and participate online, with little to no waitlist.
Victoria, BC, V9B 6K8
Area Served: British Columbia
17 - 75 years
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Kaleidoscope’s primary goal is to provide a safe, confidential, stigma-free environment for all individuals who identify with having with lived experience of ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Kaleidoscope's support groups are all offered virtually over Zoom.
BC, Canada
Area Served: British Columbia
All ages
Add to Info Cart
A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond. more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Counsellors and Therapists are available if you are looking for some support with feelings of isolation, loss, strained relationships, work challenges, addictions, or anything else. Please reach out if you need someone to talk to.
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
All ages
Add to Info Cart
Centre for Family Initiatives extends Pine River’s knowledge and experience to serve not just our most acute populations but to work with families and care ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Virtual Groups & Free Services
180 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8 Map
1-519-217-2537
Areas Served: Canada, Ontario
All ages
Add to Info Cart

Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses

Island Clinical Counselling
41 Chapel St, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5H3 Map
250-797-7087
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Unknown
All ages
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5640 Batu Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 6K5 Map
250-896-0811
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
All ages
Add to Info Cart

Other

Publicly Funded / Free Services

ParaMed brings the comfort and support you need at home with the right customized plan to preserve your loved ones independence and safety to help them live better. more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Our Incident Management System team continues to meet daily to direct a strategic response to manage the threat of COVID-19 and our team of infection prevention experts has been instrumental in limiting the number and extent of outbreaks in Extendicare homes.
3000 Steeles Avenue East, Markham, ON, L3R 4T9 Map
1-800-465-5054
All ages
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The Art Wellness Studios & Clinic, in collaboration with Island Health, has now been in operation for over 30 years in Victoria! The program provides up to ... more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
During the COVID-19 pandemic, this program is being offered with both online and in-person sessions.
143 Joseph St, Victoria, BC, V8S 3H6
1-250-419-7628
Area Served: Vancouver Island
18 years and up
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Professional association that provides psychotherapy training to nurses. NOTE: Does not provide direct psychotherapy services to the general public. more
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Virtual,and inperson with safe distancing
18 Queen Street East, Brampton, ON, L6V 1A2
647-676-8467
All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses

Compassionate Healing
694 694 Goldstream Ave, Victoria, BC, V9B 2X1 Map
778-767-4625
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
14 years and up
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Optimind Clinic
2286 Cadboro Bay Road, Victoria, BC, V8R 5G9 Map
250-360-6998
Area Served: Vancouver Island
All ages
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Resource Lists by Other Organizations
Catchment: Vancouver Island
Resource Guide developed by Families Organized for Recognition and Care Equality (FORCE).
Posted: Jun 2, 2017
Language: EN
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