Keep Safe Connections

Be informed bout resources, including how to access and what services are offered. If the resource is being used for suicide safety, ensure they are: able to help with suicide safety, approachable in accepting suicide connections, and available (knowing when they are available, length of wait time etc.)

Immediate Risk: Call 911

24/7 Phone Suicide Support

• BC Suicide Helpline: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
• Aboriginal Crisis Line (KUU-US) toll-free: 1-800-588-8717
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
• Interior Crisis Line Network: 1-888-353-2273

Mental Health Emergency Services/Crisis Response

• Penticton Regional Hospital: 250-492-4000
• Princeton General Hospital: 250-295-3233
• South Okanagan General Hospital (Oliver): 250-498-5000

Online/Text Chat Support

• YouthInBC.com: For youth (7 days a week, noon to 1am)
• Youth Space: Text 17787830177 6pm to midnight every day
• Kids Help Phone Live Chat: Text CONNECT to 686868 (Wed-Sun, 3pm-11pm)
• CrisisCentreChat.ca: For adults (7 days a week, noon to 1am)
• Northernyouthonline.ca: (7 days a week, 4pm-10pm)

Mental Health and Longer Term Resources

Youth/Family Mental Health & Addictions

• Child & Youth Mental Health Services (Penticton): 250-487-4422
• Child & Youth Mental Health Services (ServiceBC, Princeton): 250-295-4600
• OneSky Community Resources: 250-492-5814
• Boys & Girls Club: 250-493-0512
• Pathways Addictions Resource Centre: 250-492-0400
• ARC Programs: 250-492-2987
• Yes Project: 250-460-2439
• Penticton Indian Band Child & Family Health Program: 250-493-7799  
• Lower Similkameen Community Services Society (Keremeos): 1-855-499-2352
• Confident Parents, Thriving Kids – CMHA phone skill-building program for parents: 1-855-871-8445

Adult Mental Health & Addictions

• Penticton Mental Health & Substance Use (Interior Health): 250-770-3555
• Princeton/Keremeos Mental Health & Substance Use (Interior Health): 1-800-663-7867
• Osoyoos Mental Health & Substance Use (Interior Health): 250-495-6433
• Martin Street Outreach (Interior Health – Penticton): 250-770-3696
• Canadian Mental Health Association – SOS: 250-493-8999
• Pathways Addiction Resource Centre: 250-492-0400
• Penticton Indian Band Alcohol & Drug, Mental Wellness Programs: 250-493-0048
• NK’Mip Resource Centre (Osoyoos Indian Band): 250-498-6935
• Lower Similkameen Community Services Society (Keremeos): 1-855-499-2352
• Lower Similkameen Indian Band: 250-499-5528
• Mental Wellness Centre: 250-493-7338
• Ooknakane Friendship Centre: 250-490-3504
• Alcoholics Anonymous: 1-877-254-3348
• Alcoholics Anonymous (Penticton): 250-490-9216
• Narcotics Anonymous (Penticton):  250-490-9215
• Gambling 24hr Info Line: 1-888-795-6111

General Services and Resources

• Options for Sexual Health (Penticton): 1-800-739-7367
• Penticton & Area Access Centre – Advocacy: 1-866-493-6822
• South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society: 250-490-0613
• Salvation Army (Penticton): 250-490- 9521

Grief and Loss

• South Okanagan Loss Society: 250-488-1320
• Penticton Bereavement Resource Centre: 250-490-1107
• Interior Health Grief and Loss Recovery: 250-770-3555
• BC Bereavement Helpline: 1-877-779-2223

Counselling

• Desert Sun Counselling & Resource Centre (Oliver): 250-498-2538
• Lower Similkameen Community Services Society (Keremeos): 1-855-499-2352
• Penticton Mental Health & Substance Use (Interior Health): 250-770-3555
• Penticton & Area Access Centre – Men’s Counselling: 1-866-493-6822
• South Okanagan Women In Need Society (SOWINS) – Trauma Counselling: 250-493-4366
• BounceBack- CMHA phone counselling program (Doctor’s referral required): 1-866-639-0522