Resources
by Base
Counselling / Mental Health - Esquimalt - Children & Youth
Counselling
Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) Prevention, Support and Intervention Service
Phone: (250) 363-2640 or 1 800 353-3329
The Esquimalt MFRC offers support with relationship issues, parenting challenges, the military lifestyle, copint with short-term crisis situations and various emergencies for Canadian Forces Families. We are your one-stop shop for quality referrals to outside counselling resources and specialized support services.
Member Assistance Program
Toll Free: 1-800-268-7708
The Member Assistance Program (MAP) is a voluntary and confidential service for Canadian Forces (CF) to help members (Regular Force, all Reserve Class Members, Cadets) and family members. MAP provides a short-term problem solving service for persons who have parenting or family concerns, interpersonal relations, personal and emotional, stress, anxiety, sexual assault and addiction concerns.
Based on the Description on the M.A.P. website.
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House - Counselling
Phone: (250) 385-2635
The Esquimalt Neighbourhood House offers the following counselling Services: volunteer (adult) counselling, youth counselling and clinical counselling for urgent short term mental health and addiction services.
Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Telephone: (250) 478-8357
Toll Free: 1-866-478-8357
Pacific Centre Family Services Association offers a variety of counselling and support programs such as email youth counseling, face to face counseling for youth, counselling for families, and a sexual abuse intervention program. Some of these programs are fully funded. Call or go to there website for more information.
Mary Manning Centre
Web: www.marymanning.com
Phone: (250) 385-6111
Mary Manning Centre offers support to the child or children who were abused and all family members affected by the abuse.
Victoria Hospice - Children's Bereavement Group
Phone: (250) 370-8868
The Victoria Hospice offers a variety of bereavement support groups. Some groups run for a fixed number of weeks, while others use a drop-in format. Some groups are facilitated by counsellors, others by volunteers, and still others by both.
Victoria Women's Transition House Society
Phone: (250) 385-6611
The Victoria Women's Transition House offers a variety of programs for children who witness abuse such as the Children's Shelter Program, Children who Witness Abuse Program, Helping Children Heal, Violence is Preventable Project and children's summer camps. For more information please go to their website.
British Columbia Psychological Association
BCPA provides a list of practicing psychologist in British Columbia. A Psychologist can assess and find solutions to problems and challenges that people face in their life. Are you dealing with parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, eating disorder, phobia, grief or loss, abuse or violence, a traumatic event or incident, an addiction or compulsive behaviour? A psychologist can help with these issues and many more. Go to the website above to find a psychologist in your area. Please note that you will need a doctor's referral for coverage of a psychologist fees by your extended health care. Check with your extended health care plan for what coverage will be provided.
BC Families in Transition (BCFIT)
Web: http://bcfit.org/
Phone: (250) 386-4331
BCFIT helps families through family changes, including separations and divorces, remarriages, blended family arrangements, and other complex family situations. They provide professional counselling for adults, children, youth, and families, legal support services, and workshops.
Mental Health
Child and Youth Mental Health
Westshore: (250) 391-2223
Victoria: (250) 356-1123
Saanich: (250) 952-5073
Child and Youth Mental is a service offered in British Columbia through the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Child and Youth Mental Health provide assessment and a wide range of community-based specialized mental health services. Some of the mental disorders that are treated include; anxiety disorder, conduct disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, any depressive disorder, substance abuse, pervasive developmental disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, Tourette's disorder, bipolor disorder and any eating disorder. Go to the following link to find the Child and Youth Office in your community.
Anxiety BC
Anxiety BC provides an understanding of anxiety and strategies to manage anxiety. Their new toolkit is useful for parents across the country. “Helping Your Anxious Child or Teen” provides clear, concise explanations and approaches to help your child and family.
The F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids Mental Health
The F.O.R.C.E. provides children and their families support, education, advocacy and navigation of services for children’s mental health.
Vancouver Island Health Authority - Child and Youth Services
VIHA has a variety of services and programs for Children with Mental Health and Addiction issues such as Crisis and Emergency Services, Outpatient Mental Health Services, Specialized Inpatient and Hospital-Based Outpatient Mental Health Services, Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Team and Outpatient Community Addiction Services. For more information and phone numbers please see the website above.
Project Alive
Phone: (250) 952-5073
24 hr Emergency Support: (250) 386-6323 or 1 888-494-3888
Project Alive provides urgent assessment and support for youth, under the age of 19, at high risk for suicide. This service is confidential and parents will only be involved with youth's permission. Project Alive workers can respond to youth within 3 - 5 days. Operates Mon.- Fri. 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
Phone: (604) 875-2084
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre provides support from a professional or parent peer support worker, options on for support and treatment in British Columbia, how to find services and navigate the system, and a variety of information and resources for families.
Sooke Family Resource Society - Welcome Home Program
Phone: (250) 642-5152
Web: www.sfrs.ca/community-living/welcome-home/
The Welcome Home Program aims to help individuals who are living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) to help them live as independently as possible while having access to available support. The individual can choose to either live within a family home or a suite within the home. Caregivers can help individuals in a variety of ways to help their personal growth which include health care, community involvement and goal setting.
Sooke Family Resource Society - South Island Community Connections
Phone: (250) 642-5152
This program is available to indivduals who have been diagnosed within the Autism Spectrum Disorders or FASD and matches Support Workers with individuals to provide one on one outreach and community inclusion services. Services and support include: life skills, financial management assistance, shopping assistance, transportation services, personal aid and much more. This program is available to individuals in Sooke region and the Greater Victoria area.
Victoria Youth Clinic
Phone: James Bay Clinic (250) 388-7841
Downtown Clinic: (250) 388-3552
Web: www.victoriayouthclinic.ca
The Victoria Youth Clinic is a free, non-profit, confidential health care service available for youth from ages 12 to 24. With two locations available and a doctor, clinical nurse, counsellor, psychiatrist, outreach worker and managing staff, they provide a variety of health services for youth as well as support with health concerns such as mental health, counselling, addictions, assistance in obtaining a care card, referrals to specialists, vaccinations and much more.
Please note: You do not need a care card to receive these services but they can help you obtain one if you need assistance.
Web: www.victoriayouthclinic.ca
The Victoria Youth Clinic is a free, non-profit, confidential health care service available for youth from ages 12 to 24. With two locations available and a doctor, clinical nurse, counsellor, psychiatrist, outreach worker and managing staff, they provide a variety of health services for youth as well as support with health concerns such as mental health, counselling, addictions, assistance in obtaining a care card, referrals to specialists, vaccinations and much more.
Please note: You do not need a care card to receive these services but they can help you obtain one if you need assistance.
