Health & Well-Being
Below is information about how to maintain physical and mental health both at home and out in the world.
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Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees (VICCIR)
Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees (VICCIR) provides mental health counselling to immigrants and refugees residing in Canada. Due to Covid-19, most services are online. Trained interpreters are also used as required. To meet with a...
Healing in Colour
Healing in Colour is a directory of BIPOC therapists committing to supporting BIPOC in all intersections (gender, sexuality, etc.). Users can search for therapists based on categories such as other languages spoken, Indigenous identity, and option for video sessions....
Looking Glass
The Looking Glass is a non-profit based in Vancouver, BC that offers free peer support services to individuals struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating, as well as providing connections to low-cost or sliding scale counsellors. The program is free and...
Connections Place
Connections Place is a community centre for individuals living with mental illness. The program offers employment, education, and recreation initiatives to people diagnosed with mental illness. Membership is free and for life, and members can visit as often as they...
Urgent Short Term Assessment and Treatment (USTAT) Victoria
This free service is provides adults with short-term individual psychotherapy for individuals in crisis, at risk, or in severe distress. With this service, clients are assigned to a primary therapist who does an initial assessment and establishes treatment goals. A...
South Island Urgent Psychiatric Consult
Crisis nurses, physicians and mental health clinicians may refer to this specialized service for children and youth up to and including age 16 who would benefit from a one-time psychiatric evaluation. This program is free and requires a referral from a primary health...
Early Psychosis Prevention
This program is meant to connect individuals between the ages of 13-35 experiencing their first episode of psychosis with trained professionals to provide early intervention and treatment. Individuals may self-refer to this no-cost program. Location: Victoria Mental...
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
Victoria has a number of bird sanctuaries that are wonderful attractions for the whole family (especially during the spring migration currently happening)! The website linked below provides a list of the sanctuaries and maps of how to get to them. All of them are...
Coles Bay Regional Park
Coles Bay Regional Park is a quiet neighbourhood park leading down to the Saanich Inlet. This park offers picnicking areas, easy to walk forest trails and a beach. This is a great place to visit during Spring Break. Location: 9324 Inverness Rd, North Saanich, BC ...