Mental Health Crisis Support

Mental health and wellness supports are especially important for first responder and those in other public safety careers.  Information and resources are crucial to learning how to recognize signs of mental illness and access to appropriate supports.  Support is available to help educate and link you to crisis and ongoing supports in your community

Suicide and Crisis

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, and/or if you are thinking about committing suicide, call 911 as soon as possible or get to your local Emergency Room.

Here are some other resources. Don’t hesitate to reach out.

• SAFER   

• BC Crisis Centre 1-800-SUICIDE    

• LIVE crisis chat line for youth (up to age 25)

• First Responders Suicide Prevention Toolkit

• Preventing Suicide

• Grieving

• Here2Talk

In the News: Mental Health Supports for First Responders

• Mental Wellness program created by Vancouver Firefighters  

• PTSD affects Paramedics

• PTSD and suicide among first responders

• First responders submit mental health claims through Worksafe BC

• Is there enough mental health support for first responders in Canada?

• Canadian police officer with PTSD is matched with a service dog for support

• A paramedic blogs about his struggle with depression