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Community Supports and Services
- Vancouver Island Crisis Line at 1.888.494.3888 (24/7)
- Crisis Chat VI Crisis, and text (250.800.3806) 6-10pm, 7 days a week
Note that due to a staff shortage, Chat and Text services may not be available
- Crisis Chat VI Crisis, and text (250.800.3806) 6-10pm, 7 days a week
- First Nations and Inuit helpline and chat, 24-7, 1.855.242.3310, culturally competent counsellors, services in English, French, Ojibway, Cree, and Inuktitut
- Here2Talk Here2Talk is a free and confidential program that provides all students currently registered with a B.C. post-secondary school access to single-session 24/7 mental health support and community referral services via app, phone and web. 604.642.5212 or Toll Free at 1-877-857-3397
- 9.8.8 - Suicide Crisis Helpline. Phone or text support to people in every province and territory 24/7 and 365 days a year through the Government of Canada mental health support.
- YouthInBC - for youth <25, 24-hr suicide 1.800.784.2433; chat, 12pm-1am PST; other mental health #'s
- CrisisCentreChat - adults 25+, 24-hr suicide 1.800.784.2433, other mental health #'s; chat 12pm-1am PST
- CrisisServicesCanada - Suicide prevention and support 1.833.456.4566 (24/7) text (4546) and chat (2-10pm PST)
- Brooks Landing Walk-in Counselling Clinic (Mental Health and Addictions) M-F: 10am-6:15pm
- 203-2000 Island Highway North Brooks Landing Access and Crisis Services 250.739.5710
- Haven Society for women who have been sexually assaulted or in situations of domestic violence
- 24-hr crisis line 1.888.756.0616 see Haven Society for a variety of services
Emergency On-Campus
For Medical Emergencies, Call 911
If 911 is called, please have someone nearby call 1.250.740.6600 to report the incident to VIU
Emergency, First Aid, Security, Ambulance, Fire, Police, Bomb Threat
7 days a week / 24 hours a day
Campus Emergency Phone Numbers
- Nanaimo Phone: 250.740.6600
- Cowichan Phone: 1.250.740.6600
- tiwšɛmawtxʷ (Powell River) Phone: 604.485.2878
- Parksville Phone: 250.951.3000 or 911
Emergency Off-Campus
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Services
7 days a week /24 hours a day
Phone: 911
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
7 days a week/24 hours a day
- Phone: 250.754.2141
- Location: 1200 Dufferin Crescent, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5R6
Other Resources
- Emergency and after hours supports and counselling
- Additional Health and Wellness Resources with a comprehensive database of Vancouver Island community resources