UFV counsellors have reviewed a number of self-help websites and other resources. Here are some you may find helpful:
Abbotsford/Chilliwack Community Resources
Archway (Previously known as Abbotsford Community Services)
Services available for youth, families, immigrants, seniors and people with disabilities.
https://archway.ca/
604 859-7681
Chilliwack Community Services
Help available for a variety of community and personal concerns.
www.comserv.bc.ca
604 792-4267
Fraser Health
Services range from hospital care to community-based residential, home health, mental health and public health services.
www.fraserhealth.ca
1-877-935-5669
604 587-4600
Abuse
RespectED
A violence and abuse prevention program from the Red Cross.
http://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/violence--bullying-and-abuse-prevention
VictimLinkBC
Information and Support for All Victims of Crime.
http://www.victimlinkbc.ca/vlbc/help/domestic_violence.page
24-Hour Helpline for Children
Receives reports of child abuse or neglect.
604 310-1234
Addictions
Alcohol & Drug Information & Referral Service
Service for people across B.C. needing help with any kind of substance abuse issue 24 hours a day.
Toll-free: 1-800-663-1441
Lower Mainland: (604) 660-9382
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Canadian site with lots of information about addiction issues.
Gambling Help
A help-line and website for anyone who is affected by their own or another’s gambling habit.
Toll-free line: 1-888-795-6111
Anxiety
AnxietyBC
AnxietyBC increases awareness and promotes education and evidence-based treatments for anxiety-related disorders. The site includes pamphlets and self-help programs on obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, anxiety, phobias, social anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder.
www.anxietybc.com
Also see listings under Mental Health.
Depression
HeadsUpGuys
This website provides health strategies for managing and preventing depression, and focuses on Men's depression.
Antidepressant Skills Workbook
This workbook gives an overview of depression, explains how to manage it and gives instructions for changing patterns that trigger depression.
www.psychhealthandsafety.org/self-care-project
Antidepressant Skills for Teens
This is a workbook for teens that explains three main skills you can use to overcome depression or prevent it.
www.psychhealthandsafety.org/dwd/
Are you Depressed?
Interactive tool from the BC Ministry of Health.
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/interactive-tool-are-you-depressed
Also see listings under Mental Health.
Eating Disorders
Kelty Eating Disorders Resources
This website connects you with resources and information for every stage of the eating disorder journey. Learn about eating disorders, how to find help for yourself or others, and recovery.
https://keltyeatingdisorders.ca/
This questionnaire is from New York University.
http://www.nyu.edu/shc/medservices/questionnaire.html
Eating Disorders Resource Centre
Toll-free information line for the public about eating disorders that serves individuals with disordered eating issues, as well as their families, friends and health professionals.
Toll-free line: 1-800-665-1822
Lower Mainland: (604)-875-2084
Mental Health
Canadian Psychological Association
This site provides a range of information sheets on a variety of common mental health issues.
www.cpa.ca/psychologyfactsheets
HeretoHelp
HeretoHelp is a group of seven leading B.C. mental health and addictions agencies. They have brochures, fact sheets and toolkits to help you manage mental health problems.
Mental Health After Hours Service
Serves adults in the Fraser Health Region.
1-877-384-8062
Mental Health Meter
The Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Meter helps you to assess your mental health and your coping skills.
https://cmha.ca/mental-health-meter
University of Illinois Pamphlets
The university counselling centre has developed a series of pamphlets on a variety of topics of interest to students.
www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=7
Relationships
Options for Sexual Health
Website devoted to providing reliable and confidential sexual health information and support.
www.optionsforsexualhealth.org
Sexuality and U
Canadian website that provides credible sexual information.
Suicide
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC
Visit their website or call their phone line 24/7 for support for emotional distress.
1-800-SUICIDE
YouthinBC
Online service where youth can connect with trained volunteers and staff online rather than by phone.