Resources

SOGI 123

SOGI 1 2 3 helps educators make schools inclusive and safe for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities (SOGI).

Crisis & Distress

1-800-SUICIDE

BC-wide 24/7 suicide hotline.
1-800-SUICIDE

TRANS LIFELINE

Trans Lifeline’s hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Run by trans people for trans people. Available 24/7.
1-877-330-6366

WORKSAFE BC – CRISIS SUPPORT LINE

Support for emotional crisis when you’ve been injured at work. You don’t need a WorkSafeBC claim to call for help. Available from 9 am – 11 pm daily.
1-888-922-3700

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HOPE FOR WELLNESS HELPLINE

The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online chat 24/7.
1-855-242-3310

HEALTH LINK BC – NURSE LINE

HealthLink BC is the gateway to access 24/7 non-emergency health information and advice in BC.
Hearing Impaired: 7-1-1
BC Wide: 8-1-1

DBT

What Is DBT?

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a modified and latest version of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others.

What Is DBT Used For?

DBT was developed in the late 1980s by Dr. Marsha Linehan and colleagues when they discovered that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alone did not work as well as expected in patients with BPD. Dr. Linehan and her team added techniques and developed a treatment to meet the unique needs of these individuals.

Though developed with BPD in mind, DBT might also be an effective treatment for:

Eating disorders (such as anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa)
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Major depressive disorder (including treatment-resistant major depression and chronic depression)
Non-suicidal self injury
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Substance use disorder
Suicidal behaviour