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ST. JOSEPH’S MISSION INVESTIGATION GEOPHYSICAL RESULTS

Additional Emotional and Spiritual Health Support Services:

Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention by phone or online chat.Call toll-free 1-855-242-3310 or start a confidential chat with a counsellor at hopeforwellness.ca​. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Indian Residential School Crisis Line is a national service for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience. Call toll-free 1-866-925-4419. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Kuu-Us Crisis Line Society provides crisis services for Indigenous people across BC. Adults/Elders line 250-723-4050; youth line 250-723-2040. Or call toll free 1-800-588-8717. Learn more at www.kuu-uscrisisline.com. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Métis Crisis Line is a service of Métis Nation British Columbia. Call 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722). Open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Interior Health Authority Interior Crisis Line Network:

If you are in crisis, call 1-888-353-2273 for immediate assistance. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

FNHA eHealth and Virtual Health Services:

1.) Mental Health Counselling – First Nations Health Benefits provides coverage for clients to attend virtual and in-person counselling sessions. See Mental Health in Health Benefits (or view a list of approved mental health providers)

2.) Telehealth – Your appointment with your doctor or specialist is done through video conferencing. You do not need to travel away from your home. See Telehealth.

3.) Virtual Doctor of the Day – Doctors are on call 7 days a week to provide medical advice, prescriptions, and referrals. See Virtual Doctor of the Day.

4.) Virtual Substance Use & Psychiatry Services – Specialists in addictions medicine and psychiatry are on call weekdays to support individuals and their family members with more complex mental health needs. The service requires a referral from a health care provider such as a doctor, nurse, mental health counsellor or traditional healer, or through the First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day service.

Call an FNHA Doctor of the Day for an appointment or referral

Phone: 1-855-344-3800 (toll free, 7 days a week, 8:30am- 4:30pm)

Williams Lake First Nation Cultural Coordinator:

Williams Lake First Nation has a dedicated Cultural Coordinator who can aid in traditional healing and wellness and can deliver traditional medicines to community members in needs.

Please contact David Archie at 1-778-220-7934 to arrange.

Three Corners Health Services Society Mental Health Support Line:

Call for a referral to a Three Corners counsellor for mental and emotional health support.

Phone: 250-302-2871; 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday.