It can be hard knowing that something is wrong and that you or a loved one needs to get help. It can sometimes be even harder to figure out where to go next. CMHA wants to help. Because each person, family, diagnosis, community, and needs are so different, the phone-based Mental Health Information Line can provide you with more details for your situation.
Getting Help
There are a lot of ways to get help, and they can differ across cultures and regions and provinces in Canada. Below are just a few basic and more formal approaches to try within the health system. Remember that other informal sources of support are also important like friends and family, trusted advisors like clergy or Native Elders, decent income and housing. Learn more about these in our Mental Health Info section.
Useful Things to be Aware of:
- Places to get Treatment (e.g., medication or counselling) such as family doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists or clinical counsellors, and mental health teams/centres
- Crisis Lines
- Support Groups
Emergency Contact Numbers For Williams Lake and area:
Call 911 Or:
RCMP 392-6211
Ambulance 392-5402
Fire 392-4242
Hospital/Poison Control 392-4411
Crisis Line (24 hour) 398-8224
Helpline for Children 310-1234
OTHER HELPFUL NUMBERS TO KNOW (in WILLIAMS LAKE)
AA/Alanon 392-2264 (click here for AA meeting schedule)
Aboriginal Victim Services: Sharon Taylor, Program Manager Phone: (250) 305-2350
Abortion Hotline - 1-800-772-9100
Adult Mental Health and Addictions Services 392-1483
Axis Family Resources - 392-1000
Boys & Girls Club (Noopa Youth Centre) - 392-5730
Brain Injury Society - 305-2518
Canadian Cancer Society - Williams Lake - 392-3442
Cancer Information Line - 1-888-668-6868
CCATEC (Cariboo Chilcotin Aboriginal Training Center) - 392-2510
Cariboo Friendship Centre - 398-6831
Child Development Centre - 392-4481
Children Who Witness Abuse Program - 398-7005
Chiwid Transition House - 398-5658
Dial-a-law - 1-800-565-5297
Family Justice Worker - 398-4591
Food Band (Salvation Army) - 392-2423
Foster Parents Association - 243-2215
Gambling Counsellor - Mike Royal - 305-9253
Go Bus - 398-7812
Good Food Box 392-4118
Health Unit 302-5000 Pregnancy & Aids Testing, STD Counseling, Nutritionist
Learning Disabilities Association - 392-7801
Long Term Care - 398-4625
Meals on Wheels - 398-8846
Mental Health - Youth 398-4963; Adult - 392-1483
Ministry for Children and Family Development - 398-4220
Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance - 398-4221
Native Court Workers - 398-6818
Nenqayni Tratment Centre - 989-0301
Nurses Help Line - 1-866-215-4700
Ombudsman - 1-800-567-3247
Pregnancy Outreach Prog. 392-3583
RCMP Victim Services Phone: (250) 392-8709 or (250) 392-6211
School Counselors:
Columneetza Secondary School 392-4912
Schizophrenia Society - 392-5553
Seniors Centre - 392-7946
Stopping the Violence Counsellor - 392-1000
Street Nurse - 302-5000
Three Corners Health Services Society - 398-9814
Victim Link: toll free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, confidential, anonymous, multilingual and TTY. Call 1-800-563-0808. For hearing impaired please call TTY at 604-875-0885; to call collect please call the Telus Relay Service at 711.
Williams Lake Association for Community Living - 398-7633
Women's Contact Society - 392-4118
Or call Canadian Mental Health Association - 398-8220 for the following programs:
-Community Based Victim Services
-Community Advisory Committee on Racism and Violence
-Crisis and Counselling Program
-Bounce Back
-Crisis Line Volunteer Training
-Communinity Navigator Program
-Mental Illness First Aid Workshops-
-Parent Teen Counselling Program
-Supported Opportunities Program
