Student Wellness
There are a number of good resources available to students with increased mental health stress, including the following:
Apps and online resources:
- Anxiety BC with the mindshift app for support: http://youth.anxietybc.com
- Kelty Mental Health
- Booster Buddy app: Manage your personal wellness
- Calm App for programs for managing stress and anxiety with specific strategies taught: https://www.calm.com
- Kid’s Help Phone – a great online resource as well as the crisis line: https://kidshelpphone.ca
- Youthinbc for crisis line connection: http://youthinbc.com
Counselling services with free access:
- Child and Youth Mental Health – We have Wednesday drop ins 8:30-3:30 for students who can see a clinician and get access to services. This is located at Unit 100-120 – 20434 64th Ave in Langley across from Costco http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/mental-health-substance-use/child-teen-mental-health
- Fraser Health – Short Term Assessment Response Team (START) for crisis intervention for mental health. Students and parents can also make referrals to this service: http://sswr.fetchbc.ca/service.html?i=499
- Langley Youth and Family Services – a counselling resource for those with an acting out component: https://city.langley.bc.ca/city-services/health-social-services/youth-family-services
- Encompass – youth services and groups. This is the organization that runs the popular Youth Hub on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as many other supports for our youth http://www.encompass-supports.com
- Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health – Outreach workers and counselling available for youth: https://acymh.wordpress.com
- Langley Community Services – a variety of supports for families including counselling: https://www.lcss.ca
- Langley Hospice Society – Youth and family counselling supports and activities: http://langleyhospice.com
211- Call or Text for Information
HELP LINES:
- KIDS HELP LINE: 604-310-1234
- MCFD AFTERHOURS: 604-660-8180
- DISTRESS LINE OF BC: 1-800-784-2433
- FRASER HEALTH CRISIS LINE: 604-951-8855
- ALCOHOL AND DRUG INFO/REFERRALS: 604-660-9382