Indigenous mental health and wellness

Indigenous mental health nurses can provide assessment, referral, counselling support services and mental health education to clients and families, as well as connecting clients with other mental health programs and services in hospital and community.

Indigenous mental health nurses provide invaluable support and services to Fraser Health’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit clients and family members. From supporting and advocating for clients, to assisting and educating health professionals in caring for Indigenous clients, to helping patients understand and navigate the health care system - we are here to ensure Indigenous patients receive culturally safe, appropriate and timely care whether in hospital or community.

Indigenous mental health nurses can be reached through community mental health offices as listed below.

If you have an urgent matter you need support with, contact:

KUU-US Crisis Response Services Line: 1-800-KUU-US17 (1-800-588-8717).

• Culturally sensitive help
• Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• First Nations helping First Nations

Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722)

• Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week

• A place where you can talk, trust, and feel safe

National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419

• Support to former Indian Residential School students and their families
• Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Tsow Tun Le Lum: 1-888-403-3123

• Outreach services such as counselling and cultural support
• Phone, video or other means

Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310

• Experienced and culturally competent counsellors
• Telephone and online chat
• Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Resources

• Hope, Help, and Healing
  

  A planning toolkit for First Nations and Indigenous communities to prevent and respond to suicide
• Health Canada: First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal health, mental health and wellness
  Factors influencing mental health, services, resources and links.
• Wise Practices: Wise practice for life promotion
  Indigenous leadership for living life well.
• Á:ylexw tel Th’á:lá - Calling of the Heart
  A short film about the overdose crisis in Chilliwack.
• First Nations Health Authority mental health and substance use resources
• Métis Nation British Columbia mental health resources