Mental Health & Substance Use

We provide a wide range of Mental Health services.

To reach your local Mental Health and Substance Use Centre for community-based supports, call: 310-MHSU (6478).

• Mental Health Services webpage
• Mental Health Services Overview
• Mental Health Services (linear diagram)

The Ministry of Children & Family Development (MCFD) provides the majority of child & youth mental health services.

Interior Health and our partner agencies provide mental health services for youth under 19 years of age (age range is flexible depending on client needs).

Service Continuums:

• Mental Health Services Overview for Youth
• Mental Health Services for Youth (clickable diagram)

We are taking a collective approach to create a health-care system where anyone affected by substance use can receive appropriate care when and where they need it.

To reach your local Mental Health and Substance Use Centre for community-based supports, call: 310-MHSU (6478).

• Substance Use Services webpage
• Substance Use Services Overview
• Substance Use Services (linear diagram)
• Substance Use Services Wheel (circular diagram)

Interior Health and our partner agencies provide substance use services for youth under 19 years of age (age range is flexible depending on client needs).

Service Continuums:

• Substance Use Services Overview for Youth
• Substance Use Services for Youth (clickable diagram)

If you are helping someone who is experiencing moderate to severe substance use issues and require a more intensive treatment setting than programs such as community based Substance Use Services, you can refer them to facility-based treatment.

• Facility-Based Services includes Withdrawal Management Services for acute withdrawal, Facility-Based Treatment Services for a structured live-in program and Support Recovery Services for time-limited substance-free live-in setting.

If your patient is struggling with a mental health or substance use concern these resources may help.

• A summary of Community MHSU Service Names - recently updated to make them consistent, approachable and understandable to help professionals and the public navigate services.

• Our Mental Health Resources page contains resources to support learning about mental health and help you direct your patient to self-help options.

• Our Substance Use Resources page contains a number of fact sheets to support learning about substance use and help you direct your patient to self-help options.

Recognizing a patient with an eating disorder early is key to providing the right treatment.

• Eating Disorders Toolkit for Primary Care Practitioners
• Eating Disorders Care Pathway and Resources
• Eating Disorder Family Support Resources (printable version)
• Eating Disorder Directory

• First Nations Health Authority MHSU culturally safe and trauma informed resources including crisis lines, suicide prevention and residential school survivor supports.
• Wildfire Resources for Aboriginal Partners

The Workforce Development Agreement (WDA) supports people with moderate to severe mental health and/or substance issues who want to improve their basic work habits, skills, and behaviours. This Resource Sheet will help you and your staff understand the what, why, how and where for WDA reporting.