Kamloops Mental Health & Substance Use

100-235 Lansdowne Street
Kamloops BC V2C 1X8

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About Kamloops Mental Health & Substance Use

Interior Health and our partner agencies provide a range of mental health and substance use services for all ages. We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming of all peoples, gender identities, cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds.

We have 36 mental health and substance use centres across the Interior region to help you.

Call 310-MHSU (6478) to connect with your local mental health and substance use centre

Click on the services tab to learn what services are offered at this location.

Available Services

A

Access Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Assertive Community Treatment for Mental Health & Substance Use

C

Counselling & Treatment Services
Crisis Response

D

Developmental Disability Mental Health Services

E

Early Psychosis Intervention
Eating Disorders Treatment Services

I

Indigenous Patient Navigator
Integrated Treatment Teams for Substance Use
Intensive Case Management for Mental Health & Substance Use

M

Mental Health Group Counselling & Education

O

Outpatient Withdrawal Management Services

P

Perinatal Counselling Services

S

Seniors Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Substance Use Counselling & Treatment Services
Substance Use Day Treatment
Substance Use Outreach Services
Supervised Consumption and Overdose Prevention Services

T

Treatment, Support & Recovery Services

V

Virtual Addiction Medicine (VAM) Clinic

Y

Youth Intensive Case Management
Youth Substance Use Counselling and Treatment
Youth Substance Use Day Treatment

Hours for Kamloops Mental Health & Substance Use

Monday to Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Statutory Holidays

Hours for drop in for self referral:
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Excluding Statutory Holidays

Available Amenities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the centre wheelchair accessible?

Yes.

How do I self-refer?

To self-refer, call 310-MHSU (6478), or drop-in 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday (excluding statutory holidays), or feel free to speak to your family doctor or nurse practitioner to ask for a referral.
 
When you contact MHSU, an intake clinician will ask you a series of screening questions with your permission to understand you better, and connect you with the right team, program or resources.
 

I am a Primary Care Provider – how do I refer?

Primary care providers or agencies, please complete the Community MHSU Referral Form and fax it to 250-377-6502

How can I get help? I need help NOW!

For immediate, free, and confidential emotional support, crisis intervention and/or community resource information 24 hours/day, seven days/week, please call the Interior Crisis Line Network at 1-888-353-2273. 

If picking up the phone is challenging and uncomfortable, please use the "Talk Suicide" chat service. 

For life-threatening situations, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department. 
 

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