BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH RESOURCES
CLINICIAN / COUNSELLING SERVICES and wellness
Self-Guided Courses
What Does Therapist-Guided Mean?
Registered therapists specially trained in online therapy for PSP provide personalized support through secure messaging or phone — offering encouragement, tailored guidance, and practical help applying skills to your everyday life.
Therapist-Guided PSP Wellbeing Course
Learn practical skills to improve your mental health and manage symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Therapist-Guided PSP PTSD Course
Manage symptoms of trauma and post traumatic stress with evidence-based skills designed specifically for PSP — no diagnosis required.
Therapist-Guided PSP Sleep Course
Improve your sleep quality with proven cognitive behavioural therapy techniques adapted for the unique challenges PSP face..
We bring Occupationally Aware Clinicians directly to you through our secure video conferencing platform (Telemedicine).
The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) is the professional association that represents Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCC) in our province. Today, they represent over 4,100 Registered Clinical Counsellors across BC.
Your mental health and wellbeing matters.
Connection to care is a phone service providing free, anonymous and confidential support to local government workers in BC
MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES
Access to private treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, addiction and co-occurring conditions.
Fire Fighters, paramedics, and law enforcement officers experience traumas and stressors on the job that are unlike those seen in most other occupations. The BCFRMH Committee recommends practices that promote positive mental health for first responders across the province.
The BC First Responder Resiliency Program (FFRP) is a peer-based program that has demonstrated clinically and statistically significant outcomes on standardized measures of depression, trauma symptomology, social and occupational functioning and personal well-being that are durable at six months of post program completion.
Specialized Services for Emergency Workers and Healthcare Professionals
We work in collaboration with a variety stakeholder groups to develop specialized services for both emergency workers and healthcare professionals.
This course is designed for any mental health professional interested in expanding their skill set in treating fire fighters within a clinical setting
What is 211?
211 is a free and confidential service that connects people to helpful and vital resources in their community.
We provide information and referral to a broad range of community, government, and social services that assist with: 1) basic needs like food and shelter, 2) mental health and addictions support, 3 legal and financial assistance, 4) support for seniors, and much more.
IAFF Resources
There is growing concern about behavioral health issues in the fire service and the significant impact on wellness. The stresses faced by fire fighters, paramedics and EMTs throughout the course of their careers – incidents involving children, violence, inherent dangers of firefighting and other potentially traumatic events – can have a cumulative impact on mental health and well-being.
VANFIRE WELLNESS
Access to Wellness Information such as Family, Retiree, Signs of Stress, Grief & Loss, and Addiction.
Retirement Resources
Retirement is certainly a major life transition. It is never too soon to begin mapping out the course of the rest of your life, and for those who have already retired, it is never too late to put thought into how to live in a healthy and meaningful way.
BC Professional Fire Fighters Association "More than Fighting Fires" Mental Health Care video series offers six short chapters in areas of 1) Access Mental Health Care for you and your loved ones, 2) BCPFFA Mental Health Task Force, 3) Occupational Awareness Training, 4) Accessing Occupationally Aware Clinicians, 5) Mental Health Landscape BC and 6) Supporting Your Wellness. A seventh video is shown to capture entire video series in one summary.
BC First Responder’s Mental Health Speakers Series
Leadership for Mental Health of your Workplace.
1. Navigating a changed world: Leadership in mental health during COVID-19
2. Surviving COVID-19: Lessons on what we have lived and learned
3. Returning to work from a psychological injury: Challenges and recommendations
4. Silent struggles: A look at stigma and co-morbidities in the first responder community
5. In this together: Family resilience and first responder mental health
6. Having the "conversation": Promoting mental health through diversity and inclusion