Where to go for more help or information about mental health in the Simon Fraser Health Region
Your family doctor
Your general practitioner is qualified to diagnose and treat mental health issues.
After Hours Mental Health Service
1-877-384-8062
Professional help 4:30 pm to 11:00 pm Monday to Friday and 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm on weekends.
Mental Health Centers
New Westminster: 403 6th St. Ph 604.777.6800
Tri-Cities: 1-2232 Elgin Ave. Port Coquitlam Ph 604-777-8400
Burnaby: 3405 Willingdon Ph 604.660.5699
Maple Ridge: 11965 Fraser St. Ph 604-476-7165
Outpatient assessment, treatment, counseling and consultative services.
Mental Health Line
604.669.7600
outside Lower Mainland : 1.800.661.2121
BC Psychological Association
Public Referral Service
604.730.0522
New Westminster Counseling Center
606 8th Avenue New Westminster
604.525.6651
Free counseling provided to adults, adolescents, and families.
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Simon Fraser Branch
101 - 403 6th St., New Westminster, BC
Phone 604.516.8080 Fax 604.524.2870
Provides pamphlets and information to the general public.
Mood Disorders Association of BC
New Westminster: 604.515.9081
Port Coquitlam (New View): 604.937.3270
Ridge/Meadows: 604.467.8418
Runs self-help support groups.
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
Phone: 604.941.2991
Support for Consumers and their friends and family
New View Society
2050 Mary Hill Road Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2Z8
604.941.3222
Non-profit society provides psychosocial rehabilitation programs for psychiatrically-challenged adults in the Tri-Cities area.
Fraserside Community Services Society
314 Sixth Street, New Westminster
604.522.3722
Offers the following services: Perspectives Adult Addictions, Perspectives Youth Outreach Services, Problem Gambling Program, and the Suicide Prevention and Follow-Up Program.
SHARE Family And Community Services
200-25 King Edward St. Coquitlam
604-540-9161 - Administration
604-540-9161 - Coquitlam Counseling ctr
604-936-3900 - Port Moody Counseling ctr
Professional counseling services offer individual, marital, and family counseling, with some subsidy available.
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Community Services
11907 228th Street, Maple Ridge, BC
604.467.6911
Serves Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows through the following programs: child, youth, and family services; counseling and support services; information and referral services; mental health services; victim assistance; and volunteer services and opportunities.
Maple Ridge Family Education Centre
22554 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge, BC
604.467.6055
Provides information, education, and encouragement to enable people to make healthy choices relative to their personal, family, and community lives. Runs the Adult Mental Health Resource Centre 604.467.6034
St. Leonard's Youth and Family Services
203-515 Cottonwood Avenue, Coquitlam
604.936.4227
Non-residential community-based treatment program for youth who have interministerial involvement and their families. Provides individual and family counseling, therapy, a specialized education program, and day program services.
International Christian Counseling Association
PO Box 15, 2-2773 Barnett Highway, Coquitlam
604.461.4612
Non-profit association providing individual, adolescent, family, and marriage counseling and mediated conflict resolution.
Ministry for Children and Families - Maple Ridge
22323 119th Avenue, Maple Ridge
604.466.7300
Mental health services and addiction management services are available to children and youth.
Ministry for Children and Families - New Westminster
201-1015 Columbia Street, New Westminster
604.660.9495
Mental health services and addiction management services are available to children and youth.
Ministry for Children and Families - Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam/Port Moody (Tri-Cities)
300-3003 St. Johns Street, Port Moody
604.469.7600
Mental health services and addiction management services are available to children and youth.
New Westminster Youth Centre
830 Sixth Street, New Westminster
604.526.1938
Drop-in safe place for teens to go for one-to-one counseling or group activities.
Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families
40 Begbie Street, New Westminster
604.526.2522
Offers both urgent and longer-term support in parenting and practical skill enhancement, and short-term therapy.
Century House
620 Eighth Street, New Westminster
604.519.1066
Peer Counseling for Seniors
Seniors Peer Counseling
Coquitlam Leisure and Parks Services, Dogwood Pavilion Recreation Centre, 624 Poirier Street, Coquitlam
604.945.4480
Senior volunteers are trained to help other seniors identify their problems, find their own solutions and alternatives, and explore community resources if needed. Counseling can be done over the telephone or at the above address.
Port Coquitlam Area Women's Centre
2420 Mary Hill Road, Port Coquitlam
604.941.6311
Offers information and referral, counseling, drop-in centre, and library to women in the Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and local areas.
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
4th Floor-402 E. Columbia Street, New Westminster
604.520.1166
Services include drug and alcohol counseling for youth in secure and open custody; personal development for youth in secure custody; and counseling services for women at correctional facilities, including anger management, integration, and canteen services.
Crossroads Hospice
Eagle Ridge Hospital, PO Box 1072, Coquitlam
604.469.3136
Offers confidential emotional and social support to individuals and their families during life-threatening illness and bereavement.