We Care About Your Mental Health
Ricardo T. Pickering
MC (Counselling Psych.), R.P, C.C.C, C.C.C-S
We Care About Your Mental Health
Mental Health Clinicians
Mental Health Clinicians
The Heskw’en’scutxe Health Services Society nurse can refer you to a mental health clinician or you can choose your own clinician.
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Nlaka’pamux Health Services
Offers adult, youth, and child mental health counselling in Siska and Cooks Ferry.
Phone: (250) 378-9772
Website: nlxhealth.com -
Nlha’7Kapmx Child and Family Services
Offers youth and child mental health counselling in Lytton.
Phone: (250) 455-2118 -
Interior Health Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Offers adult mental health counselling in Ashcroft and Lytton.
Ashcroft – Phone: (250) 453-1940 | Lytton – Phone: (250) 455-2216 | Merritt – Phone: (250) 378-3401
Clients can schedule an appointment directly, at no cost, with a mental health clinician registered with FNHA Health Benefits.
A complete list of registered mental health clinicians can be found here. Clients can contact Health Benefits at 1-855-550-5454 for further details.
Mental Health Counselling Prior Approval Form
- Providers must receive prior approval before delivering services in order to be eligible for payment. Download PDF.
Crisis Lines
- Interior Crisis Line Network (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) 1-888-353-2273
- The KUU-US Crisis Line (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) 1-800-KUU-US17 (1-800-588-8717). Adult/Elder: 1-250-723-4050. Child/Youth: 1-250-723-2040. Text service: 778-601-8009 between the hours of 6 pm – 7 am.
KUU-US website: www.kuu-uscrisisline.ca - First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line and On-line Counselling
- Service (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) 1-855-242-3310. Hope for Wellness website: HopeForWellness.ca
- Indian Residential School Crisis Line (supports former Residential School student available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) 1-866-925-4419
- Native Youth Crisis Hotline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) 1-877-209-1266
- 310-6789 (no area code needed) Mental Health Information Line is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- If you are in distress or are worried about someone in distress who may hurt themselves, call SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to connect to a BC crisis line, without a wait or busy signal.
- Visit YouthInBC.com for youth resources or to chat with a counselor online or call 1-866-661-3311 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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