Wellness

• Introduction to CBT (including worksheets and book recommendations)

• Behavioural Activation – Depression (includes worksheets)

• Over two hundred resources (including worksheets) on problems you want to target such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and many more

  • Depression

  • Coping Skills

The Physician Health Program of BC offers services to Resident Doctors and their family members. A complete description of these services is available on the Physician Health Program website.

There is a confidential service for Vancouver Coastal Health employees. The new centralized reporting service is easy to use and available by phone or online 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any location. You decide whether to provide your name and contact information in your report, and if you don't, your anonymity will be protected.

You can confidentially report complaints by phone or online. As this is a third-party platform, please do not include any patient information.

Users can confidentially report complaints by phone or online:

• Report by phone by calling a toll-free number at 1 (866) 858-6014

• Report online from any computer or mobile device.

Staff and medical staff can report complaints related to bullying, harassment, team conflict, sexual harassment, physical violence or assault, racism and discrimination. The service is designed to be accessible and inclusive and is supported by responsive staff who receive ongoing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), anti-racism and cultural sensitivity training.

It is illegal in Canada to harass and/or intimidate health care workers in their work, or intimidate others from obtaining health services. Click here to find out what this new law means for physicians. The CMA has a section available for resources and support for residents experiencing threats or harassment.

VCH has a dedicated wellness resources for medical staff, including residents.

Available resources to support Indigenous VCH staff and medical staff who have been affected by personal, family or community experiences with residential schools.

LifeWorks Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) services.

VCH staff (including agency staff), medical staff, medical residents and their eligible family members can access counselling, and wellness services any time, 24/7.

To request LifeWorks support, please call 1-833-533-1577. During the intake process, you can request counsellor attributes such as lived-experience or experience with Indigenous Cultural Competency or generational trauma.

Additional Resources for Indigenous People:

The following resources are available to support Indigenous patients, clients, and staff:

National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
National service for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience. Support is available 24/7.

Indian Residential School Survivors Society Counselling Services: 1-800-721-0066
Provides emotional support and crisis counselling to Indian Residential School Survivors, Intergenerational Survivors and their families.

Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310
Immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention by phone to all Indigenous people across Canada. Online chat: hopeforwellness.ca

KUU-US Crisis Line Society: 1-800-588-8717
Provides crisis services for Indigenous people in BC. Adults/Elders line: 250-723-4050. Children/youth line: 250-723-2040

Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722)
Mental health support line from Métis Nation British Columbia.

MMIWG Crisis Line: 1-844-413-6649
Support for individuals impacted by issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Support is available 24/7.

More resources are available through First Nations Health Authority (FNHA).