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The provincial government has launched Here2Talk, a new mental health counselling service for post-secondary students.
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Here2Talk listening to post-secondary students
Published 2:39 PDT, Thu April 16, 2020
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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Post-secondary students now have access to province-wide mental health support.
The BC government has launched Here2Talk, a new mental health counselling and referral service for post-secondary students. The government is providing $1.5 million per year for the service.
The on-demand service, operated by Morneau Shepell, will support students dealing with challenges that include depression, anxiety, crises and relationships. Counsellors may also refer students to local resources in their communities.
“Until now, post-secondary students have never had access to 24/7 province-wide mental-health support services,” said Advanced Education Minister Melanie Mark. “Students advocated for years to fill the gap in available mental-health counselling services in British Columbia. Over the past several months, we’ve been working together to develop this new free service. With the advent of COVID-19 and the increased stress it puts on students, we doubled down to get students the supports they so desperately need. I’m very excited to say that Here2Talk is now available for all 555,000 post-secondary students registered across BC.”
Students can speak to a counsellor via toll-free phone call at 1-877-857-3397 or at 604-642-5212. Students calling from outside Canada can dial 1-604-642-5212 (international calling charges may apply).
Chat sessions with a trained counsellor can be accessed through the Here2Talk app or online at here2talk.ca.
Services are available in English and French. Phone services are available in additional languages upon request.
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