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Whatever feelings you may have today, they are valid. If you need immediate support, text 686868 to talk to a Crisis Responder at Kids Help Phone 24/7.
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Community is Medicine offers a private, anonymous, and confidential online support service for young people, walking alongside them with care and safety as they navigate challenges at school, in partnership with school communities and mental health organizations.
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if you are in danger, call 911
Private, Confidential and anonymous
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Our service is only accessible to youth through their school or program.
To access our chat, young people don’t need an email address or phone number. We also don’t collect personal information like your location or your age. You can share a nickname or name with our volunteers if you feel comfortable, but you don’t have to.
Our service is:
Private: our chat is only accessible to our users. You will always speak to a trained volunteer from Community is Medicine.
Confidential: we do not share what you tell us with anyone else (unless you are at risk and reveal personal information that allows us to identify and locate you). -
Our chat is run 100% by real people, just like you. No AI. No robots. Just volunteers who care about young people, understand what they are going through and are here to listen and support them.
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Be part of our mission
Join us in helping young people in your community access free therapy and support.
For young people to thrive, it takes a village and a lot of courage. Too often, financial barriers and complex family situations stand in the way of easy access to counselling. With your help, we cover the cost of therapy sessions for youth in need—so when they’re ready, support is ready too.
Integrate our help widget to your website to support youth.
Schools and organizations can embed our helper and chat widget into their websites to support students. Our chat gives young people a safe space to connect, seek help, and access local resources. By combining our resources, we can create more familiar network of care for youth in need.
who we are
At Community is Medicine, we aim to fill the gaps so every young person in our communities feels supported. We partner with organizations and businesses to strengthen mental health care across Vancouver Island.
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