RESOURCES
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Community Planning Resources
From the Community Response Network: Protecting & Supporting Vulnerable Adults
Seniors Abuse & Information Line (SAIL)
SAIL is a safe place for older adults, and those who care about them, to talk to someone about situations where they feel they are being abused or mistreated, or to receive information about elder abuse prevention. Available 8am – 8pm daily (excluding holidays).
Phone: 604-437-1940 or Toll-free: 1-866-437-1940
Language interpretation available Monday – Friday (9am – 4pm)
211 BC
Resources directory in BC. This service is free, confidential, multilingual, and available 24/7.
Phone: Dial 2-1-1 to talk with an Information & Referral Specialist.
Website: www.bc211.ca
Assisted Living Registrar
Protects the health and safety of assisted living residents.
Toll-free:1-866-714-3378
BC Seniors Advocate
The Office of the Seniors Advocate monitors and analyzes seniors services and issues in BC, and makes recommendations to government and service providers to address systemic issues.
Toll-free: 1-877-952-3181
Website: https://www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/
Community Care Licensing Office
Contact the Community Care Licensing Office if you are concerned about the health, safety, or well-being of a person in care at a community care facility.
Enquiry BC: 1-800-663-7867 (Ask to be connected to your health authority’s Community Care Licensing Office)
VictimLinkBC
This is a toll-free, confidential and multilingual telephone service available across BC and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence.
Toll-free: 1-800-563-0808
BC Elders Communication Center Society
This Society is dedicated to respecting the First Nations Elders of BC by understanding and facilitating their need to have a network for gathering and distributing information that is valuable to them.
Toll-free: 1-877-738-7288
Website: https://www.bcelders.com/
BC RCMP
Proudly provides municipal, provincial and federal policing in areas that range from isolated Indigenous communities and coastal villages to major cities. Many older adults are more vulnerable to fraud. If you are a victim of fraud in which you have incurred a financial loss and/or given out your personal information, call your local police detachment to report the incident. Record details of your interaction with the fraudster including phone numbers, email addresses and communication with the scammer. Photographs or screen shots of the messages are helpful. We encourage Canadians to also report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC). To learn more about Your BC RCMP: Alerts, Newsroom and Safety Tips explore BC’s RCMP website.
KUU-US Crisis Line Society
Provides a First Nations and Indigenous specific crisis line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. KUU-US services are for First Nations, by First Nations, and all crisis response personnel are certified and trained in Indigenous cultural safety bringing an understanding of First Nations history and trauma to their roles.
Toll-free: 1-800-588-8717
Information Poster: 24-hour KUU-US Crisis Services
Webite: http://www.kuu-uscrisisline.ca/
Additional Resources Compiled by the BC Community Response Network
