The Howe Sound Women's Centre:

 

24 HOUR CRISIS LINE: 

1-877-890-5711

604-892-5711

 

Squamish Women’s Centre
38021 Third Avenue, PO Box 2052, Squamish, BC V8B 0B4
T: 604.892.5748
F: 604.892.5749
E: admin@hswc.ca

 

Online Crisis Support

The links on this page are specifically online crisis supports (eg. online chat, etc.).  For a greater variety of crisis supports, go to “crisis support” under the “local resources” tab.

 

Youth in B.C.  (Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Online Chat)
Available from 12:00PM – 1:00 AM.
http://www.youthinbc.com

 

Sites we Recommend:

 

https://www.betterhelp.com/start/

 This year at Quest there are only 2 counsellors registered on campus, this is unfortunate and means that although they are still a wonderful resource they may be over-booked when you need them. This site is an online counselling service that is very accessible and easy to manage. 

 

*They are sorted alphabetically, with a short description of who they are, what they do, etc., for your perusing pleasure!  The keywords in parentheses can help you find sites based on topic, subject matter, audience, etc.

 

Autostraddle.com (Lesbian, Queer, Gender, Entertainment, News, Community, Culture, Sex, Relationships)

•  “Autostraddle is an intelligent, hilarious & provocative voice and a progressively feminist online community for a new generation of kickass lesbian, bisexual & otherwise inclined ladies (and their friends).” – From the About AS section of the website

 

Thebodyisnotanapology.com (Weight/Size, Disability, Queer, Mental Health, Race, Aging, Education, Gender, Self-Love, Intersectionality)

• “The Body Is Not An Apology is an international movement committed to cultivating global Radical Self Love and Body Empowerment. We believe that discrimination, social inequality, and injustice are manifestations of our inability to make peace with the body, our own and others. Through information dissemination, personal and social transformation projects and community building, The Body is Not An Apology fosters global, radical, unapologetic self-love which translates to radical human love and action in service toward a more just, equitable and compassionate world.” – Mission statement, from the Mission, Vision, and History page of thebodyisnotanapology.com.

 

Catie.ca (HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis-C, Sex, Health)

• “Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information” – From front page of website

 

ConsentEd.ca (Consent, Sex, Sexuality, Sexual Violence, Education)

• “We are a group of 11 individuals who are working towards a world without sexual violence.  … The ideas we’ve shared on this website have been gathered from various sources and experiences and by no means belong solely to us. This website is an invitation to start conversation, not a rulebook.”  -From the About Us section of the website

 

Everyoneisgay.com (Sexuality, Gender, LGBTQ, Advice, Youth, Coming-Out)

• “Everyone Is Gay works to improve the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning/Queer (LGBTQ) youth using a three-pronged approach: providing honest advice to these youth while keeping them laughing; talking to students across the country in an effort to create caring, compassionate school environments; and working with parents of LGBTQ kids to help foster an ongoing dialogue and deeper understanding.” – From the About section of the website

 

Genderfork.com (Gender, Agender, Genderqueer, Trans*, FTM, MTF)

• “Genderfork is a supportive community for the expression of identities across the gender spectrum.” – From the front page of the website

 

HAEScommunity.org [Health at Every Size] (Health, Weight/Size, Body Image)

• “Health at Every Size is based on the simple premise that the best way to improve health is to honor your body. It supports people in adopting health habits for the sake of health and well-being (rather than weight control).” – From the front page of the website

 

Homoground.com (Music, Queer, Ally, Feminism, Musician)

• “HOMOGROUND is dedicated to promoting equality and visibility for all people through music and art while maintaining a creative medium for queer & allied artists and music lovers worldwide. Basically, we are just a bunch of nerdy queers who like to make things.” – From the About: Our Projects section of the website

 

Itspronouncedmetrosexual.com (Comedy, Education, Oppression, Identity, Queer, Gender, Trans*, Resources)

• “It’s Pronounced Metrosexual is a comedy show and online resource about snap judgments, identity, and oppression. It’s a site where advocates of social justice can find helpful articles, fun graphics, and other resources designed to be shared in an effort to advance social equity. The show is performed by Sam Killermann at colleges and universities.”  – From the home page of itspronouncedmetrosexual.com.

 

Ohjoysextoy.com (Sex, Sexuality, Sex Industry, Comic)

• “Oh Joy, Sex Toy (OJST) is a weekly comic that debuted April 2013 and updates every Tuesday to bring you reviews of everything that relates to sex, sexuality and the sex industry.” – From the New Readers section of the website