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Indigenous Family Treatment Program

Kackaamin Family Development Centre Association

Offers a six-week residential program to help couples and families develop healthy relationships as they continue on their healing journey from addiction. Each client family lives in their own unit during their stay.

The program includes group counselling, traditional teachings and ceremonies, family play-time, child and youth counselling, and help with resolving trauma, parenting skills, anger management, communication skills, and relapse prevention. A student learning centre and daycare is available.

7830 Beaver Creek Road, Port Alberni, BC

Available B.C. wide

Interior Region Family Navigator

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch

Provides a toll-free phone line for parents and caregivers of children, youth, or dependent adults living in the interior of BC, who are unsure how to find mental health services, or information about mental health and substance use issues.

Navigators listen to concerns, find out what supports are needed, and then assist the caller in finding relevant, local community resources.

Available B.C. wide

Strengthening Families Together

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

Provides a 10-session education program for family and friends of individuals with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Topic areas include medication and treatment, mental illness information, skill-building, concurrent disorders and addiction, schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders, coping as a family, and advocacy.

Available B.C. wide

Peer Support Groups

Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia

Offers a variety of support groups around the province for those with mental illness and mood disorders, their family and friends. Support groups are facilitated by trained volunteers with lived experience of mental health concerns.

The support groups are peer-led and offer a safe place to share stories, struggles and accomplishments, listen to others as they share similar concerns, and receive informal education about mental health challenges.

Available B.C. wide

Mental Health Information and Resources

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

Provides an online listing of information and resources. Topic areas include early psychosis intervention, schizophrenia, guides for family members, crisis planning, Ulysses Agreement information, aboriginal resources, teacher's manual, and self-management.

Also provides information about available presentations such as the Partnership Education Presentation, ReachOut Psychosis Tour for secondary schools, and Puppet Education Program for school children.

Available B.C. wide

Family Support Groups

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

Provides an online listing of monthly support group meetings for family members, caregivers, or friends of individuals with psychosis, schizophrenia, or any serious mental illness. Participants come together to support each other, and share experiences, information and coping skills.

Available B.C. wide

Parent Peer Support

FamilySmart

Provides emotional support, information, resources and help in navigating services for parents and caregivers of a child, youth or young adult with a mental health and or substance use challenge. Peer support is provided by parents of children with mental health and or substance use challenges. They share their experiences, ways to cope and provide parents with the supports they need.

Available B.C. wide

Information and Referral Services

ACT Autism Community Training Society

Provides telephone and email support to families and health professionals across BC on a wide-range of topics relevant to autism services. Topics include diagnosis, autism treatment and diagnostic procedures.

Available B.C. wide

Counselling and Support

Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre

Provides one-on-one counselling, crisis support, and peer group support for men and their families throughout the province. Appointments are available via phone, Skype, or in-person at the Nanaimo office.

Services include emotional support and counselling, referrals, fathering support, and help with understanding the judicial and family court systems.

418 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC

Available B.C. wide

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Line

Parent Support Services Society of BC

Provides support, advocacy and resource information to grandparents and other relatives raising a family member's child. The support line serves callers from across the province and is staffed by advocates trained in advocacy, social work, family law, and government services related to child welfare and kinship caregiving.

Showing 101 - 110 of 164 Resources
Available B.C. wide

Indigenous Family Treatment Program

Kackaamin Family Development Centre Association

Offers a six-week residential program to help couples and families develop healthy relationships as they continue on their healing journey from addiction. Each client family lives in their own unit during their stay.

The program includes group counselling, traditional teachings and ceremonies, family play-time, child and youth counselling, and help with resolving trauma, parenting skills, anger management, communication skills, and relapse prevention. A student learning centre and daycare is available.

7830 Beaver Creek Road, Port Alberni, BC

Available B.C. wide

Interior Region Family Navigator

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch

Provides a toll-free phone line for parents and caregivers of children, youth, or dependent adults living in the interior of BC, who are unsure how to find mental health services, or information about mental health and substance use issues.

Navigators listen to concerns, find out what supports are needed, and then assist the caller in finding relevant, local community resources.

Available B.C. wide

Strengthening Families Together

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

Provides a 10-session education program for family and friends of individuals with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Topic areas include medication and treatment, mental illness information, skill-building, concurrent disorders and addiction, schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders, coping as a family, and advocacy.

Available B.C. wide

Peer Support Groups

Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia

Offers a variety of support groups around the province for those with mental illness and mood disorders, their family and friends. Support groups are facilitated by trained volunteers with lived experience of mental health concerns.

The support groups are peer-led and offer a safe place to share stories, struggles and accomplishments, listen to others as they share similar concerns, and receive informal education about mental health challenges.

Available B.C. wide

Mental Health Information and Resources

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

Provides an online listing of information and resources. Topic areas include early psychosis intervention, schizophrenia, guides for family members, crisis planning, Ulysses Agreement information, aboriginal resources, teacher's manual, and self-management.

Also provides information about available presentations such as the Partnership Education Presentation, ReachOut Psychosis Tour for secondary schools, and Puppet Education Program for school children.

Available B.C. wide

Family Support Groups

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society

Provides an online listing of monthly support group meetings for family members, caregivers, or friends of individuals with psychosis, schizophrenia, or any serious mental illness. Participants come together to support each other, and share experiences, information and coping skills.

Available B.C. wide

Parent Peer Support

FamilySmart

Provides emotional support, information, resources and help in navigating services for parents and caregivers of a child, youth or young adult with a mental health and or substance use challenge. Peer support is provided by parents of children with mental health and or substance use challenges. They share their experiences, ways to cope and provide parents with the supports they need.

Available B.C. wide

Information and Referral Services

ACT Autism Community Training Society

Provides telephone and email support to families and health professionals across BC on a wide-range of topics relevant to autism services. Topics include diagnosis, autism treatment and diagnostic procedures.

Available B.C. wide

Counselling and Support

Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre

Provides one-on-one counselling, crisis support, and peer group support for men and their families throughout the province. Appointments are available via phone, Skype, or in-person at the Nanaimo office.

Services include emotional support and counselling, referrals, fathering support, and help with understanding the judicial and family court systems.

418 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC

Available B.C. wide

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Line

Parent Support Services Society of BC

Provides support, advocacy and resource information to grandparents and other relatives raising a family member's child. The support line serves callers from across the province and is staffed by advocates trained in advocacy, social work, family law, and government services related to child welfare and kinship caregiving.

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