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Breast Cancer and Health Services

Island Health

Provides integrated breast health services throughout the Island Health region in partnership with the BC Cancer Agency, family doctors, specialists, and other community organizations.

Services include cancer care, mammography services, counselling and support programs, outpatient physiotherapy, and practical support.

Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness

Fraser Health

Offers in-hospital and community support to help Indigenous people and their families with accessing culturally appropriate mental health services. Patient navigators work directly with mental health workers to help patients understand and navigate the health care system, as well as provide assessment, counselling, and referrals to community services.

Indigenous Health

Northern Health

Supports the Northern Health Authority in its commitment to build a health system that honours diversity and provides culturally safe services.

Online resources include publications, webinars, and local cultural resources, as well as an interactive map to find locations and contact information for Indigenous communities and health centres, friendship centres, Métis associations and Aboriginal liaisons in Northern BC.

Family Support Services

Fraser Health

Provides support to families of individuals with mental health and or substance use issues. Programs include in-person learning and information sessions, respite services, and parent support group.

Available B.C. wide

Open Mind

Doctors of BC

Offers online mental health tools and resources for youth, families, teachers and health care providers.

Resources include web links designed specifically for youth who have questions or concerns about their mental wellbeing, as well as a collection of websites containing resources and information to support friends, family and caregivers of youth who may be experiencing a mental health problem.

Available B.C. wide

Toxic Drug and Health Alerts

BC Centre for Disease Control

Provides a free, real-time text messaging service for anyone to receive toxic drug alerts or share information about toxic drugs in their community. This service is anonymous. People can get other information by text message, like where to find naloxone or how to get drugs tested.

Provided in partnership with the BC Health Authorities and community partners. Text the word JOIN to 253787 to get drug alerts in your region.

Available B.C. wide

Mental Health Information and Resources

The Mental Health Commission of Canada

Offers online resources, interactive tools and training programs aimed at increasing mental health literacy and improving mental health and well-being of Canadians. Website features include online library, webinars, newsletters and annual reports.

Available B.C. wide

Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program

British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

Provides clinical care guidance and training programs for all health care professionals in the province who are treating opioid use disorder and are prescribing medication such as buprenorphine/naloxone, methadone, slow-release oral morphine, and injectable opioid agonist treatment.

The program also maintains a province-wide directory of opioid agonist treatment clinics accepting new patients, and makes recommendations to Health Canada regarding health professionals wishing to obtain authorization to prescribe methadone for opioid addiction.

Available B.C. wide

MoodFx

University of British Columbia

Offers an interactive website to help people with depression monitor their symptoms and communicate with their doctor about how they are feeling.

Users are able to screen for symptoms of depression and anxiety, set reminders, track and monitor symptoms, view past results and progress, receive helpful tips, and save, print, or email copies of results to share with doctors or other care providers.

Available B.C. wide

Overdose Prevention and Response - Interior Health

Interior Health

Provides an online listing of Take Home Naloxone sites for the Interior Health Authority area, as well as overdose prevention information, resources and treatment services.

Showing 11 - 20 of 125 Resources

Breast Cancer and Health Services

Island Health

Provides integrated breast health services throughout the Island Health region in partnership with the BC Cancer Agency, family doctors, specialists, and other community organizations.

Services include cancer care, mammography services, counselling and support programs, outpatient physiotherapy, and practical support.

Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness

Fraser Health

Offers in-hospital and community support to help Indigenous people and their families with accessing culturally appropriate mental health services. Patient navigators work directly with mental health workers to help patients understand and navigate the health care system, as well as provide assessment, counselling, and referrals to community services.

Indigenous Health

Northern Health

Supports the Northern Health Authority in its commitment to build a health system that honours diversity and provides culturally safe services.

Online resources include publications, webinars, and local cultural resources, as well as an interactive map to find locations and contact information for Indigenous communities and health centres, friendship centres, Métis associations and Aboriginal liaisons in Northern BC.

Family Support Services

Fraser Health

Provides support to families of individuals with mental health and or substance use issues. Programs include in-person learning and information sessions, respite services, and parent support group.

Available B.C. wide

Open Mind

Doctors of BC

Offers online mental health tools and resources for youth, families, teachers and health care providers.

Resources include web links designed specifically for youth who have questions or concerns about their mental wellbeing, as well as a collection of websites containing resources and information to support friends, family and caregivers of youth who may be experiencing a mental health problem.

Available B.C. wide

Toxic Drug and Health Alerts

BC Centre for Disease Control

Provides a free, real-time text messaging service for anyone to receive toxic drug alerts or share information about toxic drugs in their community. This service is anonymous. People can get other information by text message, like where to find naloxone or how to get drugs tested.

Provided in partnership with the BC Health Authorities and community partners. Text the word JOIN to 253787 to get drug alerts in your region.

Available B.C. wide

Mental Health Information and Resources

The Mental Health Commission of Canada

Offers online resources, interactive tools and training programs aimed at increasing mental health literacy and improving mental health and well-being of Canadians. Website features include online library, webinars, newsletters and annual reports.

Available B.C. wide

Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program

British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

Provides clinical care guidance and training programs for all health care professionals in the province who are treating opioid use disorder and are prescribing medication such as buprenorphine/naloxone, methadone, slow-release oral morphine, and injectable opioid agonist treatment.

The program also maintains a province-wide directory of opioid agonist treatment clinics accepting new patients, and makes recommendations to Health Canada regarding health professionals wishing to obtain authorization to prescribe methadone for opioid addiction.

Available B.C. wide

MoodFx

University of British Columbia

Offers an interactive website to help people with depression monitor their symptoms and communicate with their doctor about how they are feeling.

Users are able to screen for symptoms of depression and anxiety, set reminders, track and monitor symptoms, view past results and progress, receive helpful tips, and save, print, or email copies of results to share with doctors or other care providers.

Available B.C. wide

Overdose Prevention and Response - Interior Health

Interior Health

Provides an online listing of Take Home Naloxone sites for the Interior Health Authority area, as well as overdose prevention information, resources and treatment services.

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