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Crisis Response

Axis Family Resources

Provides 24-hour telephone help for youth and individuals with developmental disabilities in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, provide information and support, in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Health Outreach Nurse - Kootenays

Interior Health

Provides safe and confidential screening, treatment and support services for individuals at risk for, or living with HIV. The health outreach team offer HIV and hepatitis information and education, prevention and harm reduction services, HIV and hepatitis screening and testing, counselling, and referrals to community resources, care and treatment.

Health Outreach Nurse - Okanagan

Interior Health

Provides safe and confidential screening, treatment and support services for individuals at risk for, or living with HIV. The health outreach team offer HIV and hepatitis information and education, prevention and harm reduction services, HIV and hepatitis screening and testing, counselling, and referrals to community resources, care and treatment.

Health Outreach Nurse - Thompson Cariboo

Interior Health

Provides safe and confidential screening, treatment and support services for individuals at risk for, or living with HIV. The health outreach team offer HIV and hepatitis information and education, prevention and harm reduction services, HIV and hepatitis screening and testing, counselling, and referrals to community resources, care and treatment.

Mobile Health Outreach

NARSF Programs

Provides outreach harm reduction services to the Cowichan Lake, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Parksville areas. Services include harm reduction supplies, HIV testing, safer sex and drug use supplies, referral, overdose prevention, and health information.

Dual Diagnosis Support Groups

Dual Recovery Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups for men and women who need support with their dual diagnosis; an emotional or psychiatric illness and chemical dependency. Twelve Steps of recovery and Twelve Traditions are used for knowledge and wisdom. See website for available groups in your area.

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Island Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Nanaimo RCMP and Island Health.

An RCMP member and a clinical nurse specializing in mental health, work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

Co-Response Team

Island Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Victoria Police Department and Island Health.

A police officer and a psychiatric nurse work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

Mobile Integrated Crisis Response Team - Kamloops

Interior Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the RCMP and Interior Health.

A uniform RCMP member and a clinical nurse specializing in mental health, work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crisis, call 9-1-1.

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Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the North Vancouver RCMP and Vancouver Coastal Health.

An RCMP member and a clinical nurse specializing in mental health, work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crises, call 9-1-1.

Showing 1 - 10 of 126 Resources

Crisis Response

Axis Family Resources

Provides 24-hour telephone help for youth and individuals with developmental disabilities in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, provide information and support, in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Health Outreach Nurse - Kootenays

Interior Health

Provides safe and confidential screening, treatment and support services for individuals at risk for, or living with HIV. The health outreach team offer HIV and hepatitis information and education, prevention and harm reduction services, HIV and hepatitis screening and testing, counselling, and referrals to community resources, care and treatment.

Health Outreach Nurse - Okanagan

Interior Health

Provides safe and confidential screening, treatment and support services for individuals at risk for, or living with HIV. The health outreach team offer HIV and hepatitis information and education, prevention and harm reduction services, HIV and hepatitis screening and testing, counselling, and referrals to community resources, care and treatment.

Health Outreach Nurse - Thompson Cariboo

Interior Health

Provides safe and confidential screening, treatment and support services for individuals at risk for, or living with HIV. The health outreach team offer HIV and hepatitis information and education, prevention and harm reduction services, HIV and hepatitis screening and testing, counselling, and referrals to community resources, care and treatment.

Mobile Health Outreach

NARSF Programs

Provides outreach harm reduction services to the Cowichan Lake, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Parksville areas. Services include harm reduction supplies, HIV testing, safer sex and drug use supplies, referral, overdose prevention, and health information.

Dual Diagnosis Support Groups

Dual Recovery Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups for men and women who need support with their dual diagnosis; an emotional or psychiatric illness and chemical dependency. Twelve Steps of recovery and Twelve Traditions are used for knowledge and wisdom. See website for available groups in your area.

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Island Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Nanaimo RCMP and Island Health.

An RCMP member and a clinical nurse specializing in mental health, work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

Co-Response Team

Island Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Victoria Police Department and Island Health.

A police officer and a psychiatric nurse work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

Mobile Integrated Crisis Response Team - Kamloops

Interior Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the RCMP and Interior Health.

A uniform RCMP member and a clinical nurse specializing in mental health, work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crisis, call 9-1-1.

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Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the North Vancouver RCMP and Vancouver Coastal Health.

An RCMP member and a clinical nurse specializing in mental health, work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.

For life-threatening mental health or substance use crises, call 9-1-1.

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