Health Outreach Nurse - Thompson Cariboo
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.
Dual Diagnosis Support Groups
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.
BC Autism Assessment Network
Provides assessment and diagnosis of autism in children through a network of specialists and health care professionals across British Columbia.
Health Reports and Publications
Provides an online catalogue of health publications and reports including online health information, resources, health guides, ministry of health reports and publications.
Here2Talk
Offers single-session telephone and chat-based counselling to all students currently registered in a BC post-secondary school. The service is available 24-hours through an app, phone and chat.
The program can help with concerns such as stress, feelings of isolation or loneliness, anxiety, frustration, the balance between personal and academic priorities, adapting to new campus culture or city, time-management, and tension with family, friends or instructors.
Francophone Services
Provides an online listing of BC health resource and services available in French, as well as information about the BC health system explained in French.
Eating Disorders Support Meetings
Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC, as well as online information and resources, to support individuals with their recovery from an eating disorder.
Telephone and internet meetings are also available. Twelve Steps of recovery are used for knowledge and wisdom.
Car 22
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.
Mobile Integrated Crisis Response
Provides emergency response to crisis calls in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam for mental health situations or crisis concerns.
A police officer and health care professional work together to provide on-site emotional and mental health assessments, crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.
For life-threatening mental health or substance use crises, call 9-1-1.
Autism Funding
Provides funding for eligible autism intervention services and therapies for children and youth. The funding helps families with the cost of purchasing autism intervention services to promote child's communication, social-emotional, academic, and functional life skills development.