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Mobile Harm Reduction Outreach

Lookout Housing and Health Society

Provides harm reduction supplies including clean needles to groups, individuals and organizations throughout Langley, Aldergrove, Delta and White Rock. Outreach services also are provided through the Rig Riders peer-based mobile bike team in Surrey and Langley.

Outreach workers take the opportunity to teach clients safer harm reduction practices, overdose prevention, as well as provide referrals to health and substance use services and other social supports.

Telecare Crisis and Caring Line

Central Fraser Valley Telecare

Provides telephone befriending, caring, and empathetic listening for people in moments of personal crisis or distress.

Outreach

Building Healthy Families Society

Offers parents with limited or no support, the knowledge, skills, and support necessary to build enduring and healthy relationships with their children.

Services include in-home one-to-one support and training, referrals to community resources, and support to families with children reintegrating back into the home.

Substance Use Information and Referral

East Kootenay Addiction Services Society

Provides resources for youth, adults, and caregivers dealing with difficulties from their own or someone else's substance use. Resources include substance use information, an online video library, web links, and self-assessments.

Also provides referral information on approved residential treatment and detox facilities, school based educational programs, community education, outreach, and harm reduction programs.

Vancouver Island Crisis Line

Vancouver Island Crisis Society

Provides 24-hour crisis line support including suicide assessment, crisis intervention, access to mental health crisis response services, and island-wide community resources. Also offers crisis text services and online chat.

Crisis Line - East Kootenay

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch

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

Program offers: suicide intervention, information about available services, and non-judgmental support during challenging times.

Interior Crisis Line Network

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vernon Branch

Provides 24-hour telephone help for anyone in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, answer questions, and provide information and support in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Fraser Health Crisis Line

OPTIONS Community Services Society

Provides 24-hour, free and confidential emotional support, crisis intervention and community resource information to individuals in need.

Callers are invited to discuss the causes of their distress and explore possible options with the intent to increase coping ability. Outreach may be performed in cases where individuals may harm themselves, an individual threatens to harm another person, or a third party reports that another person may cause self-harm. Serves the Fraser Health Region.

Peer Support Program

Richmond Mental Health Consumer and Friends Society

Offers peer-to-peer support to adults recovering from an on-going mental illness and in the initial stages of recovery. Services are provided in the community and at Richmond General Hospital.

Peer support workers have personal experience with mental illness and are able to offer support and encouragement, and help with reaching personal goals, more independence and confidence.

Peer Navigator Program

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch

Provides assistance to individuals who are not part of a mental health team and who may be newly diagnosed with a mental health concern. Peer Navigators have lived experience with mental illness, substance use problems and addictions, and understand the social and health services available in Vancouver.

Navigators assist clients with accessing services such as health and wellness, legal aid, housing, income and financial assistance, and community connections. Funded by Vancouver Coastal Health.

Showing 231 - 240 of 531 Resources

Mobile Harm Reduction Outreach

Lookout Housing and Health Society

Provides harm reduction supplies including clean needles to groups, individuals and organizations throughout Langley, Aldergrove, Delta and White Rock. Outreach services also are provided through the Rig Riders peer-based mobile bike team in Surrey and Langley.

Outreach workers take the opportunity to teach clients safer harm reduction practices, overdose prevention, as well as provide referrals to health and substance use services and other social supports.

Telecare Crisis and Caring Line

Central Fraser Valley Telecare

Provides telephone befriending, caring, and empathetic listening for people in moments of personal crisis or distress.

Outreach

Building Healthy Families Society

Offers parents with limited or no support, the knowledge, skills, and support necessary to build enduring and healthy relationships with their children.

Services include in-home one-to-one support and training, referrals to community resources, and support to families with children reintegrating back into the home.

Substance Use Information and Referral

East Kootenay Addiction Services Society

Provides resources for youth, adults, and caregivers dealing with difficulties from their own or someone else's substance use. Resources include substance use information, an online video library, web links, and self-assessments.

Also provides referral information on approved residential treatment and detox facilities, school based educational programs, community education, outreach, and harm reduction programs.

Vancouver Island Crisis Line

Vancouver Island Crisis Society

Provides 24-hour crisis line support including suicide assessment, crisis intervention, access to mental health crisis response services, and island-wide community resources. Also offers crisis text services and online chat.

Crisis Line - East Kootenay

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch

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

Program offers: suicide intervention, information about available services, and non-judgmental support during challenging times.

Interior Crisis Line Network

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vernon Branch

Provides 24-hour telephone help for anyone in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, answer questions, and provide information and support in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Fraser Health Crisis Line

OPTIONS Community Services Society

Provides 24-hour, free and confidential emotional support, crisis intervention and community resource information to individuals in need.

Callers are invited to discuss the causes of their distress and explore possible options with the intent to increase coping ability. Outreach may be performed in cases where individuals may harm themselves, an individual threatens to harm another person, or a third party reports that another person may cause self-harm. Serves the Fraser Health Region.

Peer Support Program

Richmond Mental Health Consumer and Friends Society

Offers peer-to-peer support to adults recovering from an on-going mental illness and in the initial stages of recovery. Services are provided in the community and at Richmond General Hospital.

Peer support workers have personal experience with mental illness and are able to offer support and encouragement, and help with reaching personal goals, more independence and confidence.

Peer Navigator Program

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser Branch

Provides assistance to individuals who are not part of a mental health team and who may be newly diagnosed with a mental health concern. Peer Navigators have lived experience with mental illness, substance use problems and addictions, and understand the social and health services available in Vancouver.

Navigators assist clients with accessing services such as health and wellness, legal aid, housing, income and financial assistance, and community connections. Funded by Vancouver Coastal Health.

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