Counselling Services
Provides short-term counselling services for women who are experiencing challenges or concerns with mild substance use, anxiety, depression, stress, coping skills, emotional regulation, and healthy boundaries in relationships. Sessions are provided virtually.
Therapy Collaboration Program
Offers free counselling to women new to BC living with HIV and their families. Counselling is provided by a licensed counsellor.
401-1101 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC
Peer Support
Offers group peer support to help people living with, impacted by, or providing care for individuals with chronic lung conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
Participants share their experiences, ways to cope, or just gather strength and comfort from being with others who understand. Support groups are available in-person or virtually.
Talk Tobacco
Provides a free and confidential telephone support line and culturally appropriate information about quitting smoking, vaping and commercial tobacco use to First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous communities.
Quit Coach supports with tobacco cessation counselling, a personalized quit plan, ways to cope with cravings and withdrawals, and help with finding resources in your local area. Live chat also available.
BC Bereavement Helpline
Provides a confidential telephone helpline to connect individuals with grief support services in BC. Trained volunteers provide emotional support, and information on bereavement support groups, agencies, peer-based support, and community events.
Caregiver Support and Education
Provides support to family and friends caring for an adult with physical and or mental health issues. Services include one-to-one support, information and referral to community resources, support groups, help navigating the healthcare system, and caregiver education.
3318 Oak Street, Victoria, BC
Support Circles
Offers group support to help parents, grandparents and others raising a family member's child to learn positive parenting by providing them with a safe atmosphere in which to share their stories and stresses, learn new skills, receive emotional support, and discover services and resources. Support circles are currently offered online.
Autism Service Dogs
Provides professionally trained dogs to children with autism and their families, at no cost to the family. Having an autism support dog can increase the safety and security of a child with moderate to profound autism. The program includes client in-home training.
7061 Ladner Trunk Road, Delta, BC
Outreach Programs
Offers families living outside Metro Vancouver an opportunity to connect with sign language teachers, deaf and hard-of-hearing mentors, family support parents, and professionals who specialize in working with children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Services are provided in partnership with local community service providers.
Telehealth services are available for remote communities. Families are also welcome to visit the Surrey, Vancouver and Victoria centres to participate in available programs and activities.
15220 92nd Avenue, Surrey, BC
Training and Workshops
Offers workshops for families and caregivers whose child or youth has been a patient in a psychiatric unit and is struggling with their mental health. Workshops are hosted online and facilitated by parents with lived experience.
Training workshops and monthly events are also available for parents, caregivers and young adults. Participants share their perspectives and learn from each other to better understand. Online resources and videos available to everyone are also available.