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Available B.C. wide

Virtual Substance Use and Psychiatry Service

First Nations Health Authority

Provides Indigenous people in BC access to specialists in addictions medicine and psychiatry through video conferencing or in a health centre or client's home.

Clients work with their care providers to choose a location for the appointments. Referral providers are encouraged to attend appointments to provide local knowledge for care planning and continued client support.

Available B.C. wide

Indigenous Health

Health Canada - BC region

Provides information on Health Canada programs that support healthy First Nations and Inuit individuals, families and communities.

Information includes family health, home and community care, social programs, nutrition and food safety, dental benefits, mental health and substance use, environmental health, and information on diseases and conditions affecting First Nations and Inuit peoples.

Available B.C. wide

Hope for Wellness Help Line

Health Canada - BC region

Offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors can help those who wish to talk, are distressed, in crisis, or having strong emotional reactions and or painful memories. Online chat is also available.

Available B.C. wide

First Nations Wellness

First Nations Health Authority

Offers online information, tips and resources to improve First Nations health and wellness. Topic areas include being active, healthy eating, mental wellness and substance use, spiritual health, environmental health and safety, primary care, and traditional wellness.

Available B.C. wide

First Nations Treatment Centres

First Nations Health Authority

Provides an online listing of First Nation treatment centres in BC available to Indigenous males, females, youth and families. Services vary per location; offers a variety of cultural and clinical interventions and support including family treatment, couples counselling and services for pregnant women.

Available B.C. wide

Métis Community Programs and Services

Métis Nation British Columbia

Provides information on culturally relevant health, social and economic programs and services for Métis chartered communities and Métis people; undertakes an advocacy, coordination and policy-making role on behalf of Métis people. Also provides Regional Mental Health Navigators to support access to mental health and substance use resources.

Acts to protect and preserve Métis history, promote and develop Métis culture, ensure Métis rights are understood and protected, and helps coordinate and facilitate local activities of Métis communities.

380-13401 108th Avenue, Surrey, BC

Available B.C. wide

Aboriginal Homeless Outreach Program

BC Housing

Provides housing information and resources for anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Outreach workers come from Aboriginal, community-based organizations and are able to connect people and provide services from an Aboriginal perspective.

In both urban and rural regions of BC, outreach workers meet with people to listen to their housing and health needs, connect and or introduce them to required services, and try to match them with housing that's appropriate and available.

Available B.C. wide

Mobile Response Team

Provincial Health Services Authority

Offers support, education and training to first responders, frontline healthcare workers, and other community care providers, who are experiencing distress and mental health concerns related to overdoses, overdose death, or COVID-19.

Available B.C. wide

Homeless Outreach Program

BC Housing

Provides outreach services to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Outreach workers meet clients where they are such as on the street, in a shelter or in a temporary place; and listen to housing and health needs, connect and or introduce to required services, and try to match clients with housing that's appropriate and available.

Available B.C. wide

Emergency Shelter Program

BC Housing

Provides emergency shelter information and resources for anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Shelters include year-round shelters, temporary shelters and extreme winter shelters.

Emergency shelters provide a place to sleep, eat and wash. Some shelters may offer additional services such as medical support, meals, access to support staff and individualized help from a case worker, a secure area for belongings, and resource room with library, computers, phone or TV.

Showing 91 - 100 of 528 Resources
Available B.C. wide

Virtual Substance Use and Psychiatry Service

First Nations Health Authority

Provides Indigenous people in BC access to specialists in addictions medicine and psychiatry through video conferencing or in a health centre or client's home.

Clients work with their care providers to choose a location for the appointments. Referral providers are encouraged to attend appointments to provide local knowledge for care planning and continued client support.

Available B.C. wide

Indigenous Health

Health Canada - BC region

Provides information on Health Canada programs that support healthy First Nations and Inuit individuals, families and communities.

Information includes family health, home and community care, social programs, nutrition and food safety, dental benefits, mental health and substance use, environmental health, and information on diseases and conditions affecting First Nations and Inuit peoples.

Available B.C. wide

Hope for Wellness Help Line

Health Canada - BC region

Offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors can help those who wish to talk, are distressed, in crisis, or having strong emotional reactions and or painful memories. Online chat is also available.

Available B.C. wide

First Nations Wellness

First Nations Health Authority

Offers online information, tips and resources to improve First Nations health and wellness. Topic areas include being active, healthy eating, mental wellness and substance use, spiritual health, environmental health and safety, primary care, and traditional wellness.

Available B.C. wide

First Nations Treatment Centres

First Nations Health Authority

Provides an online listing of First Nation treatment centres in BC available to Indigenous males, females, youth and families. Services vary per location; offers a variety of cultural and clinical interventions and support including family treatment, couples counselling and services for pregnant women.

Available B.C. wide

Métis Community Programs and Services

Métis Nation British Columbia

Provides information on culturally relevant health, social and economic programs and services for Métis chartered communities and Métis people; undertakes an advocacy, coordination and policy-making role on behalf of Métis people. Also provides Regional Mental Health Navigators to support access to mental health and substance use resources.

Acts to protect and preserve Métis history, promote and develop Métis culture, ensure Métis rights are understood and protected, and helps coordinate and facilitate local activities of Métis communities.

380-13401 108th Avenue, Surrey, BC

Available B.C. wide

Aboriginal Homeless Outreach Program

BC Housing

Provides housing information and resources for anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Outreach workers come from Aboriginal, community-based organizations and are able to connect people and provide services from an Aboriginal perspective.

In both urban and rural regions of BC, outreach workers meet with people to listen to their housing and health needs, connect and or introduce them to required services, and try to match them with housing that's appropriate and available.

Available B.C. wide

Mobile Response Team

Provincial Health Services Authority

Offers support, education and training to first responders, frontline healthcare workers, and other community care providers, who are experiencing distress and mental health concerns related to overdoses, overdose death, or COVID-19.

Available B.C. wide

Homeless Outreach Program

BC Housing

Provides outreach services to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Outreach workers meet clients where they are such as on the street, in a shelter or in a temporary place; and listen to housing and health needs, connect and or introduce to required services, and try to match clients with housing that's appropriate and available.

Available B.C. wide

Emergency Shelter Program

BC Housing

Provides emergency shelter information and resources for anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Shelters include year-round shelters, temporary shelters and extreme winter shelters.

Emergency shelters provide a place to sleep, eat and wash. Some shelters may offer additional services such as medical support, meals, access to support staff and individualized help from a case worker, a secure area for belongings, and resource room with library, computers, phone or TV.

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