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Available B.C. wide

RCMP Victim Services

RCMP in BC

Provides support to victims, witnesses, family members and others who have been impacted by crime and trauma.

Services include emotional support, police requested crisis response, home and personal safety/security planning, legal and criminal justice system assistance, referrals and connection to other resources and agencies such as counselling, support groups, and social services.

Available B.C. wide

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings

BC Region of Narcotics Anonymous

Provides an online listing of local support groups for men and women with addiction who wish to maintain a drug-free lifestyle. Recovering addicts meet regularly to help each other stay clean and share recovery with one another. Closed meetings are for members or for recovering addicts only, while open meetings are available to anyone interested in the program.

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

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

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

First Nations Health Authority

Provides mental health and emotional support to former Indian Residential School students and their families before, during and after their participation in Settlement Agreement processes.

Services include counselling, cultural support such as ceremonies, prayers and traditional healing, access to Aboriginal mental health workers, and transportation assistance.

Available B.C. wide

Overdose Prevention and Response - Northern Health

Northern Health

Provides an online listing of Take Home Naloxone sites for the Northern Health Authority area, as well as information on overdose prevention, resources, and drug information.

Available B.C. wide

Chee Mamuk

BC Centre for Disease Control

Provides culturally appropriate training, educational resources and wise practice models to promote healthy sexuality and to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in Aboriginal communities.

Offers workshops for children, youth, adults, and Elders as well as training for frontline staff, educational materials, and resources such as DVDs, posters, booklets, and educational supplies.

Showing 131 - 140 of 560 Resources
Available B.C. wide

RCMP Victim Services

RCMP in BC

Provides support to victims, witnesses, family members and others who have been impacted by crime and trauma.

Services include emotional support, police requested crisis response, home and personal safety/security planning, legal and criminal justice system assistance, referrals and connection to other resources and agencies such as counselling, support groups, and social services.

Available B.C. wide

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings

BC Region of Narcotics Anonymous

Provides an online listing of local support groups for men and women with addiction who wish to maintain a drug-free lifestyle. Recovering addicts meet regularly to help each other stay clean and share recovery with one another. Closed meetings are for members or for recovering addicts only, while open meetings are available to anyone interested in the program.

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

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

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

First Nations Health Authority

Provides mental health and emotional support to former Indian Residential School students and their families before, during and after their participation in Settlement Agreement processes.

Services include counselling, cultural support such as ceremonies, prayers and traditional healing, access to Aboriginal mental health workers, and transportation assistance.

Available B.C. wide

Overdose Prevention and Response - Northern Health

Northern Health

Provides an online listing of Take Home Naloxone sites for the Northern Health Authority area, as well as information on overdose prevention, resources, and drug information.

Available B.C. wide

Chee Mamuk

BC Centre for Disease Control

Provides culturally appropriate training, educational resources and wise practice models to promote healthy sexuality and to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in Aboriginal communities.

Offers workshops for children, youth, adults, and Elders as well as training for frontline staff, educational materials, and resources such as DVDs, posters, booklets, and educational supplies.

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