Safe Needle Disposal
Provides needle disposal information, resources and awareness for the Interior Health region. Sealed containers can be dropped off at all Interior Health mental health and substance use locations, primary care and public health offices.
Health Outreach Nurse - Kootenays
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.
Health Outreach Nurse - Okanagan
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.
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.
Mental Health and Substance Use Service Link
Provides access to mental health and substance use services and resources for the Island Health region. The information line helps individuals find resources in their community, including mental health, harm reduction, drug-poisoning prevention, addiction medicine, withdrawal management, and treatment and recovery services.
Safe Needle Disposal
Provides needle disposal information, resources and awareness for the Island Health region, as well as the steps to safely dispose of needles. Sealed containers can be dropped off at a community drop box, participating pharmacy, or local public health unit.
Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Team
Provides rapid, mobile, community-based response to children, youth and families who are experiencing immediate concerns related to mental health and substance use issues. The team includes professionals with backgrounds in nursing, law enforcement, child and youth care, social work, and psychology.
Areas of concern include acute depression, dementia, psychosis, mania, suicide risk, acute distress, post traumatic stress, severe anxiety, and aggression or behavioural problems with children.
Car 54
Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Nanaimo RCMP and Island 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.
Co-Response Team
Provides emergency response to crisis calls related to mental health situations or crisis concerns in partnership with the Victoria Police Department and Island Health.
A police officer and a psychiatric nurse work together to help de-escalate situations, provide crisis intervention and connect people to community services and supports.
Hoarding Services
Offers support services to help people struggling with clutter and hoarding disorder in the Greater Victoria area. The team works together with the individual and appropriate professionals, such as fire prevention officers, to address immediate health and safety concerns. Access to group support is also available.