Substance Use Peer Support Groups
Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women who self-identify with problematic substance use. Face-to-face meetings are held at a variety of spaces in the community and offer participants a place to talk about recovery topics and support each other.
24-Hour Rape Crisis Line
Provides a free, confidential 24-hour rape crisis line for women as well as in-person crisis intervention services. Support is available to all women who have experienced recent or past male violence including wife battering, sexual assault, incest, prostitution, and sexual harassment.
Jessie's Legacy
Provides eating disorders prevention education, resources and support for BC youth, families, and professionals; offers online resources, email and phone support, an early childhood development program, and guest speakers to present at schools and groups.
203-1111 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC
Substance Use Services
Offers a range of programs and services to individuals with substance use disorders and mental health challenges. Local centres provide a safe, healthy and supportive environment for individuals to have space and to regain their health.
Programs include individual and group counselling, withdrawal management, residential services, day treatment, and outpatient recovery programs.
103-3833 Henning Drive, Burnaby, BC
Grief and Bereavement Care
Provides education, support and counselling services to individuals, families and groups who are grieving the death of a loved one or coping with a life-threatening illness. Support is offered through a holistic approach with emphasis placed on healing both within and between families.
Programs include individual and family grief and bereavement counselling, as well as family therapeutic camps, a community choir and educational workshops.
Multiple Locations
Indigenous Wellness
Provides holistic culture-based programming to support Indigenous communities experiencing serious illness, grief and bereavement. Culturally-safe programs support Indigenous people on their healing journeys through Elder meetings and support, grief counselling, land-based activities, grief support groups, and community gatherings that use the power of art and music.
322-198 Island Highway E, Parksville, BC
24-Hour Crisis Line - Indigenous
Operates a 24-hour provincial crisis and counselling line for First Nations Elders, adults, children and youth in need throughout BC. Services include follow-up or continuum care, risk assessments, safety monitoring, and 24-hour mobile outreach.
Cancer Support Program
Provides support and information from a cancer coach who has special training and certification in the medical and surgical treatment of colorectal cancer and with navigating the healthcare system.
Coaches can provide patient and caregivers with information on new and evolving therapies, screening, treatment-related side effects, and hereditary syndromes.
Peer Education Workshops
Provides peer-led workshops, presentations and training to youth on sexual health and harm reduction topics. Offered to youth communities throughout BC, the program aims to increase the skills of young people with preventing, passing and getting HIV, Hep C, and other sexually transmitted infections. Workshops are facilitated by youth, for youth, and can be customized to meet the needs and learning goals of the group.
Peer Support Program
Offers peer-to-peer support that connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have been touched firsthand by a blood cancer and who can offer caring support and information. Participants and volunteers are matched by age, diagnosis and gender when possible.