Gambling Support Line
Provides a 24-hour telephone confidential, non-judgemental help line for information and counselling referrals related to problem gambling. Referrals include counselling services for adults and youth, prevention resources, self-help groups, and other community services.
Youth Against Violence Line
Provides trained support workers who talk with young people and concerned adults about bullying, gang activity, sexual exploitation, harassment, and many other youth-related issues. Information is safe, confidential and anonymous.
Concerned parents, teachers, caregivers, service providers and others are also welcome to call for information and assistance.
Peer Support Groups
Offers a variety of support groups around the province for those with mental illness and mood disorders, their family and friends. Support groups are facilitated by trained volunteers with lived experience of mental health concerns.
The support groups are peer-led and offer a safe place to share stories, struggles and accomplishments, listen to others as they share similar concerns, and receive informal education about mental health challenges.
Food as Medicine
Offers group medical visits for adults wanting to understand and treat chronic inflammation, believed to be one of the root causes of pain and mood disorders. The group meets with a physician to investigate the causes of chronic inflammation and what can be done about it.
Each individual will have blood tests to assess for underlying imbalances and nutritional deficiencies that are contributing to illness. Supplements and medication will be prescribed as indicated. Participants will learn which foods cause harm to the body and how to use food as medicine.
1030-789 W Pender Street, Vancouver, BC
Seniors Abuse and Information Line
Provides a toll-free telephone line for older adults, and those who care about them, to talk to someone about situations where they feel they are being abused or mistreated, or to receive information about elder abuse prevention.
Victim Services Program
Provides information, support and referrals to seniors who are victims of abuse or a crime, including family or sexual violence. Assistance may include information about the justice system, practical and emotional support, and assisted referral to other programs.
Community Support Groups
Provides an online listing of autism support groups available throughout the province. Groups offered include community groups to support families; adult groups for youth and adults on the autism spectrum; and sibling groups for siblings of individuals with autism and related disabilities.
Treatment and Prevention Information
Provides information on arthritis medication, treatment team members, surgery, and complementary and alternative therapies to help make informed decisions about arthritis. Also provides pain management information and resources.
Substance Use Treatment Program
Provides residential addiction treatment in a supported home-like setting to adults and youth in BC who need help with severe substance use. Treatment includes assessment and stabilization, medication therapy, peer support, life-skills development, and harm reduction education. The program is approximately three months long and includes after-care support for up to a year following treatment.
13686 94A Avenue, Surrey, BC
Air Travel Assistance
Provides free airline flights to low-income residents who must travel for non-emergency medical care that is not available in their community.