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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.

Available B.C. wide

Public Housing Health Services

BC Housing

The service has Health Services Coordinators throughout the province that assists BC Housing tenants in public housing developments on a variety of health-related issues. The coordinators do not offer medical advice, but they can direct clients to community services for help, including referrals to mental health services, grief support after the loss of a loved one, community health care, diabetes clinics, domestic violence units, and addictions counselling.

Available B.C. wide

Supportive Housing Registration Service

BC Housing

Provides low-income adults needing subsidized housing with on-site supports, a single point of access to register for supported housing that is funded through BC Housing. Applicants are able to register once, rather than registering with multiple housing providers.

Supportive housing provides a range of on-site, non-clinical supports, such as life-skills training, and connections to primary health care, mental health or substance use services.

Multiple Locations

Available B.C. wide

Marijuana Addiction Support Groups

Marijuana Anonymous World Services

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women in need of support with their marijuana addiction. Twelve Steps of recovery and Twelve Traditions are used for knowledge and wisdom.

Available B.C. wide

Anorexia and Bulimia Support Groups

Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women who need help with recovery from unhealthy eating habits such as anorexia and bulimia. Twelve Steps of recovery and Twelve Traditions are used for knowledge and wisdom.

Available B.C. wide

Emotional Well-being Support Groups

Emotions Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for individuals who have emotional challenges such as excessive anger, resentment, depression, grief, anxiety, and compulsive behaviours. Groups are offered online, by phone or in-person.

Available B.C. wide

Crystal Meth Support Meetings

Crystal Meth Anonymous

Provides an online listing of crystal meth support groups available in BC for those whom all drugs, specifically crystal meth, have become a problem. In-person and online meetings are available.

Available B.C. wide

Survivors of Incest Support Groups

Survivors of Incest Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women in need of support with recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Meetings are available online and in-person.

Available B.C. wide

Codependency Support Groups

Co-Dependents Anonymous Canada

Provides an online listing of support groups where men and women can come together and support each other with recovery from codependence. Group members are people who have been in relationships, as children and as adults, with individuals who are involved in addictive, compulsive or other dysfunctional behaviour.

Available B.C. wide

Mental Health Information and Resources

The Mental Health Commission of Canada

Offers online resources, interactive tools and training programs aimed at increasing mental health literacy and improving mental health and well-being of Canadians. Website features include online library, webinars, newsletters and annual reports.

Showing 161 - 170 of 532 Resources
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.

Available B.C. wide

Public Housing Health Services

BC Housing

The service has Health Services Coordinators throughout the province that assists BC Housing tenants in public housing developments on a variety of health-related issues. The coordinators do not offer medical advice, but they can direct clients to community services for help, including referrals to mental health services, grief support after the loss of a loved one, community health care, diabetes clinics, domestic violence units, and addictions counselling.

Available B.C. wide

Supportive Housing Registration Service

BC Housing

Provides low-income adults needing subsidized housing with on-site supports, a single point of access to register for supported housing that is funded through BC Housing. Applicants are able to register once, rather than registering with multiple housing providers.

Supportive housing provides a range of on-site, non-clinical supports, such as life-skills training, and connections to primary health care, mental health or substance use services.

Multiple Locations

Available B.C. wide

Marijuana Addiction Support Groups

Marijuana Anonymous World Services

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women in need of support with their marijuana addiction. Twelve Steps of recovery and Twelve Traditions are used for knowledge and wisdom.

Available B.C. wide

Anorexia and Bulimia Support Groups

Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women who need help with recovery from unhealthy eating habits such as anorexia and bulimia. Twelve Steps of recovery and Twelve Traditions are used for knowledge and wisdom.

Available B.C. wide

Emotional Well-being Support Groups

Emotions Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for individuals who have emotional challenges such as excessive anger, resentment, depression, grief, anxiety, and compulsive behaviours. Groups are offered online, by phone or in-person.

Available B.C. wide

Crystal Meth Support Meetings

Crystal Meth Anonymous

Provides an online listing of crystal meth support groups available in BC for those whom all drugs, specifically crystal meth, have become a problem. In-person and online meetings are available.

Available B.C. wide

Survivors of Incest Support Groups

Survivors of Incest Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women in need of support with recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Meetings are available online and in-person.

Available B.C. wide

Codependency Support Groups

Co-Dependents Anonymous Canada

Provides an online listing of support groups where men and women can come together and support each other with recovery from codependence. Group members are people who have been in relationships, as children and as adults, with individuals who are involved in addictive, compulsive or other dysfunctional behaviour.

Available B.C. wide

Mental Health Information and Resources

The Mental Health Commission of Canada

Offers online resources, interactive tools and training programs aimed at increasing mental health literacy and improving mental health and well-being of Canadians. Website features include online library, webinars, newsletters and annual reports.

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