CancerConnection Program
Provides a peer support program for people with cancer and their caregivers. Trained volunteers, who have experienced cancer, provide support by phone offering hope, encouragement, and coping ideas.
Program also offers an online community where members can share their experiences and build supportive relationships through discussions, groups, and blogs.
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.
Counselling and Support
Provides counselling and a variety of programs and services to support individuals with Down syndrome, their parents and families. Support includes individual counselling, information and resources, parent support meetings, child play therapy, kids and youth groups, skill development, and health workshops.
481-13320 78th Avenue, Surrey, BC
Peer Support Network
Provides an opportunity for people with liver disease, or who care for someone with the disease, to connect with a peer in a similar situation for support and to share their experiences.
Mind Medicine
Offers a free 7-week group-based mental wellness program for Indigenous young adults experiencing anxiety and stress. Participants learn healthy coping skills, connect with other Indigenous young people in the community, receive culturally appropriate support, and engage in physical activities as part of their mental wellness plan. Provided through local Indigenous organizations and may be available in person or online.
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
Addiction Services
Offers a four-month young men and six-month young women residential treatment program for youth with substance use issues. Participants live with family caregivers in the community who support and reinforce what the youth learn while they receive day, evening and weekend programming at a treatment centre.
The program includes individual and group counselling, harm reduction strategies, substance use awareness, parent-teen mediation, teacher-supervised education, recreational activities, and practical life-skills. Access is province-wide.
3894 Commercial Street, Vancouver, BC
YouthInBC - Chat Line
Provides a web-based hotline for BC youth in distress. The service is provided through a live chat function and email. The website also provides resources and information on youth mental health issues, as well as links to the crisis intervention telephone line.
Crisis Centre Chat
Provides online, one-on-one chat, for adults in emotional distress who need safe, confidential and non-judgemental support and information.
Trained volunteers can also provide topic-specific information and resources to caregivers and professionals looking to learn more about various mental health related issues.
Eating Disorders Counselling
Provides affordable one-on-one counselling to individuals who are affected by eating disorders to process challenges and focus on recovery. Counselling is provided by a university practicum student that works under the supervision of a registered clinical counsellor. Sessions are available in-person or virtually.
200-2006 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC