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Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides free, confidential counselling for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse, threats, violence in the home, or other relationship violence.

The program offers safety skills and strategies, and supports children to understand they are not at fault for abusive action of others. Children learn about violence and abuse issues through education, art, and play activities suitable to their age.

Victim Services

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides justice-related information and referrals, emotional support and practical assistance to victims or witness of crime, criminal harassment, trauma, and or physical or sexual assault.

Services include safety planning, referrals to community services, and accompaniment to police and court appearances. Police-based crisis intervention, support and education is also available in the community by the local RCMP detachment.

Mobile Outreach

South Okanagan Women in Need Society

Provides drug checking, harm reduction supplies and education, Naloxone, snacks and water, hygiene items, and community resources information to individuals in Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos, Summerland and surrounding areas.

School-Based Mental Health Outreach Program

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society

Provides counselling programs for students and families experiencing stress at home, such as addictions, grief, mental health, stress, and anxiety, which affect the student's ability to manage at school. Families are referred by the school and services are offered in the school and or family home.

Therapeutic Counselling

Dan's Legacy Foundation

Offers therapeutic counselling and life-skills support services to youth who are experiencing anxiety, depression, and substance use issues resulting from childhood trauma and abuse. Family counselling is also available.

Young Carers Program

Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society

Provides support and education to young caregivers who providing significant care to a family member. The need for care may include supporting a family member with physical or mental illness, disability, addiction or other difficulties such as financial issues or divorce.

Services include individual support and counselling, workshops, family counselling, First Nations family support, advocacy, and referrals to other service providers.

Caregiver Support

Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society

Offers one-on-one support, groups support, counselling, information and education to support those who are in a caregiving role to an adult family member or friend. Support is available in person or over the phone.

Borderline Personality Disorder Support Groups

Borderline Personality Disorder Society of BC

Offers drop-in peer support for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), their family, friends, and partners. Participants are welcome to suggest a topic, join in, or just sit quietly and listen. A lending library of handouts, resources and books is also provided.

Homicide Grief Support Groups

British Columbia Bereavement Helpline

Offers group support in a safe, non-judgmental environment to families and friends of individuals who have survived the loss of a loved one by homicide. Groups meet once a week for eight weeks.

Participants come together to support each other, listen to others who have experienced a similar loss, and as well learn grief and mourning tools to help in their daily lives.

Homeless Outreach and Advocacy

Hope For Freedom Society

Offers outreach services in the Tri-city area to adults who are homeless and or are at risk of being homeless. Services include referrals to mental health and addiction resources and programs, short-term rental subsidy for qualified individuals, and referrals to other community supports as needed.

Showing 281 - 290 of 530 Resources

Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides free, confidential counselling for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse, threats, violence in the home, or other relationship violence.

The program offers safety skills and strategies, and supports children to understand they are not at fault for abusive action of others. Children learn about violence and abuse issues through education, art, and play activities suitable to their age.

Victim Services

Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society

Provides justice-related information and referrals, emotional support and practical assistance to victims or witness of crime, criminal harassment, trauma, and or physical or sexual assault.

Services include safety planning, referrals to community services, and accompaniment to police and court appearances. Police-based crisis intervention, support and education is also available in the community by the local RCMP detachment.

Mobile Outreach

South Okanagan Women in Need Society

Provides drug checking, harm reduction supplies and education, Naloxone, snacks and water, hygiene items, and community resources information to individuals in Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos, Summerland and surrounding areas.

School-Based Mental Health Outreach Program

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society

Provides counselling programs for students and families experiencing stress at home, such as addictions, grief, mental health, stress, and anxiety, which affect the student's ability to manage at school. Families are referred by the school and services are offered in the school and or family home.

Therapeutic Counselling

Dan's Legacy Foundation

Offers therapeutic counselling and life-skills support services to youth who are experiencing anxiety, depression, and substance use issues resulting from childhood trauma and abuse. Family counselling is also available.

Young Carers Program

Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society

Provides support and education to young caregivers who providing significant care to a family member. The need for care may include supporting a family member with physical or mental illness, disability, addiction or other difficulties such as financial issues or divorce.

Services include individual support and counselling, workshops, family counselling, First Nations family support, advocacy, and referrals to other service providers.

Caregiver Support

Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society

Offers one-on-one support, groups support, counselling, information and education to support those who are in a caregiving role to an adult family member or friend. Support is available in person or over the phone.

Borderline Personality Disorder Support Groups

Borderline Personality Disorder Society of BC

Offers drop-in peer support for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), their family, friends, and partners. Participants are welcome to suggest a topic, join in, or just sit quietly and listen. A lending library of handouts, resources and books is also provided.

Homicide Grief Support Groups

British Columbia Bereavement Helpline

Offers group support in a safe, non-judgmental environment to families and friends of individuals who have survived the loss of a loved one by homicide. Groups meet once a week for eight weeks.

Participants come together to support each other, listen to others who have experienced a similar loss, and as well learn grief and mourning tools to help in their daily lives.

Homeless Outreach and Advocacy

Hope For Freedom Society

Offers outreach services in the Tri-city area to adults who are homeless and or are at risk of being homeless. Services include referrals to mental health and addiction resources and programs, short-term rental subsidy for qualified individuals, and referrals to other community supports as needed.

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