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Available B.C. wide

Community Transition Teams

BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Provides care coordination and transitional support to individuals with substance use disorder and complex mental health needs who are leaving the 10 provincial correctional facilities in BC.

Service includes short-term access to primary care, psychiatric treatment, relapse management, counselling, opioid agonist therapy, and information and referral to mental health and substance use services in the community for up to 90 days.

Available B.C. wide

Healthy Schools BC

Ministry of Education and Child Care

Brings together healthy schools information, products, programs and resources from across BC into a single website. Topic areas include programs and supports for the classroom, resources to support health and wellness promotion, and healthy schools stories.

Healthy Schools BC is a partnership between the Ministries of Health and Education, health authorities, education partners and stakeholders.

Available B.C. wide

Provincial Youth and Young Adult Substance Use Treatment Program

BC Children's Hospital

Provides specialized addiction treatment in a supported home-like setting for youth and young adults in BC who need help with severe substance use. Once accepted into the program, youth will go through withdrawal management and detox before beginning treatment; stabilization services are not provided.

Treatment includes group, individual and family therapy as well as life-skills training, therapeutic recreational activities, and access to Indigenous Elders, recreation workers, teachers, and doctors.

4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC

Available B.C. wide

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

First Nations Health Authority

Provides mental health and emotional support to former Indian Residential School students and their families before, during and after their participation in Settlement Agreement processes.

Services include counselling, cultural support such as ceremonies, prayers and traditional healing, access to Aboriginal mental health workers, and transportation assistance.

Available B.C. wide

National Indian Residential School Crisis Line

Health Canada - BC region

Offers a 24-hour crisis line to former Indian residential school students and their families across Canada.

Available B.C. wide

Opioid Treatment Access Line

Ministry of Health

Provides confidential and same-day access to opioid agonist treatment medication for people throughout BC with opioid use disorder to prevent withdrawals, reduce cravings and the risk of overdoses.

People can call the access line to speak with a doctor or nurse over the phone who can prescribe the medication and offer connections to supports in the community.

Available B.C. wide

Métis Crisis Line

Métis Nation British Columbia

Operates a 24-hour crisis line for Métis people of all ages throughout BC. Services include risk assessments, safety monitoring, connection to local Métis chartered communities and service providers.

Available B.C. wide

Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program

Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides assessment and treatment to adults diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, bulimia or other specified feeding or eating disorder. The program offers multidisciplinary assessment, psychosocial evaluation, residential day program, tertiary inpatient program at St. Paul's Hospital, and a variety of outpatient services. Provided in partnership with the Provincial Adult Specialized Tertiary Eating Disorders Program.

Multiple Locations

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

Eating Disorders Support Meetings

Eating Disorders Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC, as well as online information and resources, to support individuals with their recovery from an eating disorder.

Telephone and internet meetings are also available. Twelve Steps of recovery are used for knowledge and wisdom.

Showing 151 - 160 of 529 Resources
Available B.C. wide

Community Transition Teams

BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Provides care coordination and transitional support to individuals with substance use disorder and complex mental health needs who are leaving the 10 provincial correctional facilities in BC.

Service includes short-term access to primary care, psychiatric treatment, relapse management, counselling, opioid agonist therapy, and information and referral to mental health and substance use services in the community for up to 90 days.

Available B.C. wide

Healthy Schools BC

Ministry of Education and Child Care

Brings together healthy schools information, products, programs and resources from across BC into a single website. Topic areas include programs and supports for the classroom, resources to support health and wellness promotion, and healthy schools stories.

Healthy Schools BC is a partnership between the Ministries of Health and Education, health authorities, education partners and stakeholders.

Available B.C. wide

Provincial Youth and Young Adult Substance Use Treatment Program

BC Children's Hospital

Provides specialized addiction treatment in a supported home-like setting for youth and young adults in BC who need help with severe substance use. Once accepted into the program, youth will go through withdrawal management and detox before beginning treatment; stabilization services are not provided.

Treatment includes group, individual and family therapy as well as life-skills training, therapeutic recreational activities, and access to Indigenous Elders, recreation workers, teachers, and doctors.

4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC

Available B.C. wide

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

First Nations Health Authority

Provides mental health and emotional support to former Indian Residential School students and their families before, during and after their participation in Settlement Agreement processes.

Services include counselling, cultural support such as ceremonies, prayers and traditional healing, access to Aboriginal mental health workers, and transportation assistance.

Available B.C. wide

National Indian Residential School Crisis Line

Health Canada - BC region

Offers a 24-hour crisis line to former Indian residential school students and their families across Canada.

Available B.C. wide

Opioid Treatment Access Line

Ministry of Health

Provides confidential and same-day access to opioid agonist treatment medication for people throughout BC with opioid use disorder to prevent withdrawals, reduce cravings and the risk of overdoses.

People can call the access line to speak with a doctor or nurse over the phone who can prescribe the medication and offer connections to supports in the community.

Available B.C. wide

Métis Crisis Line

Métis Nation British Columbia

Operates a 24-hour crisis line for Métis people of all ages throughout BC. Services include risk assessments, safety monitoring, connection to local Métis chartered communities and service providers.

Available B.C. wide

Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program

Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides assessment and treatment to adults diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, bulimia or other specified feeding or eating disorder. The program offers multidisciplinary assessment, psychosocial evaluation, residential day program, tertiary inpatient program at St. Paul's Hospital, and a variety of outpatient services. Provided in partnership with the Provincial Adult Specialized Tertiary Eating Disorders Program.

Multiple Locations

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

Eating Disorders Support Meetings

Eating Disorders Anonymous

Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC, as well as online information and resources, to support individuals with their recovery from an eating disorder.

Telephone and internet meetings are also available. Twelve Steps of recovery are used for knowledge and wisdom.

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