Substance Use Information and Referral
Provides resources for youth, adults, and caregivers dealing with difficulties from their own or someone else's substance use. Resources include substance use information, an online video library, web links, and self-assessments.
Also provides referral information on approved residential treatment and detox facilities, school based educational programs, community education, outreach, and harm reduction programs.
Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment
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 provides group and individual counselling for children, youth and caregivers, as well as community presentations designed to prevent violence.
Smithers and District Transit
Provides low-cost transportation options for residents of Smithers and Telkwa who must travel for non-emergency, physician-referred medical care outside their home communities.
Outreach Support Worker
Provides in-home support and counselling for families and their children to enhance parenting and behaviour management skills, increase healthy births, and support child development.
Y Mind Teen
Offers a free support group for young adults who experience anxiety. Participants learn healthy coping skills, connect with other young people in the community, and get support all in a safe and friendly environment. Programming is supervised by trained mental health professionals.
The program includes take-home resources to help manage anxiety in between weekly meetings, and a 14 week YMCA gym membership to encourage youth to manage their anxiety through physical activity.
Y Mind Youth
Offers a free support group for young adults who experience anxiety. Participants learn healthy coping skills, connect with other young people in the community, and get support all in a safe and friendly environment. Programming is supervised by trained mental health professionals.
The program includes take-home resources to help manage anxiety in between weekly meetings, and a 14 week YMCA gym membership to encourage youth to manage their anxiety through physical activity.
Aimee Beaulieu Transition House
Offers emergency shelter and support services for abused women and their children who are at risk of violence or have experienced violence. The transition house provides safe, supportive accommodation where women can review options and make decisions.
Staff are available to provide emotional support, information and supports for decision making, referrals, safety plans, and links to affordable housing, even if a woman is not yet prepared to or needing to stay at the transition house.
School Based Outreach Program
Provides counselling for students and families experiencing stress at home (such as addictions, grief, mental health), that affect the student's ability to manage at school. Families are referred by the school and services are offered in the school and family home.
Family Support Program
Provides in-home family support services and counselling to high need, high-risk families whose children may be at risk of being placed in the care of the Ministry of Children and Families Development.
Stopping the Violence Counselling
Provides counselling to women who have experienced current or past relationship abuse, sexual assault, or physical, emotional or sexual abuse at any age. The program provides a safe place for women to make decisions that feel right for them, learn coping skills, and regain a sense of safety and control.
