Gamblers Anonymous Support Meetings
Provides group support meetings for individuals to share their experiences, strengths and hopes with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem. Meetings are made up completely of recovering members and have no professionals or counsellors. Provides a self-help program where members grow and recover at their own pace.
Find a Counsellor
Offers a web-based directory that provides referrals to members of the public who are seeking a counsellor.
Cocaine Addiction Support Meetings
Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women who wish to stop using cocaine or other mind-altering substances, and help others reach the same freedom. Twelve Steps of recovery and Twelve Traditions are used for knowledge and wisdom.
Caring for Kids
Provides information for parents with resources on child and youth health.
Stresslr
Provides a fun and engaging web app for children to learn about stress, why it happens, how they react to it, and to develop healthy strategies to cope with stress in their everyday lives. The app can be used on any computer, tablet and with some smart phones.
First Nations Wellness
Offers online information, tips and resources to improve First Nations health and wellness. Topic areas include being active, healthy eating, mental wellness and substance use, spiritual health, environmental health and safety, primary care, and traditional wellness.
BC Smoking Cessation Program
Helps eligible BC residents stop smoking or using other tobacco products, by covering the cost of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products or some of the cost of specific smoking cessation prescription drugs.
Prescription smoking cessation drugs are covered as benefits under PharmaCare. Non-prescription nicotine replacement therapy products are provided at no cost.
Gambling Support BC
Offers free information and support services for anyone in BC struggling with their own or a loved one's gambling. Support options include individual and group counselling, day-treatment and community outreach support.
Online information is also available including a self-assessment tool, information for family and friends, web links, and resources.
To access services, see the Meet the Support Team web page to find a service provider suited to your needs, request support online using an online intake form, or call the 24-hour Gambling Support Line.
MyHEARTSMAP Mental Health Self-assessment Tool
Offers a digital online tool to help families, children and youth self-assess their mental health needs. Once the self-assessment is completed the tool will recommend appropriate resources. All information entered into the tool is erased after you leave it; no information is collected. You can download your report to discuss your resource needs with your health-care providers.
Community Transition Teams
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.