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Family Preservation

Carrier Sekani Family Services

Offers early childhood development programs for families living on reserve. Support may be provided in the family's home, in the community, or at the office of a variety of other service providers.

Services include support groups, advocacy for legal or court process, life skills and parenting education, family events, support programs for school-aged children, and pre-natal to early childhood development support. The program aims to keep children and families together and increase the family's ability to safely care for and nurture their children.

Mental Health and Wellness

Peer2Peer Indigenous Society

Provides community-based and culturally appropriate mental health and substance use services for Indigenous people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Victoria. Services include community outreach, women's healing circles, sexual assault support, and counselling and addiction treatment referrals.

Peer Support Program

Richmond Mental Health Consumer and Friends Society

Offers peer-to-peer support to adults recovering from an on-going mental illness and in the initial stages of recovery. Services are provided in the community and at Richmond General Hospital.

Peer support workers have personal experience with mental illness and are able to offer support and encouragement, and help with reaching personal goals, more independence and confidence.

Community and Medical Bus

Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services

Provides low-cost transportation for individuals in Nakusp area who must travel for non-emergency medical care in Vernon and Kelowna. Service may be provided to individuals without medical appointments based on seat availability. Advance reservations are required.

Mobile Outreach

Nawican Friendship Centre

Offers mobile outreach to help people on the streets of Dawson Creek. Outreach workers provide crisis support, wound care, food, clothing, naloxone training, harm reduction supplies, and referrals to substance use treatments and other community-based services.

Medical Transportation

Archway Community Services

Arranges transportation for seniors to medical appointments outside of the Abbotsford area, within the lower Fraser Valley and Vancouver.

Crisis Line - East Kootenay

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch

Provides 24-hour telephone help for anyone in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, provide information, and support in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Program offers: suicide intervention, information about available services, and non-judgmental support during challenging times.

Homeless Outreach

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch

Offers outreach services to help homeless individuals with accessing housing, a stable source of income, and other support services such as primary and mental health care. Workers also address immediate physical and safety needs such as food, warm clothing, and a place to stay. Services include life skills training, crisis intervention, and referrals to other programs and services as needed.

Interior Crisis Line Network

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vernon Branch

Provides 24-hour telephone help for anyone in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, answer questions, and provide information and support in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Fraser Health Crisis Line

OPTIONS Community Services Society

Provides 24-hour, free and confidential emotional support, crisis intervention and community resource information to individuals in need.

Callers are invited to discuss the causes of their distress and explore possible options with the intent to increase coping ability. Outreach may be performed in cases where individuals may harm themselves, an individual threatens to harm another person, or a third party reports that another person may cause self-harm. Serves the Fraser Health Region.

Showing 251 - 260 of 534 Resources

Family Preservation

Carrier Sekani Family Services

Offers early childhood development programs for families living on reserve. Support may be provided in the family's home, in the community, or at the office of a variety of other service providers.

Services include support groups, advocacy for legal or court process, life skills and parenting education, family events, support programs for school-aged children, and pre-natal to early childhood development support. The program aims to keep children and families together and increase the family's ability to safely care for and nurture their children.

Mental Health and Wellness

Peer2Peer Indigenous Society

Provides community-based and culturally appropriate mental health and substance use services for Indigenous people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Victoria. Services include community outreach, women's healing circles, sexual assault support, and counselling and addiction treatment referrals.

Peer Support Program

Richmond Mental Health Consumer and Friends Society

Offers peer-to-peer support to adults recovering from an on-going mental illness and in the initial stages of recovery. Services are provided in the community and at Richmond General Hospital.

Peer support workers have personal experience with mental illness and are able to offer support and encouragement, and help with reaching personal goals, more independence and confidence.

Community and Medical Bus

Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services

Provides low-cost transportation for individuals in Nakusp area who must travel for non-emergency medical care in Vernon and Kelowna. Service may be provided to individuals without medical appointments based on seat availability. Advance reservations are required.

Mobile Outreach

Nawican Friendship Centre

Offers mobile outreach to help people on the streets of Dawson Creek. Outreach workers provide crisis support, wound care, food, clothing, naloxone training, harm reduction supplies, and referrals to substance use treatments and other community-based services.

Medical Transportation

Archway Community Services

Arranges transportation for seniors to medical appointments outside of the Abbotsford area, within the lower Fraser Valley and Vancouver.

Crisis Line - East Kootenay

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kootenays Branch

Provides 24-hour telephone help for anyone in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, provide information, and support in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Program offers: suicide intervention, information about available services, and non-judgmental support during challenging times.

Homeless Outreach

Canadian Mental Health Association - Kelowna Branch

Offers outreach services to help homeless individuals with accessing housing, a stable source of income, and other support services such as primary and mental health care. Workers also address immediate physical and safety needs such as food, warm clothing, and a place to stay. Services include life skills training, crisis intervention, and referrals to other programs and services as needed.

Interior Crisis Line Network

Canadian Mental Health Association - Vernon Branch

Provides 24-hour telephone help for anyone in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, answer questions, and provide information and support in an anonymous and confidential manner.

Fraser Health Crisis Line

OPTIONS Community Services Society

Provides 24-hour, free and confidential emotional support, crisis intervention and community resource information to individuals in need.

Callers are invited to discuss the causes of their distress and explore possible options with the intent to increase coping ability. Outreach may be performed in cases where individuals may harm themselves, an individual threatens to harm another person, or a third party reports that another person may cause self-harm. Serves the Fraser Health Region.

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