AVI Health and Community Services Society

9 services offered by: AVI Health and Community Services Society

• AVI Courtenay/Comox Office

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  Provides on-site and outreach services and support for people who are at risk of, infected with, or affected by HIV, AIDS, or hepatitis C.

  Provides on-site and outreach services and support for people who are at risk of, infected with, or affected by HIV, AIDS, or hepatitis C. Services include education, counselling, advocacy, nutritional support, and health care referrals. Hours are 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm Monday to Thursday, and 11 am to 3 pm on Fridays. Serves Comox Valley.

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  • www.avi.org/location/comox-valley

  Address

  • 355 6th Street
    Courtenay, BC, V9N 1M2

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• Community Health Centre - Nanaimo

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  Provides on-site medical and support services for people who are at risk of, infected with, or affected by HIV, AIDS, or hepatitis C.

  Provides on-site medical and support services for people who are at risk of, infected with, or affected by HIV, AIDS, or hepatitis C. Services include education, health care referrals, counselling, advocacy, and snacks. Medical clinic provides opioid substitution therapy, HIV primary care, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis, STI testing and treatment, and HIV point-of-care testing. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Thursday. Serves Nanaimo and outlying communities; some services can be provided for communities from Duncan to Tofino.

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  • www.avi.org/service/community-health-centre

  Address

  • 102-55 Victoria Road
    Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5N9

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• Crisis Response, Community-Led (CRCL) - Comox Valley

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  A mobile crisis response team led by individuals with lived mental health experience alongside trained mental health professionals.

  A mobile crisis response team led by individuals with lived mental health experience alongside trained mental health professionals. They work to de-escalate mental health crises and create community care plans. This service is also for those facing substance use crises. The team offers a client-centred and community-based alternative to police intervention, using a trauma-informed approach. Services include screening, assessment, phone support, crisis management, peer connections, resource referrals, and follow-up care. Contact is by a call or text. Service hours are 10:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. Serves the Comox Valley. Funded by the BC Government and by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).

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  • https://avi.org/service/crcl

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  • No address available

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• Crisis Response, Community-Led (CRCL) - Victoria

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  A mobile crisis response team led by individuals with lived mental health experience alongside trained mental health professionals.

  A mobile crisis response team led by individuals with lived mental health experience alongside trained mental health professionals. They work to de-escalate mental health crises and create community care plans. This service is also for those facing substance use crises. The team offers a client-centred and community-based alternative to police intervention, using a trauma-informed approach. Services include screening, assessment, phone support, crisis management, peer connections, resource referrals, and follow-up care. Contact is by a call or text. Service hours are 7:30 am to 12:30 am daily. Serves Victoria. Funded by the BC Government and by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).

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  • https://avi.org/service/crcl

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• Harm Reduction Services - Campbell River

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  Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports.

  Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchange services include distribution of clean needles, sterile water, and alcohol wipes; disposal of used needles; and health information to encourage safer injection practices. Also provides safer drug use supplies such as pipe mouthpiece and screens, as well as injection supplies. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Offers confidential testing of substances to detect contaminants such as fentanyl; call to confirm service availability. Provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone; training can be provided. Hours are 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm Monday to Thursday, and from 11 am to 3 pm on Fridays. Serves Campbell River, Quadra Island, and Sayward.

  Website

  • www.avi.org/location/campbell-river

  Address

  • C-1371 Cedar Street
    Campbell River, BC, V9W 2W6

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• Harm Reduction Services - Courtenay/Comox

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  Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports.

  Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchange services include distribution of clean needles, sterile water, and alcohol wipes; disposal of used needles; and health information to encourage safer injection practices. Also provides safer drug use supplies such as pipe mouthpiece and screens, as well as injection supplies. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Offers confidential testing of substances to detect contaminants such as fentanyl; call to confirm service availability. Provides Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone; training can be provided. Offers Indigenous specific supports and outreach. Serves Comox Valley (Comox, Courtenay, and Cumberland).

  Website

  • www.avi.org/location/comox-valley

  Address

  • 355 6th Street
    Courtenay, BC, V9N 1M2

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• Harm Reduction Services - Nanaimo

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  Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports.

  Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchange services include distribution of clean needles, sterile water, and alcohol wipes; disposal of used needles; and health information to encourage safer injection practices. Also provides safer drug use supplies such as pipe mouthpiece and screens, as well as injection supplies. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Provides free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone; training can be provided. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Thursday. Serves Nanaimo and communities from Duncan to Tofino.

  Website

  • www.avi.org/service/harm-reduction

  Address

  • AVI Health Centre, 102-55 Victoria Road
    Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5N9

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• Prism Wellness

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  Promotes queer and trans health and provides sex and harm reduction education to reduce HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted infections in the Southern Vancouver Island communities of gender and sexual minorities.

  Promotes queer and trans health and provides sex and harm reduction education to reduce HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted infections in the Southern Vancouver Island communities of gender and sexual minorities. Offers group support and workshops including; wellness groups, and a peer leadership program. The Gender Variant Drop-In Group is a monthly drop-in space for trans, non-binary, genderqueer, Two Spirit, and otherwise gender variant individuals. Queerabilities, provided in partnership with the Victoria Disability Resource Centre, provides a lightly-moderated weekly check-in for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals who also live with mental and/or physical disabilities/chronic illness, and/or identify as disabled, regardless of a formal or self-diagnosis. Also offers individual support from a Wellness Educator, outreach and harm reduction supplies, drop-in STI testing and PrEP nights; and 2SLGBTQIA+ cultural safety training for service providers, with a focus on those working in health fields. See website for hours and locations of all programs, services, and group meetings.

  Website

  • avi.org/prism-wellness

  Address

  • 3rd Floor-713 Johnson Street
    Victoria, BC, V8W 1M8

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• Victoria Harm Reduction Services

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  Overdose prevention site provides a place on an as-needed basis where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated immediately if they overdose.

  Overdose prevention site provides a place on an as-needed basis where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated immediately if they overdose. Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchange services include distribution of clean needles, sterile water, and alcohol wipes; disposal of used needles; and health information to encourage safer injection practices. Also provides safer smoking supplies such as pipe mouthpiece and screens, as well as injection supplies. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Also provides free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone. Supplies can be accessed between 10 am and 9 pm Monday to Thursday, and 2 pm to 9 pm Friday to Sunday, and holidays.

  The harm reduction drop-in and overdose prevention site are open from 2 pm to 9 pm daily. Also offers confidential testing of substances to detect contaminants such as fentanyl; call to confirm service availability. Office hours are 10 am to 2 pm Monday to Thursday. Serves Victoria and surrounding area.

  Website

  • www.avi.org/our-services/victoria

  Address

  • 3rd Floor-713 Johnson Street
    Victoria, BC, V8W 1M8

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