Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

Screening and referral telephone line that provides youth and adults access to free withdrawal management services (detox), counselling, medication (methadone maintenance programs), and addiction housing. People who require detoxification receive immediate screening by health care workers, who set u...

Provides confidential and free mental health support and therapy to deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind BC residents of all ages. Services include individual counselling, group therapy, consultations, community education, peer support, and family support. Specialized mental health interpreting is a...

Provides oxygen therapy to residents of VCH who suffer from asthma, chronic bronchitis, congestive heart failure, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, lung cancer, or occupational lung disease. Oxygen is available as compressed gas, liquid oxygen, or oxygen concentrator. Requests for this service are made by...

Provides treatment and education for people in BC with osteoarthritis and various types of inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma. Adult outpatient services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and social work. Provides services at locations across BC in...

Provides information and medical assistance for individuals who want to voluntarily and intentionally end their life. Medical assistance can be done by a doctor or nurse practitioner who gives or prescribes medicine for a person to take themselves that causes death. Service is provided where a patie...

Provides information about resources and services available to people struggling with depression, anxiety, or other mental health or substance use conditions. Resources include an online screening quiz (not a diagnosis) and recommendations for relevant online information, self-help programs, and in-...

Provides consultation and assessments for adults with depression or bipolar disorders. Offers single-visit assessments and treatment recommendations. Also offers programs for seasonal depression (seasonal affective disorder), first episode mania, and treatment-resistant mood disorders. Follows a lim...

A free public health program for women who are having their first baby, and are at less than 29 weeks gestation. Open to all pregnant women age 19 and younger, and to women age 20 to 24 years who are experiencing social, financial, or housing challenges such as being a lone parent, having less than ...

Offers brief follow-up to establish a connection to addictions care after opioid overdose; also serves those at high risk of opioid overdose. Services include navigation to appropriate services, support in accessing opioid agonist therapy, and overdose prevention education. Self-referral or referral...

Acts as a point of contact to share feedback, compliments, or concerns regarding quality of care within the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Formally registers complaints about patient care that have not been resolved at the service delivery level, works with the patient and family to identify a rea...

Provides an online web form and texting service to report drug overdoses and drug contamination. Participants do not have to provide their names or contact information. They can report information such as the date of the overdose, what town and neighbourhood the substance was purchased in, types of ...

Provides safe and confidential screening, treatment and support services for individuals at risk for, or living with HIV. The health outreach team offers HIV and hepatitis information and education, prevention and harm reduction services, HIV and hepatitis screening and testing, counselling, and tre...

Designated agency responsible for looking into situations of suspected abuse, neglect, and self-neglect involving vulnerable adults who are unable to seek support and assistance. Specially trained staff in hospitals and community programs respond to and investigate reports of possible abuse, neglect...