Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) - Vancouver

Provides a range of mental health and substance use services for Vancouver residents age 17 and over for non-urgent, urgent, and non-emergent intervention: goal is to provide optimal pathways for people to access the appropriate resources in a timely and client-centred way. Acts as the central point...

Provides a range of health care and support services for adults ages 19 and up with addiction issues. Services include assessment, treatment, counselling, education, and referral to community resources. Supports clients who are enrolled in a methadone maintenance program, and provides access to trea...

Provides a range of health care and support services for adults ages 19 and up with addiction issues. Services include assessment, treatment, counselling, education, and referral to community resources. Supports clients who are enrolled in a methadone maintenance program, and provides access to trea...

Provides a range of health care and support services for adults ages 19 and up with addiction issues. Services include assessment, treatment, counselling, education, and referral to community resources. Supports clients who are enrolled in a methadone maintenance program, and provides access to trea...

Provides a range of health care and support services for adults ages 19 and up with addiction issues. Services include assessment, treatment, counselling, education, and referral to community resources. Supports clients who are enrolled in a methadone maintenance program, and provides access to trea...

Provides a range of health care and support services for adults ages 19 and up with addiction issues. Services include assessment, treatment, counselling, education, and referral to community resources. Supports clients who are enrolled in a methadone maintenance program, and provides access to trea...

Provides a range of health care and support services for adults ages 19 and up with addiction issues. Services include assessment, treatment, counselling, education, and referral to community resources. Supports clients who are enrolled in a methadone maintenance program, and provides access to trea...

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation involves skill development...

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation involves skill development...

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation involves skill development...

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Transgender-friendly service. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitat...

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation involves skill development...

Community-based early childhood mental health team for families with infants and children under five years of age when there are significant concerns around the child's emotional, social and/or behavioural development. Parent and caregiver involvement is essential. Services include advocacy and supp...

Provides treatment and support to people living with complex mental health and addiction issues who have not been well served by traditional systems of care. Works with individuals who have been identified as needing additional, specialized, ongoing supports to assist in their recovery. Services inc...

Offers comprehensive hearing services for children from birth to 19 years, and for dependent adults who receive professional caregiver support. Services may include full hearing assessments, hearing screening programs for school-age children and newborns, hearing aid and assistive listening device a...

Residential care facility for adults ages 19 and up with complex health care needs who require 24-hour care. Services include nursing and personal care, medication administration, meals, laundry service, and social and recreational activities. Referral required from Home and Community Care following...

Central intake team provides access to supportive transitional living and treatment at Central City Lodge Addiction Recovery Program, New Dawn Recovery Home for Women, Pacifica Treatment Centre, Together We Can Addiction Recovery Centre, and Turning Point Recovery for individuals age 19 and over wit...

Central intake team provides access to supported transitional housing and treatment at Directions Youth Haven, Peak House, and Vancouver Youth Support Recovery Program (Sequoia House and Alder House) for youth and young adults ages 16 to 24 with substance use issues. Also performs intake for Directi...

Provides urgent response (within 72 hours), short-term mental health service to children and youth ages five to 18 who are experiencing acute psychiatric or emotional crises. This could include suicidality and self-harm, suspected psychotic behaviour, risk assessment for violence and violent behavio...

Aboriginal Mental Health Outreach provides culturally appropriate mental health counselling to Aboriginal youth and their families who have been unable to engage with or access mental health services. Services include assessment and therapeutic counselling and treatment. Youth Outreach Service provi...

Provides community-based mental health services to families with children and youth up to age 18 experiencing serious mental health difficulties or social, emotional, or behavioural disturbances. Services include comprehensive assessment and treatment of severe anxiety, depression, eating disorders,...

Provides community-based mental health services to families with children and youth up to age 18 experiencing serious mental health difficulties or social, emotional, or behavioural disturbances. Services include comprehensive assessment and treatment of severe anxiety, depression, eating disorders,...

Provides community-based mental health services to families with children and youth up to age 18 experiencing serious mental health difficulties or social, emotional, or behavioural disturbances. Services include comprehensive assessment and treatment of severe anxiety, depression, eating disorders,...

Provides a single point of access to mental health services in Vancouver for children and youth ages five to 18, and their families and caregivers. Offers screening and needs assessment, as well as referrals to appropriate services and alternative resources. Also provides advice on mental health ref...

Provides same-day urgent care for individuals with unexpected, non-life threatening health concerns when the individual is unable to access a family doctor or care provider. Deals with illnesses and injuries that should be addressed by a health care provider within 12 to 24 hours but do not require ...

Funds and supports projects that are proposed, managed, and led by people with lived experience of mental health issues or addiction. The Education and Leisure Fund provides funding of up to $400 to mental health consumers for education and leisure courses or activities; individuals must be a reside...

Provides free, six to eight weeks outpatient medical withdrawal management for 24 stable adults ages 19 and up living in Vancouver. Services include assessment, individual and group counselling, psychoeducational groups, acupuncture and other alternate therapies. Accepts clients on methadone mainten...

Residential care facility for adults ages 19 and up with complex health care needs who require 24-hour care; includes a specialty dementia unit. Services include nursing and personal care, medication administration, meals, laundry service, and social and recreational activities. Referral required fr...

A drop-in treatment centre for individuals struggling with illicit drug addiction and who have difficulty accessing mainstream services. Physicians and pharmacists provide opioid replacement therapy, with clients assessed and receiving treatment within hours of check-in; also provide medication for ...

Offers a drop-in space with a lounge and kitchen, as well as computer and phone access for Downtown Eastside youth ages 15 to 24 who struggle with mental and physical health challenges, and housing instability. Provides outreach and clinical and support services with the goal of engaging hard-to-rea...

Provides early identification and treatment for people age 13 to 30 with definite or possible untreated psychosis. Provides assessment and treatment, promoting recovery to help people with psychosis lead full lives. The program assesses, suggests ways to cope (including medication), helps families u...

Offers free community-based assessment and treatment for individuals of any age who have anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other specified eating disorders, and for their families. Treatment includes individual, group, or family counselling; medical monitoring; nutritional support; and recreatio...

Offers falls risk assessment, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and individualized recommendations for falls prevention to adults ages 65 and over. Eligible individuals are residents of Vancouver (including assisted living facilities); have had at least one fall in the previous 12 months; have not...

Provides support, counselling, information, and referrals to mental health services for clients and their friends and families. Services for friends and families include mental wellness information and educational materials, family education and support groups, and direct mental health and wellness ...

Boundaries Program provides therapy and education to children age 12 and under who are exhibiting sexualized behaviour. Services include planning and behaviour management education for families and caregivers. Connect Parent Program is for parents of children and youth ages eight to 18 dealing with ...

An interactive map highlighting places where people can grow, prepare, share, buy, receive, or learn about food. Food assets include kitchen or food programs, community organizations, free or subsidized grocery, and free or low-cost meal options. Communities that have a map are North Shore, Richmond...

Provides vocational/employment programs to assist youth and adults aged 16 to 64 with mental health disabilities reach their volunteer, employment, and educational goals. Services include psychological assessment, work-readiness skill training, career planning, education support, job placements, job...

Residential care facility for adults ages 19 and up with severe physical disabilities and long-term complex health care needs who require 24-hour care; equipped to meet the needs of residents with spinal cord injury, ventilator dependency, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and cerebral pa...

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 t...

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 t...

Regulates and monitors public facilities and those aspects of the environment that have a direct impact on public health. Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) ensure that public health standards are met in restaurants and food service locations, public food handling and distribution, public swimming...

Helps adults with developmental disabilities access non-emergency community health services such as nursing services, rehabilitation, care planning, dental hygiene, nutrition services, swallowing assessments, and family support; services delivered in partnership with Community Living BC. Hours are 8...

Prenatal outreach program to promote a healthy pregnancy for at-risk pregnant women ages 25 and up living in Vancouver. Services offered include nutrition and prenatal lifestyle counselling; food supplement and prenatal vitamins; breastfeeding information; food coupons; labour and delivery informati...

An integrated health centre provides free one-stop primary care, mental health and substance use services, harm reduction and addictions support, and specialized care to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Provides culturally-inclusive health care acknowledging the importance of Elders and Indigenous hea...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance w...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance w...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance w...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance w...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance w...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance w...

Offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs, and supports the transition from hospital release to home life; intake, handled through a central phone number, is required to assess eligibility.Home Support provides assistance w...

Provides central intake services for home health care which offers health care and support services to adults with acute, chronic, palliative, or rehabilitative health care needs; an intake assessment is required to assess eligibility. Also supports the transition from hospital release to home life ...

Provides cultural support to Indigenous patients in acute care and their families, as well as consultation on health care needs. Also provides consultation with medical staff on care planning, and information on Indigenous-specific health resources and referrals. Open referral, including self-referr...

A clean and safe, supervised injection site that provides booths where clients inject pre-obtained illicit drugs under the supervision of nurses and non-clinical mental health workers; accessible to injection drug users who are not well connected to health care services; use more than one drug; expe...

Hospice provides compassionate end-of-life care to any individual, so they can live their last days with dignity and in comfort. Priority given to those living in the Downtown Eastside. Accessible to people with disabilities.

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation involves skill development...

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation involves skill development...

Provides assessment and referral services to supported housing for homeless and precariously housed individuals with mental health, substance use, and behavioural issues. Housing varies from supported apartment programs to 24-hour staffed licensed community homes. Accepts referrals from physicians, ...

Provides centralized intake and referral for supported housing for adults 19 and over unable to live independently because of a current serious and persistent mental health condition. Manages intake and waitlists for VCH-funded mental health supported housing, including licensed care facilities, sup...

Overdose prevention site provides a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated immediately if they overdose. Provides safer drug use supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchan...

Provides Bright Spot, a psychosocial day program, as well as individual occupational therapy assessment and rehabilitation services for older adults ages 65 and up who have a major mental illness and personal, social, and/or leisure needs. Also offers peer support, as well as health and wellness, an...

Provides specialized mental health services for seniors age 65 and over who are experiencing mental health issues such as late onset depression, bipolar illness, psychosis, severe behaviour problems related to dementia, problems related to aging that complicate treatment of mental illness, and abuse...

Residential detox facility staffed 24-hours by health care support workers. Provides 12 private rooms, 12-hour nursing care, assessment, and referrals to post-detox treatment and recovery resources. Offers withdrawal management for most substances, except alcohol and benzodiazepines. Serves adults a...

Provides transitional housing and recovery support to people who have completed withdrawal management and are working on post-detox plans, such as treatment and housing. Offers 18 beds, in private rooms with washrooms, including a women-only section. Serves adults aged 19 and over; may accept youth ...

People with lived experience receiving mental health services are trained to provide one-to-one support to others, helping them to attain goals, acquire new skills, and/or link to community resources. Recognizes the value of lived experience, the positive learning that comes from it, and the unique ...

Provides primary care health services by an interdisciplinary team to marginalized populations residing in the West End, Yaletown, Fairview Slopes, False Creek, South Granville, downtown Vancouver business district, and Downtown South. Clients tend to not have a primary care physician, and/or may ha...

Provides free primary health care and health information for residents ages 19 and up of the Downtown Eastside and Strathcona area who do not have a primary physician and who have challenges accessing traditional health care services; an intake is required before receiving services. Services include...

A specialty clinic that provides free primary health care and health information for residents ages 19 and up of the Downtown Eastside who do not have a primary physician, have challenges accessing traditional health care services, and have a mental health and/or addictions issue or an infectious di...

Provides primary health care and health information for residents of Vancouver ages 19 and up who do not have a primary physician and who have challenges accessing traditional health care services. Services include medical exams, wound care, disease prevention, diagnosis and adult immunizations. Oth...

Provides public education, and information and referral services for LGBT2Q+ individuals. Refers individuals to LGBT2Q+ groups, counselling, resource information, and services in the community. Provides workshops and training on LGBT2Q+ inclusion, diversity, health, and wellness for service provider...

Provides public health nursing services. Prenatal and Early Years services include prenatal nutrition and lifestyle information; education and information on pregnancy and childbirth; postpartum support, including physical and emotional well-being for mothers and babies; breastfeeding assessment and...

Provides public health nursing services. Prenatal and Early Years services include prenatal nutrition and lifestyle information; education and information on pregnancy and childbirth; postpartum support, including physical and emotional well-being for mothers and babies; breastfeeding assessment and...

Provides public health nursing services. Prenatal and Early Years services include prenatal nutrition and lifestyle information; education and information on pregnancy and childbirth; postpartum support, including physical and emotional well-being for mothers and babies; breastfeeding assessment and...

Provides public health nursing services. Prenatal and Early Years services include prenatal nutrition and lifestyle information; education and information on pregnancy and childbirth; postpartum support, including physical and emotional well-being for mothers and babies; breastfeeding assessment and...

Provides public health nursing services. Prenatal and Early Years services include prenatal nutrition and lifestyle information; education and information on pregnancy and childbirth; postpartum support, including physical and emotional well-being for mothers and babies; breastfeeding assessment and...

Provides public health nursing services. Prenatal and Early Years services include prenatal nutrition and lifestyle information; education and information on pregnancy and childbirth; postpartum support, including physical and emotional well-being for mothers and babies; breastfeeding assessment and...

Residential care facility for adults ages 19 and up with complex health care needs who require 24-hour care. Services include nursing and personal care, medication administration, meals, laundry service, and social and recreational activities. Referral required from Home Health office following a he...

Provides access to free counselling services for adults ages 19 and up who were sexually abused as children (when age 18 or younger) while living in residential facilities that were funded or operated by the BC provincial government. After intake, clients are directed to approved counsellors in the ...

Leadership and community engagement program for youth attending select schools in the Vancouver area. Program includes weekly group activities, monthly community service and monthly adventure trips. Participants can take part in arts and crafts workshops, learn practical life skills and explore outd...

Works to reduce suicide risk among those in crisis, to assist family and friends who care about them, and to promote healing among those bereaved by suicide. For Vancouver residents, provides counselling for individuals age 19 and over who have made a suicide attempt, are currently suicidal, or have...

Offers a wide variety of low-barrier outpatient treatment options for women having problems related to the use of drugs or alcohol. Treatment for women includes group programming for early and later stages of recovery, support drop-in groups, art therapy groups, and short-term individual counselling...

Provides free access to at-home detox or opioid replacement treatment for those who need help stopping or stabilizing substance use. Individuals must be ages 19 or older; live in Vancouver; have no unstable medical or psychiatric conditions; be in a safe, stable, and substance-free environment; and ...

Provides health care for individuals with non-life-threatening conditions who need to see a health care provider within 12 to 24 hours but do not require an emergency department. Provides basic in-office care services for conditions such as sprains and simple fractures, minor cuts requiring stitches...

Provides knowledgeable, gender-affirming, specialized health care to transgender and gender diverse people ages 15 and up. Youth ages 15 to 24, refugee claimants, and individuals with post-operative complications who live outside the VCH region will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Services in...

Provides knowledgeable, gender-affirming, specialized health care to transgender and gender diverse people ages 15 and up. Youth ages 15 to 18, refugee claimants, and individuals with post-operative complications who live outside the VCH region will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Services in...

Provides a 16-week outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program for adults ages 18 and over. Offers one program stream for gay/bisexual/queer men, and a coed program stream for individuals of all orientations. Transgender people are welcome in the stream which they feel suits them best. Accepts sel...

Provides free, six-week inpatient medical withdrawal management for 24 stable adults ages 19 and up living in Vancouver. Services include assessment, individual and group counselling, psychoeducational groups, acupuncture and other alternate therapies, and medical management for clients on supervise...

Provides intensive supervision and services to adults with mental illnesses serving adult sentences in the community. As well as supervising court orders, also provides assistance with accessing treatment, housing, living skills, financial management, and health care. Referral accepted from probatio...

Provides consultative occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and social work services to children aged five to 19 with special health care needs; services are offered in school and home settings. Also provides consultative nursing services to children from birth to 19 years of age with complex medical...

20-bed psychiatric facility provides supervised, short-term crisis intervention/counselling, and stabilization programs to Vancouver Coastal Health clients age 19 and over, as an alternative to hospitalization. Treatment plans are created on admission, and can include medication planning, as well as...

Accepts volunteer applications and assigns volunteers to Vancouver Coastal Health facilities. To fill out an application online, use portal site. Call or email for more information.

Provides free, confidential information and education regarding sexuality and health to youth ages 12 to 24. Services include birth control, emergency contraception, pap tests, and pregnancy testing and counselling, as well as testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and testing and...

Provides free, confidential information and education regarding sexuality and health to youth ages 12 to 24. Services include birth control, emergency contraception, pap tests, and pregnancy testing and counselling, as well as testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and testing and...

Provides free, confidential information and education regarding sexuality and health to youth up to age 24. Services include birth control, emergency contraception, pap tests, and pregnancy testing and counselling, as well as testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and testing and ...

Provides free, confidential information and education regarding sexuality and health to youth up to age 24. Services include birth control, emergency contraception, pap tests (unavailable during drop-in except on Saturdays) and pregnancy testing and counselling, as well as testing and treatment of s...

Provides free, confidential information and education regarding sexuality and health to youth up to age 24. Services include birth control, emergency contraception, pap tests, and pregnancy testing and counselling, as well as testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and testing and ...

A free prenatal outreach program for pregnant youth (age 24 and under) living in Vancouver. Services include regular counselling and nutrition counselling; one-to-one support with housing, finances, and other social challenges; a weekly prenatal education group; youth-focused parent infant drop-in g...