Downtown Eastside (DTES) Office
Provided by: Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS)
Service Description
Provides help for, and promotes healing of, Aboriginal individuals and communities in BC who have experienced emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse in residential schools. Services include counselling, referral to community-based services, workshops on the effects of residential schools, and information and support for survivors who are seeking justice through criminal and civil processes. Staff give referrals to counsellors who are approved by First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and who provide counselling at no cost to the client. Also offers advocacy, a resource library, public education, and support for communities. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. Funded by FNHA.
Service Location
- Physical address:44 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, V6A 1K2 BCMailing address:Same as physical address