Online explorations of social and cultural aspects of gambling, ideas and feelings about gambling, mechanics of gambling, impacts of gambling habits, and relationship with money and games. Includes reflections with reading and questions to ponder. Funded by Pr...

GameSense Info Centres (GSIC) are interactive kiosks located on or near the gaming floor in all BC casinos and community gaming centres that provide information and resources to help make informed gambling decisions. Trained GameSense Advisors are also availab...

Offers support groups for people who have a loved one who uses substances or who may be in any stage of recovery journey. Groups support participants in telling their unique stories, let participants know they are not alone, share information and local resourc...

A network of secular peer support groups for people who want to live free of alcohol and drugs. Based on sobriety, secularity, and self-help, the group seeks to empower the 'sober self' of each member through positive social reinforcement. Provides a safe, sup...

Lay-led behavioural change program dedicated to reducing the harm caused by the misuse of alcohol. Offers a variety of in-person, phone, and video support meetings, and an online forum, chatroom, and private Facebook group, and other online supports. Open to i...

Provides meeting information worldwide for family members and friends of people with a drug dependency who meet for mutual help and support; follows a 12-step program. Telephone hours are 9 am to 5 pm Pacific time, Monday to Friday; a voice message can be left...

Provides individuals with access to specialists in addictions medicine and psychiatry as well as mental health and wellness care coordinators. Services are free to all First Nations people and their family members living in BC, including family members who are...

Offers short-term, in-home acute psychiatric care for adults with increased symptoms or distress related to mental illness and/or substance use, as an alternative to hospitalization. Designed to provide individuals who are currently experiencing a psychiatric ...

Supports individuals with substance use issues or concurrent mental health and substance use issues to stabilize their health and establish a path toward long-term improvements in functioning. Services include a daily drop-in group, psychoeducational sessions ...

Provides services for people age 19 and over who have or may be developing a serious or persistent mental illness, and affected family members. Adult Community Support Services include case management, psychiatric consultation, family therapy, group therapy, a...

Provides free integrated health and social services for youth ages 12 to 24 and their families. Mental health care, substance use services, primary health care, youth and family peer supports, and social services are accessible under one roof. Other services i...

12-step support groups for women and men who want to stop drinking or are recovering from alcoholism. Meeting times and locations are listed on the website; volunteers answer calls 24 hours a day. Serves Bowen Island, Deep Cove, Horseshoe Bay, Lions Bay, North...

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 maintena...

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...

Provides individual and group addiction counselling to children, youth, adults, and families, mainly in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Strathcona communities. Uses a client-centred, harm-reduction approach. Also offers preventive and early intervention prog...

Provides mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual support and health services. Services include conventional mental health and addictions counselling as well as traditional, alternative healing and wellness services.

Provides health care services on a first-come, first-served basis for residents of the Downtown Eastside and urban Indigenous people. Family physicians offer primary care medical services (except obstetrics). Nursing services are available seven days a week. S...

Drop-in social centre for all ages. Features a living room space with TV, and computers with internet access. Offers a coffee and soup line at 7:30 am seven days a week. Also offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm. Drop-in hours are 7:30...

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 ...

Aims to improve social, emotional, and spiritual well-being through volunteer efforts of faith-inspired Muslims. Provides a variety of services to residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Surrey, including take-away meals, addictions and mental health co...

Provides healing services for Indigenous adults age 18 and older with substance use and trauma issues. Services include community drop-in programs, group healing, individual and family counselling, and referral to substance use and mental health services. Inco...

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 maintena...

Provides short-term outpatient services to individuals who live with mental illness and/or substance use issues. Services include 72-hour response when indicated for short-term assessment, treatment, and crisis stabilization; psychiatric assessment; individual...

A full-time, culturally-appropriate outpatient program providing mental wellness and substance use programs, and outpatient counselling for the Indigenous population in the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region. Works with multiple agencies to provide appropri...

A temporary stabilization clinic connecting patients seeking treatment for substance use disorders with treatments in order to stabilize the patient in the short term, and subsequently transfer them to a community care provider for ongoing monitoring, support ...