Firefighters respond to fires and other emergencies to protect people, property, and the environment. Services include firefighting, emergency medical response, emergency rescue, and the inspection of buildings to ensure they meet the fire code and bylaws. In ...

A group of former and current drug users provide peer support and education to improve the lives of people who use illicit drugs. Organizes social action in communities to save lives. Promotes local, regional, and national harm-reduction education and interven...

Aims to prevent adolescent drug use by raising awareness and disseminating information about drug abuse. Also offers outreach programs developed for and with youth who may be using, have used, or are likely to use drugs. Nonprofit society, registered charity.

Provides free, confidential, multilingual, information and referral regarding community resources for people in BC dealing with substance use and addiction issues. Resource navigators provide information about detox, counselling, treatment programs, recovery h...

Coordinates referrals and connection to Fraser Health substance use residential treatment services. Referrals from outside of Fraser Health are accepted from withdrawal management facilities; substance use counsellors/concurrent disorder therapists working in ...

The Mobile Health Van offers free mobile harm reduction services, including supplies intended for safer sex, injection, snorting, and smoking. Services also include on-the-spot shelter and health-care referrals, snacks, hygiene supplies, bad-date reporting, di...

Community members with lived experience of drug misuse cycle around the Downtown Eastside, Gastown, and the West End in Vancouver on specially equipped bicycles to respond to drug overdoses. Also distribute Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to ...

Operates a drop-in clinical pharmacy specializing in comprehensive medication management and support of people with mental health and addiction issues. Also offers support programs for psychosis and hepatitis C; access to nurses and social workers; and informa...

Offers a continuum of care to individuals seeking help for substance use issues. Provides coordinated access to 14 detox beds, and 20 transitional care beds in the community. Outpatient services will be provided as clients wait to access inpatient support. Int...

Responsible for the training and clinical care guidance activities for all health care professionals in the province who are prescribing medications to treat opioid addiction including oral opioid agonist treatment (methadone, buprenorphine/naloxone, and slow-...

Free program offers support for individuals age 17 and older who self-identify as having mental health and/or substance use concerns and are not part of a mental health team. Provides information and referral to services such as housing, income assistance, leg...

Christian-based community group offers support to victims of harmful circumstances and dependencies. Provides information for individuals dealing with addictions and recovery, and hosts Christian 12-step meetings. Also offers outreach support to drop-in centre...

Aims to prevent the transmission of HIV and other infections with a particular focus on intravenous drug users and sex trade workers. Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, a...

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 prevent...

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 complicat...

Provides services to street-involved youth who are affected by substance abuse, including individual counselling, crisis intervention, referrals, and drug/alcohol information and education. Also offers assessment and referral to detox and residential treatment...

Develops and disseminates information and resources on eating disorders, and food and weight preoccupation; staffs a national helpline that provides information on treatment and support. Runs prevention and awareness campaigns like Eating Disorder Awareness We...

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 ...

Provides central intake services for mental health and substance use services, which provide a range of health care and support services for children, youth, adults, and older adults with mental health and/or substance use issues. Services include assessment, ...

Supports women who are pregnant or have a child under six months old and are impacted by substance use and/or violence and abuse. Women do not need to have their children in their care to receive support provided there is an ongoing relationship with the child...

Provides mental health and substance use information and resources, assistance navigating the mental health system, as well as free personalized support from parent peer support workers. Services are available to families across BC and Yukon with children and ...

Provides free Jewish-informed system navigation and recovery services for individuals and families dealing with the effects of addiction. Offers workshops, presentations, and community forums throughout Vancouver. Also offers advocacy, counselling, recovery su...

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...

Provides free, confidential, multilingual information about free gambling support and treatment services for individuals in BC struggling with their own or another's gambling. Resource navigators provides referrals to free counselling services, prevention and ...

Provides a range of wellness services for young people ages 12 to 24 and their families. Offers youth peer support by young adults with lived experience navigating the health and wellness systems. Through Mental Health Intake, clinicians do assessments and pro...