Maintains a comprehensive website designed for parents to learn about drugs and teen drug use. Provides education to parents and grandparents on the effects of drug use by children and youth, and offers tools to help parents talk to their children. Works with ...

Through phone and web-based consultation, supports community care providers with information, advice, and resources they need to deliver appropriate and timely care to children and youth with mental health and substance use concerns. Multi-disciplinary team in...

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 ...

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 Reco...

Provides resources and information for individuals, as well as public, private, and non-governmental organizations working to prevent and reduce harms associated with substance use. Provides national leadership on substance use and advances solutions to addres...

Protects individuals living in BC assisted living residences through the registration of residences, administration of assisted living health and safety standards, and investigation of complaints related to health and safety concerns. Seniors assisted living r...

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 ...

Offers short-term, in-home acute psychiatric care for adults age 17 and older with increased symptoms or distress related to mental illness or substance use, as an alternative to hospitalization. Designed to provide individuals who are currently experiencing a...

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 clien...

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 scr...

Offers a supportive space where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Downtown Eastside can reconnect with traditional approaches to community and healing. Services include Elder/family cultural guidance, community meetings, social/recreational activitie...