Provides assessment and care planning for patients with conditions that result in spasticity (including brain injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries) and provides recommendations for best treatment. The core rehab team consists ...

Provides support for people with fibromyalgia and/or myalgic encephalomyelitis. Offers public education online, by phone, and through newsletters and educational materials. Also provides an online support forum and referrals to other support groups and communi...

Addresses employment barriers encountered by people with physical disabilities. Supports them to return to a previous position, or to develop new job skills through education and training. Services include employment counselling; liaison arrangements with empl...

Rehabilitation centre providing inpatient and centralized services to clients and patients throughout BC and the Yukon. Provides care in five specific areas: acquired brain injury, adolescent and young adult, spinal cord injury, arthritis, and neuromusculoskel...

Provides adult concussion services to individuals ages 18 and up with a diagnosis of concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) less than one year ago; clients must live within the Vancouver Coastal Health area of service. Offers a Group Education Sessio...

Pregnancy outreach program provides health and social service support to women in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside who are dealing with a current or recent history of substance abuse, and are pregnant or parenting infants/toddlers younger than 18 months. Helps ...

A nurse practitioner and gynecologist provide complex contraception counselling, menstrual suppression, and dilator therapy in addition to regular reproductive health screening for transgender patients, adolescents age 16 and older, adult women with intellectu...

Provides assessment and treatment programs to support a wide range of individual and family functioning. Supports individuals with a variety of diagnoses, including developmental, learning, attention, behavioural, and emotional challenges; fetal alcohol spectr...

Supports people with intellectual disabilities to make presentations to the community in order to broaden public awareness and promote acceptance of diversity. Also offers a resource library, community development services, special events, and a recognition aw...

Provides information and referral, advocacy information, and outreach to families with a child or family member who has an intellectual disability. Also offers assistance with transition and future planning, will and estate planning, development of personal su...

Provides support, resources, and referral for child care providers and families. Services for parents include information about child care and the child care subsidy, help finding child care, referral to community resources, and educational opportunities. Also...

Provides information, training, and support to BC parents who have children with autism spectrum disorder, and to professionals and community workers. Workshops are offered in-person and online. Fees for workshops vary and bursaries are available based on fina...

Provides public access to books and other materials, free computer and internet access, print (25 cents per page), scan (free), and fax services, and programs for infants, children, teens, and adults. Programs include virtual computer literacy classes, English...

Offers services to bridge the gap between refugee women with disabilities and the publicly available community programs and activities. This program is aimed at skilled immigrant and refugee women who self-identify as being disabled by a physical, mental, cogn...

Provides support, resources, and referral for child care providers and families. Services for parents include information about child care and the child care subsidy, help finding child care, referral to community resources, and educational opportunities. Also...

A multidisciplinary program that provides outpatient rehabilitation for adults age 19 and over with a neurological condition such as stroke, head injury, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease. Program goals are to improve the physical, cognitive, and soci...

Promotes a better quality of life for people in BC living with acquired brain injury. Services include education, information, referral to community services, and systemic advocacy. Website has an online searchable directory of services in BC. Office hours are...

Provides public access to books and other materials, free computer and internet access, and programs for infants, children, teens, and adults. Offers in-depth reference and information, in person and via telephone or email. Meeting rooms and group study rooms ...

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...

Provides day treatment and educational services for children ages six to 12 who are living with complex developmental, behavioural, trauma, and attachment issues, and who are unable to manage in the regular educational system. Treatment aims to help children m...

Provides support to parents who have infants or children up to age three who are developmentally delayed or at risk. Offers home visits, workshops, and opportunities to meet other parents. Assists the family in planning a program of activities that encourages ...

Provides assessment and treatment for survivors of traumatic brain injury. Treatment and rehabilitation training are provided by an interdisciplinary team using a community-based model. Fees are charged, although an accepted service provider for Ministry of Ch...

Provides free information, support, and referrals for managing hearing loss to North Shore residents. Support services also include public workshops and presentations on issues related to hard of hearing, and assistance with hearing aid technical issues. Also ...

Advocates for universal access to effective treatment for all children diagnosed with autism. Also provides information about setting up a Lovaas Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) intervention treatment program for autism. Volunteer organization of parents an...

Assists families of children up to 12 years of age who have extra support needs, to access inclusive child care that meets individual needs; youth ages 13 to 19 are considered on a case-by-case basis. Also supports child care, preschool, and out-of-school care...