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“Healing Our Spirits” Aboriginal Mental Health and Addictions Program

Address: 1005 2nd street, Castlegar, BC V1B 1Y4
Phone: 250-231-4968
Email: coinations@gmail.com
Website: http://www.coinations.net/
Communities Serviced: Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Midway / Rock Creek / Beaverdell, Nakusp, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan Valley, Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: Youth, Adults
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We offer cultural case management, individual support and counseling, recovery circles in 5 communities, referrals to access other community resources, including assistance with applications for treatment, connection to the larger Aboriginal community including Aboriginal gatherings, events and celebrations and cultural consultation to Mental Health and Addictions workers who are working with Aboriginal clients.

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Referral Process:

Self referral or by a service provider.

40 Assets

Phone: 800.888.7828
Email: info@searchinstitute.org
Website: http://www.search-institute.org/content/40-developmental-assets-adolescents-ages-12-18
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19, Youth
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A website that identifies 40 positive supports and strengths young people need to succeed. Half of the assets focus on the relationships and opportunities they need in their families, schools, and communities (external assets). The remaining assets focus on the social-emotional strengths, values, and commitments that are nurtured within young people (internal assets). This includes tools and services to support your asset-building efforts.

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Aboriginal Early Years Program – COINS

Phone: 250-231-4968
Email: coinations@gmail.com
Website: http://www.coinations.net/
Communities Serviced: Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Midway / Rock Creek / Beaverdell, Nakusp, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan Valley, Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: Children
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The Aboriginal Early Years program offers cultural support and consultation to early years staff as well as cultural support and resources/activities to local early years and childcare programs/agencies. Examples of activities we provide include traditional drumming, story telling and culturally relevant crafting. In addition, the program offers Aboriginal family gatherings and home support in the communities of Trail and Salmo for Aboriginal families with children 0-6, as well as outreach support in the Grand Forks and area for Aboriginal families with children 0-6.

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Aboriginal Family Connections Program – COINS

The Aboriginal Family Connections program offers support and counseling for Aboriginal Families in collaboration with MCFD to offer assistance with locating extended family members of Aboriginal children and youth entering the foster care system, as well as, providing cultural connections for Aboriginal children and youth in care of MCFD.

We work with Aboriginal families and youth in care to develop Cultural Life Books and we support placements of Aboriginal children and youth in care of their families. The Family Connections Program also, offers advocacy, support and referrals to other local services.

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Aboriginal Family Services Development Program – COINS

Phone: 250-231-4968
Email: coinations@gmail.com
Website: http://www.coinations.net/
Communities Serviced: Castlegar, Kaslo, Nakusp, Salmo, Slocan Valley, Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: Children, Youth, All Ages
Programs:

The Aboriginal Family Services Development Program provides support and consultation to Family Support Counselors and other service providers in the West Kootenay region who work with Aboriginal families. It also provides services to Aboriginal families who may be experiencing family issues that require a support person to provide referrals, support, and cultural information

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Referral Process:

Aboriginal families who are working with MCFD are first priority referrals to this program. Families can also self-refer.

Aboriginal Family Support

Address: Boundary Family Centre, 1200 Central Ave Box 2498, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0
Phone: 250-442-2267, 877-442-5355
Email: info@bfiss.org
Website: http://www.boundaryfamily.org/
Communities Serviced: Grand Forks, Midway / Rock Creek / Beaverdell
Age Group Serviced: All Ages
Programs:

Family support services provided for children, youth and families of Aboriginal ancestry, in a culturally relevant
manner.

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Wait Times: Intake meeting set at time of contact.
Referral Process:

Self referral, community agencies, SD 51, MCFD.

After School Programs – Boundary Family Services

Phone: 250-442-2267, 877-442-5355
Email: info@bfiss.org
Website: http://www.boundaryfamily.org/
Communities Serviced: Grand Forks, Midway / Rock Creek / Beaverdell
Age Group Serviced: Youth, All Ages
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Groups that engage children and youth in meaningful activities in Boundary communities. These after school programs strengthen inter-personal skills, encourage mentoring as well as encourage skill development in sports and arts. Groups are offered at certain times throughout year.

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Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services

Address: 205 – 6th Ave NW PO Box 100, Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0
Phone: 250-265-3674
Email: aslcs@aslcs.com
Website: http://www.aslcs.com/
Communities Serviced: Nakusp
Age Group Serviced: Children, Youth, Adults, All Ages
Programs:

We provide information, activities, transportation, counselling, employment, food, shelter, and referrals to people from all walks of life, newborns to seniors throughout the region. Services include Home Support Program, Meals on Wheels, Food Bank, Safe Home, Counselling Services and RCMP Victim/Witness Services.

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Baby’s Best Chance & Parenting Programs – Boundary Family Services

Baby’s Best Chance is a program for pregnant women that provides nutrition, lifestyle, parent education, emotional support and fun groups to meet other pregnant women and families with young children. Nutritious lunch is provided as well as help with breast feeding.

Parenting programs include group sessions which are focused on developing communication, coping and parenting skills that help parents and caregivers to understand and respond to their child’s behavior during every stage of a child’s development from infant to teen.

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Referral Process:

Self referral, community agencies, Public Health, Physicians, SD 51, MCFD.

BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services

Phone: 604-829-8657
Email: feedback@bcmhs.bc.ca
Website: http://www.bcmhsus.ca/
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: All Ages
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A website that provides information on how BCMHSUS partners with regional health authorities and other stakeholders to offer mental health and substance use expertise across BC, to ensure that everyone, no matter their location, has access to provincial specialized care and the services they need. They also lead knowledge exchange, health promotion and literacy with online mental health and substance use resources, support groups and coping strategies.

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Bike Shop Program – Freedom Quest

Phone: 877-304-2676, 250-304-2676

Website: https://www.freedomquestyouthservices.ca/bike-shop-program.html
Communities Serviced: Castlegar, Nelson, Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19, Youth, Adults
Programs:

The Bike Shop Program is for young people between the ages of 12 – 19 who are being negatively impacted by their own substance use and/or the substance use of others.
It is activity-based therapeutic program that supports young people and their adult mentors in building healthy relationships with each other through the shared experience of mountain biking and mountain bike repair and maintenance.

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Referral Process:

Self referral, community agencies, families.

Bounce Back

Phone: 18666390522
Email: bounceback@cmha.bc.ca
Website: http://www.cmha.bc.ca/how-we-can-help/adults/bounceback
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: Youth, Adults, All Ages
Programs:

BounceBack is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered online or over the phone with a coach, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.

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Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Phone: 18332354048

Website: http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/Pages/default.aspx
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: All Ages
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A website that provides information, national leadership, evidence-informed analysis and advice to mobilize collaborative efforts to reduce alcohol and other drug related harms.

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Castlegar & District Community Services Society

Phone: 250-365-2104
Email: info@cdcss.ca
Website: http://www.cdcss.ca/
Communities Serviced: Castlegar
Age Group Serviced: All Ages
Programs:

Castlegar & District Community Services Society serves a wide and diverse range of people with a variety of programs, from long-range counseling to short term groups. Services include the Better at Home Seniors Program, Castlegar Women’s Centre, Affordable Housing project, Children Who Witness Violence Counselling, Family Support Counselling, Loans for Women program, Safe Home, Sexual Abuse Intervention Counselling for Children, Supervised and Supportive Visitation, and West Kootenay Volunteer Driver.

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Family Support Services.

Wait Times: 0 to 2 months.
Referral Process:

Self referral, doctor, MCFD.

Child & Youth Counselling Program – Boundary Family Services

Counselling is provided to children or youth affected by trauma, sexual abuse, family violence, eating disorders, grief and loss and those exhibiting life threatening behaviors. Individual as well as group counselling is available dependent on need and presenting issue. Intake meeting is set at time of contact.

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Referral Process:

Self referral, community agencies, SD 51, MCFD.