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Kootenay CYSN Family Services Program – ARC Programs
Phone: 250-763-2977
Email: chenriques@arcprograms.com
Website: https://arcprograms.com/node/237
Communities Serviced: Castlegar, Kaslo, Nakusp, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan Valley, Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: Children, Youth
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The Kootenay CYSN Family Services Program serves families of children and youth with Special Needs; including those diagnosed on the autism spectrum, or with developmental disabilities, with FASD, with complex developmental behavioural conditions, complex medical conditions, or other special needs; in the communities of the East and West Kootenays.
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Referral Process:
Families seeking services are screened for eligibility by MCFD-CYSN social workers, who may then refer families that may benefit from the program services. Referals are screened by the Program Director, in cooperation with the Ministry CYSN program Liaison.
Kootenay Permanency Support Services Program – ARC Programs
Phone: 250-763-2977
Email: chenriques@arcprograms.com
Website: https://arcprograms.com/node/238
Communities Serviced: Castlegar, Kaslo, Nakusp, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan Valley, Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: Children, Youth, Adults, All Ages
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This program provides specialized services for children and youth, parents and families, where a child is in transition to a permanent placement, such as an adoptive home, family member or alternative caregiver. It gives strength-based intervention, education and counselling to assist caregivers to integrate a child and/or remain within their family.
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Referral Process:
Families are referred by MCFD guardianship, resource and adoption social workers within the region.
Kootenay Youth Outreach Program – ARC Programs
Phone: 250-365-5800
Email: arcprograms@arcprograms.com
Website: http://www.arcprograms.com/
Communities Serviced: Castlegar, Nakusp, Slocan Valley, Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19, Youth
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This program provides support services to high-risk youth to avoid family breakdown and to encourage positive family relationships, develop age-appropriate daily living skills, and support homeless youth or youth-in-case to address personal barriers to becoming independent.
Services provided include individual, family, and parent counselling and education, assist sexual exploited youth to reduce harm, support with increasing community involvement and understanding available services and assistance in securing and maintaining safe housing.
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Referral Process:
MCFD (which would have priority), community agencies, schools, or self-referrals by families and youth.
Map of Services in Rural and Remote Communities
Website: http://rccbc.ca/community-map/
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: All Ages
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The Rural Coordination Centre of BC has developed a website that includes a map of community resources available in rural and remote communities.
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Mind your Mind
Website: http://www.mindyourmind.ca/
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 24, 13 – 19, Youth
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Mind your mind is a non-profit, online mental health program that engages youth, emerging adults and the professionals who serve them to co-develop reliable and relevant resources.
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MindShift
Website: http://www.anxietybc.com/mobile-app
Communities Serviced: Provincial
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App to help cope with anxiety.
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Information and resources.
Ministry of Child and Family Development/Child and Youth Mental Health (Castlegar)
Phone: 888-691-3199, 250-365-4470
Website: http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/
Communities Serviced: Castlegar
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19, Children, Youth
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Services available for children and adolescents who are experiencing life threatening depression, psychological disorders, such as eating disorders, serious mental illness, severe behaviour disorders and disabling reactions to handicapping conditions, trauma and abuse.
Services include clinical assessment, treatment (individual, group, family), crisis intervention, clinical consultation by psychiatrists, and community planning/coordinated case management. Educational workshops and resource materials are also offered.
A walk-in intake clinic is held each week on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11:30am. No referral is necessary. Intake clinic is for children, youth aged to 19 years and their families where children and youth can receive a same-day initial assessment by a trained professional in a confidential environment
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Referral Process:
Self referral, other agencies, hospitals, schools, family, community referrals.
Ministry of Child and Family Development/Child and Youth Mental Health (Nelson)
Phone: 250-354-6480, 888-691-3199
Website: http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/
Communities Serviced: Kaslo, Nelson, Slocan Valley
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19
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Services available for children and adolescents who are experiencing life threatening depression, psychological disorders, such as eating disorders, serious mental illness, severe behaviour disorders and disabling reactions to handicapping conditions, trauma and abuse.
Services include clinical assessment, treatment (individual, group, family), crisis intervention, clinical consultation by psychiatrists, and community planning and coordinated case management.
Educational workshops and resource materials are also offered.
A walk-in intake clinic is held each week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 11am. No referral is necessary. Intake clinic is for children, youth aged to 19 years and their families where children and youth can receive a same-day initial assessment by a trained professional in a confidential environment.
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Referral Process:
Self referral, other agencies, hospitals, schools, family, community referrals.
Ministry of Child and Family Development/Child and Youth Mental Health (Trail)
Phone: 250-364-0540, 888-691-3199
Website: http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/
Communities Serviced: Trail / Rossland
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19, Children, Youth
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Services available for children and adolescents who are experiencing life threatening depression, psychological disorders, such as eating disorders, serious mental illness, severe behaviour disorders and disabling reactions to handicapping conditions, trauma and abuse.
Services include clinical assessment, treatment (individual, group, family), crisis intervention, clinical consultation by psychiatrists, and community planning and coordinated case management.
Educational workshops and resource materials are also offered.
A walk-in intake clinic is held each week on Thursday afternoons from 1 to 3pm. No referral is necessary. Intake clinic is for children, youth aged to 19 years and their families where children and youth can receive a same-day initial assessment by a trained professional in a confidential environment.
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Referral Process:
Self referral, other agencies, hospitals, schools, family, community referrals.
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens (NIDA)
Website: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 24, 13 – 19, Youth
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A website with tool and information on how drugs affect the brain and body, featuring videos, games, blog posts and more. It includes resources for teens, parents and teachers.
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Nelson Community Services
Phone: 250-352-3504
Email: admin@servicesfyi.ca
Website: http://www.servicesfyi.ca/
Communities Serviced: Nelson
Age Group Serviced: All Ages
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An organization with services to support the well-being of families, youth, and individuals in our community by providing counselling, housing, parenting support, and outreach services. It has programs for pre-employment, women’s counselling, parenting education, homelessness prevention and more.
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Nelson Friends of the Family
Phone: 250-551-5905
Email: hello@nelsonfriendsofthefamily.com
Website: http://nelsonfriendsofthefamily.com/index.php
Communities Serviced: Nelson
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19, Children, Youth
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A service that provides financial aid, information and guidance to assist with travel and accommodation costs for families of children under the age of 19 years, who live within the prescribed area, who must travel to receive treatment due to illness or injury.
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Referral Process:
Please see website for application form.
North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society
Phone: 250-353-7691
Email: office@nklcss.org
Website: http://nklcss.org/
Communities Serviced: Kaslo
Age Group Serviced: All Ages
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This organization offers many services such as community counselling, addictions and alcohol counselling, Children and Youth counselling, victims assistance, family support, food security initiatives and a Family Centre with a range of activities.
Lifeline, a personal emergency call button, is available to elderly or ill persons living alone and the Safe Home program provides a refuge for women and their children leaving an abusive relationship.
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Referral Process:
Self referral, also school counsellor, Freedom Quest, or doctor referral.
Open Mind – Youth Mental Health Tools & Resources
Email: communications@doctorsofbc.ca
Website: http://openmindbc.ca/youth-young-adults/
Communities Serviced: Provincial
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 19, Youth, All Ages
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Open Mind is an information hub containing mental health tools and resources for youth, families, teachers and health care providers.
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Regional Alcohol & Drug Day Treatment Program (RADD) – Freedom Quest
Phone: 250-304-2676, 877-304-2676, 250-231-0316
Website: https://www.freedomquestyouthservices.ca/regional-alcohol–drug-day-treatment-program-radd.html
Communities Serviced: Castlegar
Age Group Serviced: 13 – 24, 13 – 19, Youth
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This service is for young people between the ages of 12 – 19 who are motivated to make changes to their substance use. Each individual brings their own goals, however, the group often talks about relationships, their own substance use, ways of coping, boundaries, family, communication, emotions, trauma, core beliefs, values, grief, loss, self-care, sexuality, mental health, etc.. The group also participates in weekly outdoor recreation. Group members can express their interest in canoeing, hiking, camping, biking and more!
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Referral Process:
Self referral, community agencies, families.
KB Searchlight is an initiative of the Kootenay Boundary CYMHSU Action Team, coordinated locally by Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice and hosted by partner agency, Kootenay Family Place. Other action team members include families, doctors, mental health counsellors, school administrators, health authority staff, community agencies and more. The Child Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative is supported by the Shared Care Committee with additional support for specialist participation from the Specialist Services Committee. Both committees are partnerships between Doctors of BC and government of BC.