Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
He who has health has hope; He who has hope has everything.
- Arab proverb
One of the more amusing links to get passed around this week came courtesy of the Middlesex-London Health Unit (link), a public education body out in Ontario. It’s called Adventures in Sex City, and it’s a web-based sex ed trivia game that [...]
Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Blog, General Health Issues.
I was there when you
…shone as bright as Bethlehem from afar
I was there when you were
…young and strong and perverted
and everything that makes
…a young man a star, oh you were a star
- Chantal Kreviazuk, “Surrounded“
It’s been less than a month and already we find ourselves lighting yet another candle, this time for 21-year old Georgian [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2010 under Blog, Grief & Loss.
Shelter in Victoria for youth, 13-18. 10 beds, 24-hour intake, voluntary. Consent of legal guardian is needed to stay.
Posted: January 23rd, 2010 under Resources, Safe Houses & Shelters.
Safehouse in North Vancouver for youth, 13-18. Drug/alcohol free, 14-day stay. Self-referral okay.
Posted: January 23rd, 2010 under Resources, Safe Houses & Shelters.
Shelter for youth, 13-15. Referral via social worker or MCFD After-Hours, with parent/guardian consent. For youth from Vancouver, Richmond or North Shore.
Posted: January 23rd, 2010 under Resources, Safe Houses & Shelters.
VAFCS is a community centre that provides social, cultural, recreational, and other life-enhancing programs and services to aboriginal people making the transition to urban society.
Posted: January 23rd, 2010 under First Nations Services, Resources.
Phone: 604-584-5811
Web: http://scss.ca/counselling.htm
Surrey Community Services’ team of professional counsellors offers free counselling with specialization in:
Family Counselling (by MCFD or Youth Mental Health referral only)
Suicide Prevention, Education and Counselling (19-and-under, self-referral okay)
Sexual Abuse Counselling (children/youth plus non-offending family, abuse must have been reported with no current contact with offender, self-referral okay)
This service is for residents of [...]
Posted: December 12th, 2009 under Abuse & Assault, Counseling & Supports, Resources, Suicide Prevention & Information.
Address: 340 - 1985 West Broadway (Part of Jewish Family Services Agency)
Phone: 604-637-3309
West Coast Wellness Group is a small group of counsellors working in a private practice model. They are committed to having a generous sliding scale and to keeping some slots free to take clients on the low end of that scale. They are [...]
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under Counseling & Supports, Resources.
Address: 451 Powell Street, Vancouver BC
Web site: http://kalayaancentre.net
Phone: 604 215 1103
The Kalayaan Centre is a Filipino community centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The various organizations in the Kalayaan [...]
Posted: September 8th, 2009 under Activism, Awareness & Action, Immigrant & Multicultural Services, Neighbourhood Houses, Resources.
Address: 1292 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC
Phone: 604 736 9844
Provides free primary care health services by an interdisciplinary team to marginalized populations residing in the West End, Yaletown, Fairview Slopes, downtown Vancouver business district, and downtown South
The clinic operates by appointment Monday to Saturday, and on a drop-in basis 8:30 am to 9:30 am Monday to [...]
Posted: September 8th, 2009 under Drugs, Alcohol & Addictions, GLBT Services & Supports, General Health Issues, Resources, Sex & Sexual Health, Youth Clinics.