Random Stuff We Like
CARE Program
Phone: 604-875-2022 Toll-free: 1-888-300-3088 local 2022
Address: BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver BC
Web: www.bcwomens.ca/Services/PregnancyBirthNewborns/AbortionAndReproductiveEducation
CARE stands for Comprehensive Abortion and Reproductive Education, and is a service run out of the BC Women’s Hospital. They offer an array of caring, professional and confidential services around abortion & reproductive education including:
- Counselling services, both for emotional support and information around pregnancy options, including abortion and birth control
- The Pregnancy Options Line, an information and referral service to help women make informed choices around pregnancy: 604-875-3163 or (toll-free) 1-888-875-3163.
- Medical services, including abortion, tubal ligation and birth control.
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Phone hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SFU Health Promotion
Simon Fraser University’s Health and Counselling Services offers services to address both the physical and mental health of the school’s students. Clinics, vaccinations, counselling and physiotherapy are all available to currently enrolled students.
In addition, the department’s Health Promotion section also features some excellent web-based resources:
Whistler Youth Centre
Phone: 604-935-8187
Address: Lower floor, 4335 Blackcomb Way, Whistler BC
Web: (under construction)
The Youth Centre is a drop-in centre that hosts activities for youth 13-18. The Rachel Ann and Sarah Mae Rockowitz Youth Centre in the lower floor of Millennium Place has ping pong, a pool table, TV/VCR, Playstation, Nintendo, Internet access, the occasional affordable dinner night and tons of related activities.
The drop-in is open Wed. & Thurs. 3:30pm-8pm, Fri. 3:30pm-11pm and Sat. 6pm-10pm.
HealthLink BC
Phone: 8-1-1
TTY/TDD (deaf & hearing-impaired): 7-1-1
Web: www.healthlinkbc.ca
HealthLink BC provides 24-hour, confidential non-emergency health information and advice. Registered nurses available to speak to you 24 hours a day; pharmacists available from 5pm-9am every day, and dietitians from 9am-5pm M-F.
You will be asked for your Personal Health Number, but you will NOT be denied service if you don’t provide it. You can ask nurses any questions regarding health topics or procedures, identify symptoms and get help deciding when you need to see a health professional. Translation services are available.
This service combines several resources formerly known separately as: BC Nurse Line, Dial-A-Dietitian, Pharmacist After Hours, and BC HealthGuide
Redwire Native Youth Society
Web: www.redwiremag.com Email: info@redwiremag.com
Redwire is “a collective of Native youth creating uncensored spaces for youth to find their own voice.” Up until recently, they published Redwire Magazine, an uncensored forum for Native youth to find, discuss and share their voice. Currently, they are focusing on creating online resources with workshops and projects in video and podcasting. They are “a media and arts organization dedicated to the power and healing of unhindered expression.”
They are incorporated as the Redwire Native Youth Media Society.
Kids Help Phone
Toll free: 1-800-668-6868 (anywhere in Canada)
Web: www.kidshelpphone.ca
Provides free, confidential, anonymous counselling over the phone 24/7, or via questions posted online, to young people up to age 20. Website provides space to share stories and connect with other youth, as well as a Topic Library about common issues and concerns facing children and youth.
