Recovery College VCH Events Calendar

Name: *CANCELLED* Navigating Relationships – (In-Person)
Start: 2026-07-08T07:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-07-08T09:00:00-07:00
Location: VCH Willow Pavilion

If you do not receive a confirmation email after registering for an event, please contact us: info@spotlightonmentalhealth.com

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8 *CANCELLED* Navigating Relationships – (In-Person) *CANCELLED* Navigating Relationships – (In-Person) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Come away from this single-session workshop with tools to recognize and create healthy relationships. Event Details This interactive 2-hour peer-led workshop is designed to help you explore what healthy relationship roles and dynamics look like in everyday life. Research indicates that understanding our own needs and , ...
9 Talking With Your Doctor – (Virtual) Talking With Your Doctor – (Virtual) 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Come away from this session with tips to encourage collaboration and improve communication with your doctor(s) and other healthcare professionals. Event Details Peer facilitators lead this 1.5 hour interactive workshop to empower patients to be active participants in their health care and communicate more effectively w , ... Flow & Flourish Recovery Yoga Flow & Flourish Recovery Yoga 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Flow & Flourish Recovery Yoga is a trauma-informed Yoga class series offering a combination of gentle movement (Flow Yoga and stretches) and guided meditation (Yoga Nidra). We believe movement should be accessible and non-intimidating. Each session begins with a mindfulness introduction and transitions into a Gentl , ...
10 Planning For Wellness & Recovery – (In-Person) Planning For Wellness & Recovery – (In-Person) 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Planning For Wellness and Recovery is a FREE 5 week course and will be held on Friday afternoons at the Gibsons Community Health Unit 841 Gibsons Way, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm Friday June 19 – July 17. Please call Amanda Schell by Friday June 5th to sign up. (604) 886-1860 ext. 2441 Space is limited! Event Details , ...
11 Voices & Visions – (Virtual) Voices & Visions – (Virtual) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Based on the international Hearing Voices Network model, Voices & Visions support groups are peer-led support groups that explore living well with voices, visions, and other unique sensory experiences and/or beliefs. Voices & Visions support groups are intended as safe(r), supportive spaces where people can spe , ...

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13 CIF Ripples of Belonging – Application Deadline CIF Ripples of Belonging – Application Deadline All Day Introducing a new Consumer Initiative Fund (CIF) micro grant! Ripples of Belonging Applications are Open! Do you have an idea for a community event to help reduce isolation and generate social connection? Ripples of Belonging offers $500-$1000 to fund community events that are organized by people with lived/living expe , ... Voices & Visions – (In-Person) Voices & Visions – (In-Person) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Based on the international Hearing Voices Network model, Voices & Visions support groups are peer-led support groups that explore living well with voices, visions, and other unique sensory experiences and/or beliefs. Voices & Visions support groups are intended as safe(r), supportive spaces where people can spe , ... SMART Recovery Meeting (Robert Lily Lee Community Health Center) SMART Recovery Meeting (Robert Lily Lee Community Health Center) 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm This SMART Recovery meeting is happening at 3:30pm on Mondays. The meeting location is 1669 E. Broadway in room 325. Meetings are drop in, so no registration is required. The SMART Recovery 4-Point Program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviours. The 4-Point Program offers speci , ...
14 SMART Recovery Meeting (Three Bridges Community Health Center) SMART Recovery Meeting (Three Bridges Community Health Center) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm This meeting happens Tuesday at 3pm. The location is 1128 Hornby St; in room 123. Meetings are drop in, so no registration is required. The SMART Recovery 4-Point Program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviours. The 4-Point Program offers specific tools and techniques for each o , ...
15 Insights into Anxiety – (In-Person) Insights into Anxiety – (In-Person) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Come away from this single-session workshop with tools on how to recognize and manage anxiety. Event Details Peer facilitators lead this 2-hour workshop designed to help you deepen your understanding of anxiety and discover useful coping strategies. Research suggests that understanding how anxiety works can decrease fe , ...
16 Your Personal Recovery Journey – (Virtual) Your Personal Recovery Journey – (Virtual) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Newly Updated Workshop The creators of Your Recovery Journey workshop have introduced the updated Your Personal Recovery Journey workshop, which we are excited to pilot! This new multi-session workshop uses the CHIME framework for recovery: Connectedness, Hope and Optimism, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment. Participa , ... Peer Work Network Peer Work Network 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Join us online at the Peer Work Network for a discussion of EcoAnxiety. Registration with valid email address is required to receive the Zoom link information. Contact us if you do not receive a confirmation email with Zoom link after registering. , ...
17 Call for Applications VCH PEER SUPPORT TRAINING PROGRAM (Sechelt BC) Call for Applications VCH PEER SUPPORT TRAINING PROGRAM (Sechelt BC) All Day Call for Applications VCH PEER SUPPORT TRAINING PROGRAM (Sechelt BC) Closing Date: Friday, July 17, 2026 Do you have lived experience with mental health and/or addiction difficulties? Do you know your experiences and recovery journey has great value? Would you like to give back and help support others through si , ... Planning For Wellness & Recovery – (In-Person) Planning For Wellness & Recovery – (In-Person) 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Planning For Wellness and Recovery is a FREE 5 week course and will be held on Friday afternoons at the Gibsons Community Health Unit 841 Gibsons Way, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm Friday June 19 – July 17. Please call Amanda Schell by Friday June 5th to sign up. (604) 886-1860 ext. 2441 Space is limited! Event Details , ... Voices & Visions – (In-Person) Voices & Visions – (In-Person) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Based on the international Hearing Voices Network model, Voices & Visions support groups are peer-led support groups that explore living well with voices, visions, and other unique sensory experiences and/or beliefs. Voices & Visions support groups are intended as safe(r), supportive spaces where people can spe , ...
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20 SMART Recovery Meeting (Robert Lily Lee Community Health Center) SMART Recovery Meeting (Robert Lily Lee Community Health Center) 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm This SMART Recovery meeting is happening at 3:30pm on Mondays. The meeting location is 1669 E. Broadway in room 325. Meetings are drop in, so no registration is required. The SMART Recovery 4-Point Program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviours. The 4-Point Program offers speci , ...
21 CIF Crisis Grant – Application Deadline CIF Crisis Grant – Application Deadline 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm The Consumer Initiative Fund (CIF) provides funding to support individuals who are unable to cover essential costs due to an unexpected circumstance. The Crisis Grant is reserved to provide financial assistance when no other funding sources are available. 12 grants of $85 are available each month. Health care workers m , ... Voices & Visions – (Virtual) Voices & Visions – (Virtual) 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Based on the international Hearing Voices Network model, Voices & Visions support groups are peer-led support groups that explore living well with voices, visions, and other unique sensory experiences and/or beliefs. Voices & Visions support groups are intended as safe(r), supportive spaces where people can spe , ... SMART Recovery Meeting (Three Bridges Community Health Center) SMART Recovery Meeting (Three Bridges Community Health Center) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm This meeting happens Tuesday at 3pm. The location is 1128 Hornby St; in room 123. Meetings are drop in, so no registration is required. The SMART Recovery 4-Point Program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviours. The 4-Point Program offers specific tools and techniques for each o , ...
22 Challenging Unhelpful Thoughts – (In-Person) Challenging Unhelpful Thoughts – (In-Person) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Come away from this single-session workshop with practical tools to understand and reframe unhelpful thoughts, quiet the inner critic, and build more positive self-talk. Event Details Peer facilitators lead this 2-hour workshop designed to help participants recognize unhelpful thinking patterns, explore the impact of , ...
23 Flow & Flourish Recovery Yoga Flow & Flourish Recovery Yoga 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Flow & Flourish Recovery Yoga is a trauma-informed Yoga class series offering a combination of gentle movement (Flow Yoga and stretches) and guided meditation (Yoga Nidra). We believe movement should be accessible and non-intimidating. Each session begins with a mindfulness introduction and transitions into a Gentl , ...
24 Recovery Star – (In-Person) Recovery Star – (In-Person) All Day Friday’s July 24 – Friday Aug. 31 Giibsons Health Unit 821 Gibsons Way All aspects of our lives have an impact on our wellbeing and mental health. Come and explore and strengthen these areas of our lives. Please Register with: Amanda Schell (604) 886-1860 ext. 2241 Or email at Amanda.schell@vch.ca https , ... Healing with Drumming – (In-Person) Healing with Drumming – (In-Person) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Drumming helps de stress, reduces anxiety, pain and releases our pleasure molecules-endorphins. Come connect to your heart beat, flow with your breathing and find your own rhythm and healing with mindful Drumming. To register please contact Amanda Schell at (604) 886-1860 ext. 2241 Or email amanda.schell@vch.ca , ...
25 Voices & Visions – (Virtual) Voices & Visions – (Virtual) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Based on the international Hearing Voices Network model, Voices & Visions support groups are peer-led support groups that explore living well with voices, visions, and other unique sensory experiences and/or beliefs. Voices & Visions support groups are intended as safe(r), supportive spaces where people can spe , ...

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27 SMART Recovery Meeting (Robert Lily Lee Community Health Center) SMART Recovery Meeting (Robert Lily Lee Community Health Center) 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm This SMART Recovery meeting is happening at 3:30pm on Mondays. The meeting location is 1669 E. Broadway in room 325. Meetings are drop in, so no registration is required. The SMART Recovery 4-Point Program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviours. The 4-Point Program offers speci , ... Discussions on Self-Employment Discussions on Self-Employment 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Are you an adult with lived experience in mental health or substance use? Join us to launch your self-employment journey today. Join us online for an exciting event, exploring the world of entrepreneurship and self-employment in an accessible, judgment-free space for adults with lived experience of mental health and/or , ...
28 SMART Recovery Meeting (Three Bridges Community Health Center) SMART Recovery Meeting (Three Bridges Community Health Center) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm This meeting happens Tuesday at 3pm. The location is 1128 Hornby St; in room 123. Meetings are drop in, so no registration is required. The SMART Recovery 4-Point Program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviours. The 4-Point Program offers specific tools and techniques for each o , ...
29 Feeling Supported – (In-Person) Feeling Supported – (In-Person) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Come away from this single-session workshop with tips on how to tap into and create wellness strategies and build resilience. Event Details Peer facilitators lead this 2-hour workshop designed to help you cultivate feelings of compassion and support with your self and others. Research suggests that increasing momentary , ...
30 PSW Education Meeting PSW Education Meeting 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Join us as Laurie Edmundson presents on Borderline Personality Disorder. , ...
31 Recovery Star – (In-Person) Recovery Star – (In-Person) All Day Friday’s July 24 – Friday Aug. 31 Giibsons Health Unit 821 Gibsons Way All aspects of our lives have an impact on our wellbeing and mental health. Come and explore and strengthen these areas of our lives. Please Register with: Amanda Schell (604) 886-1860 ext. 2241 Or email at Amanda.schell@vch.ca https , ... Healing with Drumming – (In-Person) Healing with Drumming – (In-Person) 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Drumming helps de stress, reduces anxiety, pain and releases our pleasure molecules-endorphins. Come connect to your heart beat, flow with your breathing and find your own rhythm and healing with mindful Drumming. To register please contact Amanda Schell at (604) 886-1860 ext. 2241 Or email amanda.schell@vch.ca , ...
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