This is a 5-session workshop series: 5 Wednesdays, August 2 - 30, 2023 Increase your ability to meet your personal recovery goals by enhancing your self-determination and quality of life. Many wonder if it is indeed possible for a person living with mental health and/or substance use challenges to accomplish goals, reconnect with self and […]
Open to those with lived/living experience and their supporters! 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 speak […]
Education & Leisure Fund Fall 2023 Draw! Deadline to apply: Sep 15, 2023 This bursary provides funding of up to $400 to Vancouver residents who have lived/living experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges. The funding can be used for education and leisure courses or activities. Instructions and Application Form are available on our […]
This is a 2-day training: Sept. 26 & 27, 2023 Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health or substance use crisis. The 2-day Mental Health First Aid course focuses on the four most common mental health […]
This is a 4-session workshop series: 4 Thursdays, Sept. 7 – 28, 2023 Feeling stressed by the news of the day? Join others to explore strategies to help cope with uncertainty and manage stress. Developed during the pandemic, this virtual 4-session series will look at stress, worry, anxiety, and common thinking traps that can affect […]
CIF Call for Project Proposals is now Open! Deadline to apply: September 30, 2023 Have an idea for a project to support Vancouver’s mental health and/or substance use community? Submit a written proposal for an opportunity to receive funding. The Consumer Initiative Fund (CIF) provides funding for projects that allow the community to connect with […]