Resources
Community Resources
Local resources to connect with mental health and substance use supports.
Family Resource Guide
A PDF of the most up-to-date Resource Guide. This includes support and educational groups, web sites, and places where you can receive one-on-one counselling, often at a reduced rate.
Download PDFFamily Connections Newsletter
View recent and past issues of our Family Connections Newsletter.
Musings from lived Experience
A monthly opinion column by Merle Ginsburg covering topics related to mental health and substance use.
View Monthly ColumnsFunding / Grants
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CIF Art Grant
The CIF Art Grant provides an opportunity for artists to purchase art supplies. Vancouver residents who are consumers of mental health and/or substance use services are encouraged to apply.
Each Art Grant is in the amount of $85. Recipients are selected by random draw. It is offered 4 times per year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall).
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CIF Education & Leisure Fund
The goal of this fund is to provide opportunities for individuals to take courses they would not otherwise be able to access and to build capacity. Examples of courses we have funded include: yoga classes, music lessons, art classes, college courses, and acting classes.