Local Health and Disability Resources & Contacts

Here are some helpful resources from the Vancouver Coastal Health website with a focus on Vancouver, Burnaby and the North Shore.

HealthLink BC24-hour, confidential health information and advice. Phone: 811 Deaf or hearing-impaired: 1.866.889.4700 Web: www.healthlinkbc.ca
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention CentreConfidential, non-judgmental, free emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including feelings which may lead to suicide. Phone: 604.872.3311 Deaf or hearing-impaired: 1.866.872.0113
Kids Help PhoneImmediate and caring support, information and, if necessary, referral to a local community or social service agency. Phone: 1.800.668.6868
Youth in BC Distress Line24-hour distress line staffed by counsellors and trained volunteers who are committed to helping youths in crisis. Phone: 604.872.3311

Vancouver Supported Child Development Program

Provides services to families with children from birth to age 19 who require extra support to attend child care or preschool programs. Offers individualized program plans to meet the child's specific needs, as well as information and referral services regarding licensed child care, preschool, out-of-school care programs, child care subsidies, and community resources. Also provides consultation services and workshops to child care providers who include, or wish to include, children with special needs. Offers a lending library which includes toys and information resources for service providers. Serves Burnaby and Vancouver.

Contact us

Address 2805 Kingsway, Vancouver 2805 Kingsway Vancouver, B.C V5R 5H9 Phone 604.709.4551 Fax 604.709.4553 E-mail home@centreforability.bc.ca Web Visit this program's external website

Odyssey I - Substance Misuse Program - Burnaby

Provides substance misuse programs for youth and their families. Offers individual and family counselling, support groups as needed, educational workshops, skill development, recreation, peer support, and peer counselling. Prevention activities include panel talks, peer counsellor training, and social/recreation programs for high-risk youth.

Contact us

Address 518 Howard Ave, Burnaby 518 Howard Avenue Burnaby, B.C V5B 3R1 Phone 604.299.6377 Fax 604.299.4984 E-mail odyi@bcg-gv.bc.ca

Burnaby Hearing and Deaf Services & Support

Contact us

Address 4211 Kingsway , Burnaby 4211 Kingsway Burnaby, B.C. V5H 1Z6 E-mail feedback@vch.ca

Child and Adolescent Program - North Shore - Central Community Health Centre

Provides mental health assessment and treatment for youth and families experiencing behavioural, emotional and/or social difficulties. Services include consultation, individual, group, and family therapy, recreation therapy, psycho-pharmacological treatment and parent education. Both office and community-based services are available.

Contact us

Address Central Community Health Centre 132 W Esplanade North Vancouver, B.C V7M 1A2 Phone 604.904.4336

Services for the Visually Impaired - West Vancouver School District - 1075 21st Street, West Vancouver (serves N. Van too)

The teacher for the visually-impaired supports students whose visual acuity is not sufficient for the student to participate with ease in everyday activities. Serves students who are blind, legally blind, partially sighted, have low vision, and/or cortically visually impaired. It is not intended to include students described as having visual perceptual difficulties unless they also have a vision loss as described above. Services may include: functional vision assessment; participation on Individual Education Planning teams to define goals, objectives and strategies pertaining to student vision needs; modifications and/or adaptations directly related to the students visual impairment; collaboration with district and school-based special education staff and other professionals.

Contact us

Address 1075 21st Street, West Vancouver 1075 21st Street West Vancouver, B.C V7V 4A9 Phone 604.981.1000 Fax 604.981.1001 E-mail info@sd45.bc.ca Web Visit this program's external website

School Health Program

Provides immunization, health information to school-aged children, staff and parents. Nurses also provide referrals for a variety of assessments such as dental, hearing, speech, nutrition and mental health. Individual consultation also provided through a nurse.

Find this service near you

Click on a link below for contact information and more details about the service(s) offered at each location.

Location	Address	City
Three Bridges Community Health Centre	1292 Hornby Street	Vancouver
North Community Health Centre	1651 Commercial Drive	Vancouver
Raven Song Community Health Centre	2450 Ontario Street	Vancouver
Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre	2110 W 43rd Avenue	Vancouver
South Community Health Centre	6405 Knight Street	Vancouver
Evergreen Community Health Centre	3425 Crowley Drive	Vancouver

Audiology Services - North Shore - Central Community Health Centre

Provides audiology services for children aged 0 -19 years and for dependent adults requiring professional caregiver support, such as frail elderly and developmentally disabled adults. Services include full hearing assessment, hearing screening for newborns and school-age children, fitting and follow up of amplification devices, counseling and education on hearing loss and community education of hearing loss.

Contact us

Address Central Community Health Centre 132 W Esplanade North Vancouver, B.C V7M 1A2 Phone 604.983.6704 Fax 604.983.6839 E-mail feedback@vch.ca

Providing Resources and Independence for Youth with Disabilities - Mobile - Burnaby

Provides one-to-one and group support to children and youth with special needs. Goals are to increase independence of clients by enhancing their life skills, socialization, and community access, and to support families in maintaining their children at home.

Contact us

Address Mobile - Burnaby 4949 Canada Burnaby, B.C V5G 1M2 Phone 604.874.2938 Hearing Resource Teachers - North Vancouver School District - 721 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver Provide direct services (hearing assessments and monitoring) and consultative services for students who have a diagnosed hearing loss. They work with children experiencing hearing loss to plan alternate teaching strategies as well as provide information and referral on assistive listening devices and community based hearing loss services, agencies and support groups. Also provides district and school based training to staff on hearing loss and related issues. Teachers are also accessed through the principal and the school based resource team. Contact us Address 721 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver 721 Chesterfield Avenue North Vancouver, B.C V7M 2M5 Phone 604.903.3444 Fax 604.903.3445 E-mail info@nvsd44.bc.ca