Health and Wellness
Abortion
Know Your Rights: The Access to Abortion Services Act
BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre
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Phone: 604.875.2929
Elizabeth Bagshaw Women's Clinic
Phone: 604.736.7878
Every Woman's Health Centre
Options for Sexual Health Clinics
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Offers pregnancy testing and counselling, resources, and referrals
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Phone:1-800-739-7367
Pregnancy Options Referral Service
A province-wide toll-free confidential counselling, information and referral service for women who are pregnant
Phone:1.888.875.3163 or 604.875.3163
SEX SENSE Line
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A free and confidential sexual health resource and referral service available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (PST)
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Phone: 604.731.7803
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or 1.800.739.7367 (outside the Lower Mainland)
Willow Women's Clinic
Vancouver Youth Clinics
Activism Opportunities
Addiction & Substance Abuse
Access Central
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For referrals to detox and addiction housing services
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Provides housing information, screening, referral and placement services for adult men and women who are dealing with addiction issues
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Phone (toll-free): 1.866.658.1221
Alano Club of the North Shore
Phone: 604.987.4141
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Al-Anon and Alateen For Family and Friends of Alcoholics
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) North Shore Website
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Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
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Gamblers Anonymous (GAA)
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Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
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Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)
Avalon Recovery Society
D-Talks Youth Detox Link
Offers low-barrier programs and services to support youth under the age of 25 who are in crisis or experiencing homelessness
Toll-free: 1.866.249.6884
Raven Song Community Health Centre
West Coast Alternatives Society
Cancer
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Breast Cancer Network
HealthLink Pain Management
Look Good Feel Better
Look Good Feel Better offers complimentary workshops to give women the tools to feel beautiful and vital. In so doing, they aim to help restore a sense of self and renew a feeling of womanhood, however these women choose to define it.
Phone: 1-800-914-5665
Family Services of the North Shore
Hollyburn Family Services
Phone: 604.987.8211
Living Systems
Phone:604.926.5496
The Foundry North Shore
Counselling
General Support & Finding a Doctor
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Phone: 604.875.2424 or 1.888.300.3088
Finding a Dentist
HealthLink BC
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
For more information on resources and health care professionals dial 811
Advocacy and Support
Health Insurance
Medical Services Plan of BC (BC MSP)
Phone: 1-800-663-7100
Pacific Blue Cross
Menopause
HealthLink Menopause Facts
Lonsdale Women's Clinic
Westcoast Women's Clinic for Midlife Health
Mental Health
Canadian Mental Health Association
Phone: 604-987-6959
Here To Help
Kelty Mental Health- For Children, Youth, and Families
BC Mental Health Support Line
Phone: 310-6789 (do not add 604, 778, or 250 before the number)
Foundry BC
Mood Disorders
Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
Email: info@mdabc.net
Phone: 1-604-873-0103
Mood Disorders Society of Canada
Pathways- Serious Mental Illness Society
North Shore Connexions Society
Phone: 604-984-9321
Vancouver Coastal Health Mental Health Services
Nutrition
Health Canada's Nutrition and Healthy Eating
If you have any questions about healthy eating, food, or nutrition:
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Call 8-1-1 toll-free in B.C.
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Deaf and hearing-impaired, call 7-1-1.
You can speak to a health service representative who can connect you with one of our registered dietitians, who are available 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. You can also leave a message after hours.
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Translations services are available in more than 130 languages.
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HealthLinkBC Dietitians can also answer your questions by email.
Pregnancy & Reproductive Health
BC Women's Hospital Resource Page on Pregnancy
Doula Association of British Columbia
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Email: info@bcdoulas.org
Maternity Services - Lions Gate Hospital
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604.988.3131 (Ask for Labour & Delivery)
Midwives Association of British Columbia
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604.736.5976
Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine
Pomegranate Community Midwives
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
STIs and Sexual Health
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Email: info@optbc.org
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North Vancouver Clinic: 604.731.4252
Suicide
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Provides confidential, nonjudgmental, emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including feelings which may lead to suicide. Call if you're worried about something, feel upset or confused, or you just want to talk to someone. You don't have to be suicidal to call. 24 hours, 7 days.