Aboriginal Wellness Program (AWP) - Addiction and Wellness Counselling
Addictions / Substance Use, Indigenous Services, and Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
Develops and delivers culturally safe mental wellness and addiction programs for First Nations and Aboriginal people residing within the Lower Mainland including adult counselling, support groups and cultural support and teachings.
Adult counselling: Offers First Nations and Aboriginal mainstream therapeutic practices of health and wellness. Adult counselling is provided for a variety of issues, such as trauma, residential school, grief & loss, depression, anxiety, and addiction. Traditional medicines and practices, hands-on traditional/spiritual and Reiki sessions, Elders, cultural teachings, and ceremonies may also be available.
Support groups: Offer a variety of groups where people can meet with other individuals with similar personal experiences. Here people can share their stories and learn from each other's challenges, strengths, and strategies. Drop-ins are hosted throughout the year in support groups, psycho-educational workshops, therapy groups and groups based on traditional teachings.
Cultural support & teachings: The AWP's approach with clients is holistic, client-centered and based on building on the client's current strengths. Elders and Traditional Practitioners are brought in for specific purposes based on the client's needs and cultural support is tailored to each person's cultural and spiritual beliefs.
604-675-2551
Public email: aboriginalwellnessprogram@vch.ca
Website: http://www.vch.ca/your-care...
#288, 2750 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5K 1Z9
Location is between Slocan and Renfrew (close to the PNE), above Shopper's Drug Mart
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Brochures and Info
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
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- Older Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services Central Intake - Non-emergency support phone line
- Stepping Stones Concurrent Disorders Service
Availability
Service area: Anmore, Bowen Island, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Lions Bay, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, West Vancouver, White Rock + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Indigenous Services
- Access / Intake for Mental Health or Addiction Services (First Nations)
- Cultural Connection
- First Nation Services
- Indigenous Mental Health Services
- Inuit Services
- Métis Services
- Peer Support: Indigenous
- Addiction Counselling: Addiction Counselling (Adult) and Addiction Counselling (First Nations)
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at a single location
- Provided in a group in-person
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