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Description of Service 

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Nelson Community Services

 

 

Visit Nelson Community Services website

 

BC Child & Youth Mental Health Intake Clinic website

 Child and Youth Counselling : PEACE  (Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment)  

This program is funded by School District # 8 and the Ministry of Children & Family Development.

 

 

Phone: 250-352-3504 (ask for counselling)

 

Fill out the top contact info on the referrel form found at :  

Nelson Community Services Referral Form

Freedom Quest

 

 

Freedom Quest provides free, community-based, client-centered, ​​low-barrier, confidential, voluntary, and non-judgmental services and programming to youth & families who have been negatively impacted by substance use in the West Kootenay Boundary Region.

203B-518 Lake St
Nelson, BC, V1L 6C2

Nelson Youth Substance Use Counsellor

Mandy Root, Counsellor
250-505-9804 (cell)
250-352-3754 (fax)
nelson@freedomquestyouthservices.ca

COINS (Cirlce of Indigenous Nations Society)

HEALING OUR SPIRITS ABORIGINAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM

ABORIGINAL FAMILY SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ABORIGINAL FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM

COINS Castlegar/West Kootenay​

Toll Free Number: 1-877-904-2634

 

Office Address:

1801 Connors Road

Castlegar, BC

V1N 3N9

Foundry

 

Online counselling and Support Services

Young people aged 12-24 and their caregivers can utilize the Foundry BC app to access drop-in or schedule virtual counselling appointments, find peer support, join a group or browse our library of tools and resources.

Provides access to Community Mental Health and Substance Use programs, as well as links to other community programs and mobile crisis response. 

Visit Foundry BC Website

Phone: 250-505-7248

Address: 

333 Victoria Street 2nd Floor 

Nelson, BC

V1L 4K3

OR

https://foundrybc.ca/virtual/

Kids Help Phone

Electronic Mental Health Services 

Get support over the phone 24/7 

Visit Kids Help Phone Website

Phone: 1-800-668-6868

BCMHSYS (British Columbia Mental Health Yourth Services)

For Parents and Students 19 years or older:

If you are living with a mental health or substance use disorder, you are not alone. There are many resources and supports available to help you on your recovery journey.

Visit BCMHSYS Website