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Depression in
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General Local Services
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Abbotsford Community Services The Youth Resource Center website is underdevelopment and hard to read. The web design still needs some work. They have provided areas for depression and youth but is still under construction.
Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Society PO Box 1269 "Aims to help enhance the lives of individuals, and to strengthen families and communities. Plans, develops, facilitates, and operates preventive programs that address community needs. Nonprofit society." (Red Book, 2002)
Deltassist offers child and youth services in the form of: Pregnant & Parenting Teen Program, Reconnect Program, Mental Health Child Care Worker Program. The website has phone numbers and a short write up about the programs that are offered. Deltassist also offers counseling services at its North Delta and South Delta offices: Beyond Survival, Youth Suicide Prevention Program, Family Counselling Program, Alcohol & Drug Program, Alternatives to Violence Program, Healthy Families Program, and Mental Health Child and Family Program
Hours of operation for Enquiry BC are 8 AM
to 5 PM -- Monday through Friday. Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD)
This call center is operated by the Province of British Columbia. This service can assist to identify services and programs and then provide contact information.
Langley Family Services 5569 204 St Youth and Family services aimed at: "Preventive Counselling and Restorative Justice Community Conferences for children, youth and their families, where the children and youth are identified by actual or potential conflict with the law" (City of Langley, 2002)
Information Services Vancouver Information Services is a referral service for community, government and social services. They produce the Red Book and the online version of the Red Book.
Unit 100 - 6846 King George Highway Options is a community based service that is based on community development, and meeting the needs of the community. They offer:
The services listed under Youth Services are largely based for youth who have developmental delays. Options does offer a Special Services to Children and Their Families program designed for children 5 -18, but families need to be referred by the Ministry of Children and Family Development before accessing this program.
Peace Arch Community Services 882 Maple Street, Peace Arch Community Services does not appear to offer many services geared towards children and youth. They do offer a Youth Work Connections for youth aged 17-24 who are looking for a job and who are receiving IA but not EI.
Our service provides information and referral to the general public on community services available in the South Fraser Region. SOUTH FRASER REGIONAL CRISIS LINE Telephone: 604-951-8855 "This program offers free, confidential, immediate telephone support to people of all ages who are experiencing emotional distress". Prevention Programs
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** Disclaimer** This website has been developed for the sole purpose of assisting Kwantlen University Nursing Students with a Community Development project around the area of Depression in Children and Youth in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The authors hold no responsibility for the accuracy of linked websites.******** |
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