Health Resources cont.

Opt services include low-cost contraception, STI care, Pap screening, pregnancy testing, and pregnancy options counselling. Opt welcomes new and returning clients, and no referral is necessary! Hours of operation: drop-in Wednesdays from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m..

Sex Sense Line

1-800-739-7367 | www.optionsforsexualhealth.org

The Sex Sense Line is a free confidential sexual health referral and information service open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The team of registered nurses, clinical counsellors, and sex educators offer information and resources for people living in British Columbia and the Yukon. The Sex Sense line answers questions about sex, sexuality, birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy options, sexually transmitted infections, Pap tests/pelvic exams, and more!

HOSPITAL INFORMATION NON-EMERGENCY

Lions Gate Hospital Prenatal Tours

604-984-5728

Call for information.

Lions Gate Hospital Pediatric Unit

604-988-3131

The Pediatric Unit at Lions Gate Hospital has 10 beds and a health care team trained to meet the special needs of children and families. A weekly pediatric asthma clinic is held on the unit by referral only. Parents are important members of the care team and are encouraged to participate directly in the development of a care plan for their child. As well, parents are given the option to “room-in” with their child to help alleviate anxiety in small children. A parent lounge in the unit has kitchen facilities. A playroom and teen lounge are available for play therapy and patient recreation. Videos and computer games are also available to distract children from pain and anxiety.

Lions Gate Hospital Pre-Admission Clinic

604-988-3131

Children requiring surgery will visit the Pre-Admission Clinic with a parent/guardian prior to the scheduled operation. This visit will provide an opportunity for the child to meet with members of the care team, complete required tests and other procedures, and learn more about what to expect when they come to the hospital. Parents/guardians will also learn what to expect during and after surgery and the role they will play in their child’s treatment and recovery process.

Mental Health Services For Children

North Shore Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health: Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)

MCFD Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH)

301–224 W Esplanade, North Vancouver

604-904-4300 (press 1) | 604-983-6719

Child and Adolescent Program (CAP)

5th Floor 132 W. Esplanade, North Vancouver

These two multi-disciplinary teams consist of child and youth clinicians, psychiatrists, behavior support workers, a social worker and prevention educators. Referring problems include anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, ADHD and other mental health issues. Outpatient, community-based therapy, outreach services and parent / children after-school groups, including social skills training, are also offered. Infant mental health services (0 – 5 years) are provided by MCFD only. Services are free and referrals are accepted through the Child and Youth Mental Health Walk In Clinic (see below).

Child and Youth Mental Health Walk-in Clinic

604-904-4300 (press 1)

The Child and Youth Mental Health Clinic provides specialized mental health treatment to children, and youth (0-18 years old), and their families, who are experiencing mental health symptoms that impact thoughts, behaviours and feelings. Clinical services may also include eventual access to psychiatrists for further evaluation of medical need at a later date.

■ Times and location: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

#301-224 West Esplanade, North Vancouver

*No appointments required

Child and Adolescent Program (North Shore VCH)

604-983-6719

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

North and West Vancouver Branch

604-987-6959 | www.northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca Suite 300 – 1835 Lonsdale Avenue North Vancouver

CMHA believes that good mental health is essential to overall health and well-being. Mental health promotion and mental illness recovery-focused programs and services are offered for people of all ages and their families including counselling for people experiencing mild to moderate depression and a chronic illness.

Child and Youth Counselling

604-988-5281 | www.familyservices.bc.ca

Family Services of the North Shore

#203-1111 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver

Supports children and youth struggling with mental health issues that are getting in the way of school, friends, family and life. Specialized counselling also available for children suffering from trauma and symptoms of sexual, mental and physical abuse.

Food Banks

Harvest Project

604-983-9488 | www.harvestproject.org

1073 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver

Our Emergency Food Program has moved to St. Andrews Church on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. There is no longer an Emergency Food Program located at Harvest Project.

North Shore Neighbourhood House

604-987-8138 | www.nsnh.bc.ca

225 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver

A venue for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society each Wednesday of the month to provide food packages to those in need. The Food Bank is open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and you can visit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank website for an upto-date monthly calendar.

BC Food Security Gateway www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca

The Food Security Gateway is designed to be a “one stop” online resource for food security practitioners and others in British Columbia who want to make “healthy eating the easy choice” and build food-secure communities.

Quest Non-Profit Grocery Market

604-566-0110 | www.questoutreach.org

167 East 1st Street, North Vancouver (entrance from Lolo Lane)

Quest Food Exchange is a not-for-profit grocery market offering a variety of fresh, frozen, and non-perishables at a significantly reduced cost. Low-income individuals or family members can approach their caseworker, school counsellor, medical clinic, community resource, or one of Quest’s partnered agencies to get a client referral form.

Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Sunday: Closed