Youth Space

Chat Counseling and Web Forums for Youth

Youthspace.ca is a free, anonymous and confidential web forum for youth.

Youthspace.ca users can chat live with a volunteer, contribute to public forum discussions, or email a counselor for advice. Youth space is a division of NEED Crisis and Information Line. Just like NEED's telephone support line for youth (Youthline), chatters have the opportunity to chat with a caring and highly trained volunteer while keeping completely anonymous.

Self Help Course

Self Help Course is being offered at BCSS A place to find acceptance, support and friendship. This course is for people recovering from Mental Illness.
When: Fridays from September 18th2009 to November 20th 2009
Where: 2615 Montrose Avenue (Downtown Old Abbotsford)
Time: 12:30pm to 2:30pm
For more information or to sign up please call:
Velma at the BC Schizophrenia Office (604) 859-0105

Connections for consumers and family members

To receive information on available services. A safe place to ask questions-whether in Hospital or Discharged.
Place: Abbotsford Regional Hospital Psychiatry Department.
Time:Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 PM Facilitators are on site to answer Questions. For more information: Call BCSS (604)859-0105 Funded by Fraser Health Authority

Abbotsford Peer Support for Seniors

New classes for volunteers will be starting in January 2010 Time and Place will be announced closer to the class date.

BC. SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY ABBOTSFORD BRANCH.

SUPPORT GROUP

For family and friends of persons with schizophrenia or any other major mental illness.

Meets the last Tuesday of the month Here in the office at 7:30 pm. Call Velma 604-859-0105

Empowering Voice of the Consumer & Family. We provide information and continuous support for mental health consumers, their families and friends.



TOGETHER WE DO MAKE A DIIFFERENCE Call Mike 604-859-0105 Tuesday & Thursdays.

Partnership Program. To create public awareness about mental illness and to help remove the stigma that surrounds it. We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month @ 10:30 am.

For more information on any of our programs Call Velma or drop in at the office 2615A Montrose Street.

Hours are: Tuesday to Friday 9am to 11:30am- 12:30 to 3pm.

Phone 604-859-0105 Fax 604-859-0128 E-mail bcssdirect @hotmail.com



Fraser Valley Regional Crisis Line Local: 604-820-1166 or Toll-free: 1-877-820-7444 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.

Crisis Line volunteers provide free, confidential support and resource information to those who are emotionally distressed. Callers have an opportunity to talk about their personal concerns and receive crisis intervention. Last year the Crisis Line received over 11, 000 calls from residents of the Fraser Valley for different reasons including suicide, mental health problems, relationship conflicts, grief, addiction issues, or loneliness.

Crisis Line training for volunteers or personal development begins on October 28, 2006 and February 3rd, 2007. For further information please call Redina or Diane at 604-826-3634.