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Childhood Sexual Abuse - A Mental Health Issue [English] Permalink Public

Childhood sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on the victims throughout their childhood and into adulthood. The fact sheet outlines the lasting effects this can have and the available treatments for survivors of this abuse. (English)

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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/ch...

Supporting people who use substances - A brief guide for friends and family [English] Permalink Public

Helping people address their substance use involves helping them express and reach their goals. Anyone who has contact with people who may be using substances in harmful or risky ways has a unique opportunity to influence the way they think and feel about their use, and help them make changes to reduce the harms they are experiencing or causing in others. (English)

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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/s...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [English] Permalink Public

As the name suggests, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is type of mental illness made up of two components: obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are persistent, intrusive, and cause the person much distress and discomfort; compulsions, therefore, are carried out in a bid to reduce these anxious, guilty or shameful feelings. (English)

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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/ob...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder [English] Permalink Public

Post-traumatic stress disorder affects people who have gone through a traumatic event in their lives such as a disastrous earthquake, war, rape, a car or plane accident, or physical violence. The anxiety associated with the event can become so persistent and relentless that it interferes with one's day-to-day functioning. (English)

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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/po...

Substance Use: List of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Clinics [English] Permalink Public

Opioid Agonist Treatment, often referred to as OAT, provides people who have an opioid use disorder with treatment using medications like buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) and methadone. Fraser Health’s Opioid Agonist Treatment clinics provide comprehensive care and facilitate connections to other healthcare services and community supports (e.g. Primary Care, counselling etc.). (English)

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https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory/Serv...

Welcome to the Medical Behavior Unit (N53) (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Our goal is to work with you, your family and significant others to help you become stable enough for you to you return home or support you in preparation for longer-term placement (English) Colour

Roshni Clinic [English] Permalink Public

Roshni Clinic is a program that supports people from the South Asian community. We help people who have concerns with their alcohol and drug use, as well as any other mood, anxiety, or family problems. (English) Colour

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English (266052), Punjabi (266053)

Welcome to the Inpatient Psychiatry Program (Peace Arch Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Our goal is to create an environment that is patient and family-centered where your health care needs are addressed with dignity and respect. Your care team works with you to identify your mental health and/or substance use issues and help you manage them, stabilize any initial crisis, and make a treatment plan that meets your specific needs. We will also identify coping strategies and skills you can use when you go home and make a plan for when you are discharged from the hospital. (English) Colour

Opioid Medicines: Information for Patients and Families [English] Permalink Public

To comply with Part C, Division 1 of the Food and Drug Regulations for drugs on Part A of the "List of Opioids", pharmacists and practitioners must provide this patient information handout from Health Canada at the time of giving an opioid drug when going home from the hospital or on a temporary pass. We must also put a warning sticker to the drug package of an opioid. Warning stickers - order from stores #478552. (English)

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https://canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/serv...

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English, French

Community Mental Health and Substance Use Services: A guide for our clients and their families (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

We have Mental Health and Substance Use Centres in every community within Fraser Health from Burnaby to Hope. Each centre offers a variety of services for adults 19 years and older. This booklet describes our services. (English) Colour