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Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland

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Division:

Delta - Big and Little Sister Program

Address:

34 East 12 Avenue #VancouverBritish Columbia V5T 2G5 Canada

Phone:

(604) 873-4525

Fax:

(604) 873-2122

The Big and Little Sister program matches Lower Mainland girls, ages 7-17, with a volunteer Big Sister in a one-to-one mentoring relationship. For a minimum of 1 year, each match meets once a week to spend 3-5 hours together. Matches enjoy doing a wide range of activities together including crafts, playhing sports, watching movies and just hanging out.

Big sisters are women over the age of 19 who commit to spending 3-5 hours once a week for a minimum of 1 year with their Little Sister. Big Sister volunteers are screened by qualified professional staff counsellors and they receive training and ongoing support throughout their match.

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Pacific Community Resources Society

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Kinnections: Delta, Surrey, White Rock and Langley

Phone:

(604) 476-9153

Kinnections is a mentoring program focused on supporting youth as they transition into adulthood and out of government care by establishing a supportive long-term connection with a mentor. Kinnections is fully funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Who is eligible?

You are eligible for Kinnections if you meet the following criteria:

Aged 15 to 18, or currently 19 and meet all the eligibility criteria on their 19th birthday.

On a Youth Agreement or in the long-term or continuing care of the Province of BC.

Live in a community where Kinnections is offered.

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Fraser Health

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Fraser Health Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI)
Psychosis Sucks
Fraser South (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley)

Phone:

(604) 538-4278

Fraser Health Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) promotes early detection, educates about psychosis and provides direction for seeking help.

The main objectives of the EPI Program are to increase understanding of psychosis, decrease stigma associated with having this disorder and provide direct treatment.

Early detection of psychosis greatly increases the chance of a successful recovery.

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Canadian Mental Health Association, Delta Branch

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Youth Net Delta

Address:

14 1835-56 Street
Delta, British Columbia V4L 2L8 Canada

Phone:

(604) 943-1878

Youth Net Delta is an interactive mental health promotion program for high school youth aimed at reducing the stigma of mental illness and creating a supportive climate for youth to access help for mental health concerns.

Youth Net offers youth facilitated discussion groups about mental, stress and mental illnesses loosely structure around 5 questions:

What is Mental Health?
What is Mental Illness?
What issues are you dealing with?
How do you deal with them?
Do you know who you could trust in your school, community and personal life to help you?

Discussions are led by youth; generally university students who are studying in an appropriate academic field and often have personal life experiences with mental illness.

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