Vancouver Fraser Branch, founded on April 1, 2015 as a result of the amalgamation of the Vancouver-Burnaby, Simon Fraser and Delta Branches of the CMHA, has been serving Metro Vancouver since 1958. The Branch specializes in 1) supporting adults to reintegrate into their community and employment while recovering from severe mental illness; 2) supporting children and youth to develop skills and knowledge to reduce their risk of a mental illness later in life while improving their mental wellness now; 3) providing training to employees in other workplaces to improve their mental wellness, support their work with people who may be experiencing a mental health crisis and reduce the stigma related to mental illness; and 4) offering programming that helps all people to live more mentally healthy lives.

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Services Offered

Counselling and Adult Support Groups
* Counselling - The Delta office has been helping people lead happier, healthier, more full-filling lives through its counselling services for 5 years. We can provide lower-cost counselling services for people with limited income who would not otherwise qualify for such services. The services available include clinical counselling for children, youth, adults and seniors, group/couples therapy, functional assessment, educational and career counselling, nutritional support, life skills coaching, training, advocacy and Art and Expressive Therapy. We specialize in anxiety, depression, anorexia, bulimia, borderline personality disorders, bi-polar, OCD, autism, grief and loss, addictions, trauma, and crisis.

* Adult Support - Groups In Delta, CMHA offers a variety of support groups that offer support, encouragement and education in a confidential, non-judgmental setting. The groups are often co-lead by peers and a Registered Clinical Social Worker. They are offered in drop-in format, are free to participants and available to people no matter where they live as long as they can travel to our Delta office. As a partner in The Delta Food Coalition the Delta Resource Centre offers opportunities for children, youth and adults in our community to participate in gardening for mental wellness and also provides distribution of fresh, locally gleaned fruits and vegetables.

Support Groups offered are:
> Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support Group
> Mental Health Resiliency
> Gardening and Gleaning for Mental Wellness

Adults
* Bounce Back: reclaim your health - Bounce Back helps adults overcome early symptoms of depression and anxiety; it also helps to improve their mental health. Participants can learn skills to help combat unhelpful thinking, manage worry and anxiety, and become more active and assertive. Bounce Back is an evidence based program proven to be as effective as medication for reducing the symptoms of mild to moderate depression and anxiety.

* Get Set & Connect - Get Set & Connect (GSC) is a peer based program which enhances mental health and well-being to people with lived experience with a mental health and/or addiction concern through leisure and or volunteer activities. The program focuses on community inclusion and building meaningful connections.

* Peer Navigator Program - The Peer Navigator program provides support in key areas related to mental health and substance use. We serve residents of Vancouver, age 17+ who identify as having lived experience of mental health and/or substance use concerns, and who are not currently working with a mental health team.

Fees and Payment

Services are covered by OHIP.

This is a registered charity.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Teens
Children

Special Groups:
Bilingual

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono