Community-Based Services

Island Health delivers community-based services for individuals experiencing moderate to severe mental health and substance use concerns. Services and programs focus on treatment, recovery and support.

Mental Health and Substance Use teams also connect people with appropriate community agencies. 

Island Health services are accessed by contacting your local Mental Health and Substance Use team.

Services

General Information on Community-Based Services

Referral Required?
Not required

News & Events

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Saanich “Gramma-to-be” redefines happy hour

Saanich resident Teri Kerr asked herself one question “who do I want to be as a Gramma?”, which set off a series of healthy habits she never imagined she would take up. 

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Connection is cornerstone for peer coordinator Beth in her substance use recovery journey

For Beth Haywood, connection was more than support—it was survival. Now six years sober and a peer coordinator with Island Health, she credits the life-changing relationships she made along the way as the cornerstone of  her recovery. 

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Spreading the supports: Island Health grant to help expansion of youth suicide prevention program

A youth suicide prevention program that has supported thousands of young people in Greater Victoria is expanding to more school districts on Vancouver Island, thanks in part to an Island Health Community Wellness Grant Program.

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