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Mental health and substance use family, peer and consumer involvement

Give feedback, advice and recommendations on Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) mental health and substance use services and policies.

As a member of the Vancouver Coastal Health volunteer-based consumer and/or family, peer or consumer involvement groups, you can help inform mental health and substance use at Vancouver Coastal Health

Members help inform with: 

  • Information, advice, recommendations and feedback related to mental health and substance use services affecting the lives of individuals with lived experience and their families, 
  • Feedback about issues and needs of individuals with lived experience and families 

Groups

Information coming soon: 

  • Lived Experience Advisory Network 
  • Richmond Patient Family Advisory Council 
  • Family Advisory Committee for North Shore Mental Health and Substance Use 

  • Sea-to-Sky Peer and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC)

    The role of the Sea to Sky PFAC is to represent the diverse voices of peers and…

  • Vancouver Consumer Involvement and Initiatives

    The Vancouver Consumer Involvement and Initiatives program amplifies the voice …

Support often offered by family, peer and consumer involvement groups

These groups also often offer support to clients or families through mental health and substance use initiatives, such as:  

Get involved

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