Sunshine Coast mental health and substance use services
Programs and services to support children, youth, adults, and older adults are provided in the Sunshine Coast communities spreading from Sechelt and Gibsons and the surrounding areas through their journey with mental health and substance use.
How to access mental health and substance use services in the Sunshine Coast communities
Contact intake teams for help finding non-life-threatening mental health or substance use support for people if you live or stay in the Sunshine Coast communities including Sechelt and Gibsons and surrounding areas.
When you call or walk in, our intake teams can connect you to the right services or resources when and where you need them.
Free interpreting services are also available in other languages.
Locations
Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital
A 63-bed facility in Sechelt that also serves the communities of Langdale, Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Halfmoon Bay and Pender Harbour.
Sunshine Coast Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Sunshine Coast Mental Health and Substance Use Services are in the Mental Health Buildings on Sechelt Hospital Grounds.
Harm Reduction & Needle Supply Sites
Harm reduction-based outreach, overdose prevention education, and delivery of harm reduction supplies including naloxone for the lower Sunshine Coast.
Sumac Place
Tertiary services provide special holistic, wellness-based support and treatment for adults with serious mental illness whose needs are not met within secondary services such as hospitals, residential care and community.
Services
Learn how to access mental health services if you live or stay in the Sunshine Coast communities. See details below, and click on the service to learn more.
Children and youth services in Sunshine Coast
Find information on services available for mental health and substance use for children and youth. Many youth services support people up to age 19 or 24.
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Sunshine Coast Youth Program (SCYP) at Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital
Provides mental health and substance use services to youth with the goal of responding quickly to youth who access the service.
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Youth Clinic at Sechelt Health Unit
Youth Clinics provide drop-in, confidential health consultation for all youth (male, female and 2SLGBTIA+).
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Drug Checking at Sechelt Overdose Prevention Site
Walk-in. Drug checking is a harm reduction service that allows people to determine what is in their substances and potentially take action to reduce the risk of any associated harm.
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Sechelt Overdose Prevention Site
Drop-in. Overdose prevention sites are safe spaces where teams of trained staff monitor people who use illicit drugs while they use to help prevent and recover from overdoses.
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Sunshine Coast Older Adult Mental Health Program
Provides care planning, capability assessments and short-term-counselling to senior clients with cognitive decline due to aging-related conditions.
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Sunshine Coast Adult Community Support Services
Provides services to adults 19+ with serious and persistent mental health concerns. These services focus on assessment, case management, clinical intervention, support, advocacy, rehabilitation, and community integration.
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Sunshine Coast Overdose Outreach Team
Outreach to people who have recently experienced an overdose, or who are high risk of overdose. This team assists with navigation to appropriate services, supports access to substance use stabilization and treatment services, supports with engagement and retention in services. Offers harm-reduction supplies including naloxone and overdose prevention education.
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Adult Short-Term Counselling
Mental health and substance use counsellors provide short-term individual and group therapy for adults with moderate to severe mental health and substance use concerns. These services are time-limited with the goal of reducing problematic symptoms, improving self-management skills, and increasing quality of life.
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Intensive Case Management and Complex Care Housing Supports at Sunshine Coast
Support services for adults aged 19 or older, who require support to access mental health and substance use services.
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Youth Clinic at Gibsons Health Unit
Youth Clinics provide drop-in, confidential health consultation for all youth (male, female and 2SLGBTIA+).
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Harm Reduction & Harm Reduction Supplies at Sunshine Coast
Harm reduction-based outreach, overdose prevention education, and delivery of harm reduction supplies including naloxone for the lower Sunshine Coast.
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Resources
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Raincity Housing - Sunshine Coast homeless services
Provides support to individuals while working closely and proactively with the community, family and additional service providers.
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shíshálh Housing Department
Oversees the rentals, construction and repairs to housing in member subdivisions.
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CMHA on the Sunshine Coast
Mental health services on the Sunshine Coast.
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Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
A community-based organization that has been providing services for people on the Sunshine Coast since 1974.
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