Need help immediately?
If there is an urgent safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to emergency at your nearest hospital.
Suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433
Call BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
KUU-US Crisis Support Line (BC Wide Indigenous Toll Free Crisis and Support Line): 1-800-588-8717
STAR offers free group and short-term counselling options for women having problems related to the use of drugs or alcohol.
What to expect
STAR is a bisexual, gay, and transgender-inclusive service that supports all women. The STAR treatment program includes:
- group programming for women in early and later stages of recovery,
- support drop-in groups,
- art therapy groups,
- acupuncture (co-ed),
- SMART recovery group (co-ed),
- short-term individual counselling,
- access to addictions medicine,
- access to mental health support,
- access to rehabilitation (occupational therapy, recreation therapy, peer support, employment counselling), and
- harm reduction supplies, including naloxone dispensing and training.
Resources
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STAR program schedule and brochure
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