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Vancouver Intensive Health Outreach Team (IHOT)

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​Intensive Health Outreach Team (IHOT) provides low-barrier interim health care, psychosocial support, and help accessing longer-term health services to people in the Vancouver inner city who are unhoused or newly housed.

What we provide

IHOT is a short-term service that supports people aged 17 and up who live outdoors, in shelters, or are newly housed in supportive housing, including in the Supported Rent Subsidy Program.  IHOT provides:  

  • Care for an immediate health concern  
  • Access to temporary health care, psychological and social supports (eg. Housing referrals, ID replacement)  
  • Referral to the most clinically appropriate health service(s)  
  • Referrals and support to access longer-term health services  
  • Harm reduction education and supplies  

How to access

IHOT is an outreach team. There are two ways to connect with us:

  1. Walk into the Episodic Care Clinic at the Molson Overdose Prevention Site 

    Location: Molson Overdose Prevention Site, 166 East Hastings Street (alley entrance)  
    Hours: Mondays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

  2. Call us to refer you or someone else. We accept self-referrals or referrals from community service providers, such as shelters and other outreach teams working in Vancouver.  

    Phone: (604) 839-0179
    Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

 

This service is available at
This service is available at

Vancouver Intensive Health Outreach Team at Molson Overdose Prevention Site

166 East Hastings Street (Alley)
Vancouver, BC V6A 1N4
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