Support Services and Resources for Individuals with Down Syndrome

Child Services, Disability Services, Family / Parenting, Mental Health - Adult & Senior, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Youth Services

Provided by Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society (LMDSS)

Provide information, support, and resources to individuals with Down Syndrome in BC and their families.
The LMDSS provides information, support, and resources to individuals with Down Syndrome in BC and their families. The following programs are offered:

Parent Support Meetings: Parent support meetings are held across the provinces and are hosted by parents of children with Down syndrome. They are designed to provide a welcoming, open environment for discussing experiences, challenges, concerns, and celebrations with one another. Support groups can be found by visiting here.

Counselling: If a family member requires help and would like to speak with a counsellor, this service is available. Types of counselling that are covered are as follows:
  • Child Play Therapy
  • Parent–Infant Therapy
  • Special Needs
  • Individual (Adult)
  • Couples or Relationships
  • Therapeutic Play
  • Bowen Family Systems
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Anxiety or Depression
  • Grief or Loss
  • Parenting Challenges
  • Postnatal Emotional Difficulties
  • Adjustment to Divorce or Separation
  • Relationship Counselling
  • Special Needs Issues
  • Behavioural, Social or Academic Concerns
  • Play & Art Therapy for Kids
  • Family System Therapy
Resources: LMDSS has information on Down Syndrome in over 20 languages. Individuals whose first language is not English or who speak a different language are encouraged to contact LMDSS for access to additional resources and support.

To become a member of LMDSS, there is a membership fee of $25 per year for individuals, $30 per year for families, and $150 per year for Corporate Membership. New members can apply by filling out the application form. See below.

604-591-2722

Public email: info@lmdss.com

Website: https://lmdss.com/

The Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society - #108, 17828 65A Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, V3S 1Z3

Service is available in Cantonese, English, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, and Spanish.

Cost: Fees may apply

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Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Child Services
Disability Services
Family / Parenting
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Youth Services
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided in a group in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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