Health Services
Addictions / Substance Use, Condition Specific Support, Healthcare Providers, Indigenous Services, and Public Health
Provided by Victoria Native Friendship Centre
A wide array of health promoting services, including primary care and allied health services.
The VNFC Health Services team includes Indigenous Health Support Workers, Mental Health and Substance Use Counsellors, and a Mental Health Liaison. The Health Services team provide holistic and culturally safe health and wellness services to people who identify as Indigenous and their families. The following services are offered:
Health Support Workers
Both one-on-one support and group support are offered for people with health challenges. The following services are provided:
Health Support Workers
Both one-on-one support and group support are offered for people with health challenges. The following services are provided:
- Navigate access to health care and wellness services
- Advocate on client’s behalf within the health care system
- Assist with accessing health benefits funding for services, equipment, and medications
- Provide transportation to appointments for clients with mobility issues
- Lunch & learns
- Drop-in monthly information sharing about health issues and resources
- Footcare services and assessment provided by a Footcare Nurse for Elders and people with diabetes (registration is required)
- Health support circles and cultural sharing
- Sharing circles and cultural activities (art, music, food) to support mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health and wellbeing
Mental Health and Substance Use Supports
The following services are provided:
The following services are provided:
- One-on-one counselling for people with substance use issues in all stages of change
- Client-centred goal setting and help with developing healthy living skills
- Harm reduction, abstinence, setting boundaries, stress management
- Information about and referrals to other mental health and substance use services for healing and recovery, such as support groups, other agencies, and residential treatment centers
- Advocacy and support in navigating the mental health and substance use systems
- Culturally safe group supports, including talking circles, grief support circles, and cultural activities and teachings
- Community education on mental health and mental health resources and services
To access one-on-one Health Services, an intake is required. Intake can be completed from 1:00 PM –4:00 PM, Monday to Friday, by either coming in person to the VNFC or calling at 250-384-3211. Details about drop-in and group programming can be found on the Health calendar.
Wellness Clinic
Provides access to healing and wellness modalities for Indigenous community members and people accessing VNFC services. All services are free of charge and are by appointment. The following services are provided:
Wellness Clinic
Provides access to healing and wellness modalities for Indigenous community members and people accessing VNFC services. All services are free of charge and are by appointment. The following services are provided:
- Acupuncture
- Herbal medicine
- Community massage
- Foot care
Appointments for the VNFC Wellness Clinic can be booked through VNFC Reception (except foot care), call 250-384-3211 or email reception@vnfc.ca. Foot care appointments are scheduled once a month, are by appointment only, and cannot be booked through reception. Please contact Scott or Isobel to sign up (scott.i@vnfc.ca or isobel.d@vnfc.ca).
Camas LeLum Primary Care Clinic provides longitudinal primary health care services provided by nurse practitioners and family physicians. Primary care services are culturally safe and integrated with VNFCs wide range of health and wellness services. You must be an Indigenous person (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) or their immediate family member to access primary care services at the VNFC. To learn more about how to get connected to a nurse practitioner or family physician for primary care, please call the clinic phone line at 250-940-2669.
Camas LeLum Primary Care Clinic provides longitudinal primary health care services provided by nurse practitioners and family physicians. Primary care services are culturally safe and integrated with VNFCs wide range of health and wellness services. You must be an Indigenous person (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) or their immediate family member to access primary care services at the VNFC. To learn more about how to get connected to a nurse practitioner or family physician for primary care, please call the clinic phone line at 250-940-2669.
250-384-3211 (Health Services & Wellness Clinic)
Public email: intake@vnfc.ca
Website: https://vnfc.ca/health-and-wellness/...
231 Regina Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 3V9
Office Hours of Operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
250-940-2669 (Camas LeLum Primary Care Clinic)
Public email: wellness@vnfc.ca
Website: https://vnfc.ca/vnfc-primary-care...
#209, 2951 Tillicum Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V9A 2A6
Hours of Operation are Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
Details: Services are for Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) community members
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Victoria Native Friendship Centre:
Availability
Service area: Victoria + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Condition Specific Support
Healthcare Providers
Indigenous Services
Public Health
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
- Provided in a group in-person
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