Resources
Library Resources
Survival Guides
Accessibility
Advanced Care Planning
Advocacy
Autism
Behaviour and Mental Health
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- CLBC Behaviour Support and Safety Planning – A Guide for Service Providers
- CLBC Behaviour Support and Safety Planning Policy
- Developmental Disability Mental Health Team
- Island Community Health Association
- Ministry of Health Information Lines
- VIHA Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSU)
- Depression and Addiction
Cerebral Palsy
Communication
Dementia
- Alzheimer’s Society BC
- National Down Syndrome Society – Aging Matters
- NTG Screening Tool
- Prevention, Screening, Diagnosis and Support for Persons with Developmental Disabilities who develop Dementia
- Successful Practices for Supporting Aging Adults Information Report June 2015
- What is Dementia?
- Living with Dementia: A Resource Guide for Caregivers
Dysphagia
Finances
- Disability Assistance and Trusts
- Disability Benefits Under the Canada Pension Plan
- Health Supplements for People with Disabilities
- Income and Disability Assistance
- People with Disabilities on Reserve – the PWD Designation
- Registered Disability Savings Plan and the Disability Tax Credit
- Registered Disability Savings Plan
Epilepsy
Gender Diversity
Health and Safety
- Prepare Yourself: A Guide to Emergency Preparedness
- Optical Coverage for People Receiving PWD Benefits
- Dental Coverage for People Receiving PWD Benefits
- Diet Supplements Coverage for People Receiving PWD Benefits
- Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness – Street Survival Guide
- QuitNow – BC Lung Association
Hearing
Meals and More
Oral Care
Rights
- BC Human Rights Code
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Disclosing Your Disability: A Legal Guide for People with Disabilities in BC
- Elections Canada – Information for People With Disabilities
- I Can Vote! A user friendly guide to voting in Canada
- Island Sexual Health
- Keeping Your Body Safe – Caregiver Companion Guide
- Quality of Life
- The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Representative for Children and Youth (RCY)
Truth and Reconciliation
- Ally Bill of Responsibilities
- “Picking Up The Pieces – The Making of the Witness Blanket”
- “Monster” By Dennis Saddleman: ‘I hate you residential school, I hate you’
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
- What are Land Acknowledgments and Why do They Matter?
- What Does it Mean to Act as an Ally?
Harm Reduction Resources
- MHFA
- AVI- Where Harm Reduction Works
- Nanaimo –Canadian Mental Health Association
- Island Health Intensive Case Management Teams
- The Crisis Hot Line- (24/7)- 1888-494-3888
- Brooks Landing Crisis Counseling Walk In Clinic
- Located in: Brooks Landing Mall
- Address: 203-2000 N Island Hwy, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5W3
- Hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
- Phone: (250) 739-5710