BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs

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Feature: Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Use.
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In response to ongoing requests from frontline workers for materials on these topics, the Association has created this comprehensive toolkit. You can download each section here. Those of you who received a hard copy at the 2007 Annual Training Forum, please share it with your agency. Programs who did not attend the Forum will receive a copy in the mail. Some hard copies available for $30 including shipping; contact our office.

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• Introduction
• Section 1: Framework and Values Guiding Interventions
• Section 2: Resources for Working with Mental Health and Substance Use Problems
• Section 3: Tools and Interventions
• Section 4: Specialized Knowledge
• Section 5: History and Contribution of the Sectors
• Section 6: Appendices

Note: The organization Here to Help has created a series of resources on mental health and substance use in other languages: Arabic, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Farsi/Dari, French, Korean, Spanish, Russian, Punjabi, Vietnamese. You can access them here: http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/other-languages

The results of the survey have been compiled as a resource for workers and managers. Available to members of the BCASVACP only. Contact Habiba for a copy.

Report from BCASVACP teleconferences with STV Outreach programs across BC.

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Report from BCASVACP teleconferences with STV programs across BC.

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Report from BCASVACP teleconferences with CBVAP workers across BC.

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Feature: A Specialized Response to Violence Against Women.
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A joint submission by the BCASVACP and the CCWS Program to the provincial review of the Family Relations Act.

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