Trauma-Related Resources

Trauma Assessment & Clinical Supports

• Vancouver Coastal Health – Access & Assessment Centre
  https://www.vch.ca/en/location-service/access-and-assessment-centre-aac
  • Mental health and trauma screening
  • Short-term stabilization support
  • Referral to trauma-informed therapy and psychiatry

• Fraser Health Authority – Mental Health & Substance Use Services
  https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/mental-health-and-substance-use
  • Trauma-informed intake and assessment
  • Community-based counselling referrals
  • Crisis stabilization services

• Pacific Trauma Centre
  https://pacifictraumacentre.ca/
  • Psychological trauma assessments
  • PTSD screening and treatment planning
  • EMDR and somatic therapy options

• BC Centre for Ability – Trauma-Related Psychological Services
  https://www.bc-cfa.org
  • Mental health screening
  • Developmental and trauma-informed assessments
  • Counselling referrals

Trauma Rehabilitation Programs

• Foundry BC
  https://foundrybc.ca
  • Trauma recovery support for youth (12–24)
  • Integrated counselling and medical care
  • Group-based coping skills programs

• Sheway
  https://sheway.ca/
  • Recovery support for pregnant and parenting women
  • Substance use and trauma-informed care
  • Parenting and mental health programs

• Turning Point Recovery Society
  https://www.turningpointrecovery.ca/
  • Trauma-informed addiction recovery
  • Group therapy and life-skills training
  • Peer-led recovery planning

• Lookout Housing and Health Society
  https://lookoutsociety.ca/
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation
  • Trauma recovery programming
  • Community reintegration supports

Peer Support Organizations

• Mood Disorders Association of BC
  https://mdabc.net
  • Peer-run trauma support groups
  • Anxiety and depression coping workshops
  • Community connection programs

• BC Schizophrenia Society
  https://www.bcss.org/
  • Peer mentorship programs
  • Trauma-informed recovery groups
  • Family support meetings

• Family Services of Greater Vancouver
  https://fsgv.ca/programs/victim-services/
  • Emotional support groups
  • Justice system navigation
  • Safety planning assistance

• WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre
  https://www.wavaw.ca
  • Peer-led survivor groups
  • Individual support sessions
  • Crisis accompaniment

Community-Based Trauma Supports

• Battered Women’s Support Services
  https://www.bwss.org
  • Support groups for IPV survivors
  • Advocacy and counselling
  • Trauma-informed empowerment programs

• Atira Women’s Resource Society
  https://atira.bc.ca
  • Community outreach
  • Counselling and safety planning
  • Housing-linked trauma supports

• YWCA Metro Vancouver
  https://ywcavan.org
  • Counselling for violence survivors
  • Housing stabilization support
  • Employment readiness programming

Trauma Recovery Books (Available via Vancouver Public Library)

• The Body Keeps the Score
  • Explains how trauma affects the brain and body
  • Introduces trauma-informed healing practices
  • Useful for survivors and practitioners

• Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
  • Focuses on long-term relational trauma
  • Emotional regulation strategies
  • Recovery from childhood abuse

• What Happened to You?
  • Neurobiological understanding of trauma
  • Emphasizes resilience and healing
  • Survivor-centered framework

• Healing Trauma
  • Somatic trauma recovery techniques
  • Mind-body exercises
  • Self-guided healing tools