Voices & Visions Virtual Support Groups

BASED ON THE

INTERNATIONAL HEARING VOICES NETWORK

We can live well with unique sensory experiences

All drop in groups are open to those with lived experience and their supporters.

We use Zoom to host our meetings – you can join in with or without your video on, or by telephone

Our groups are held on different days of the week, and at different times so hopefully something fits your schedule!

**We do not meet on statutory holidays**

Thursday Group – 1st Thursday of the month 6:00-7:00 pm

Friday Group – 1st Friday of the month 2:30-3:30 pm

Saturday Groups – 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month 2:30-3:30 pm

Please check out our calendar below for the most up to date info.

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SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
  1 2CIF Crisis GrantsCIF Crisis GrantsTime: 12:00 pm
First deadline of the month for CIF Crisis Grants – applications due by 12 noon. Grants to those who receive them will be issued Tuesday of the following week. + Google calendar Voices and Visions Support GroupVoices and Visions Support GroupTime: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
1st Tuesday of the month 1:30-2:30 pm
*No group on statutory holidays* Raven Song Community Health Centre
3rd Floor – 2450 Ontario St, Vancouver, BC Map+ Google calendar 		3Your Recovery JourneyYour Recovery JourneyTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mental illness and recovery – is it possible? Many wonder if it is indeed possible for a person living with mental illness to accomplish goals, reconnect with self and others, and recapture meaning and purpose in life. Your Recovery Journey is based on the experiences of people who have a mental illness and who know where is hope, who are well and doing the things they want with their lives. The program offers five free interactive weekly sessions, each two hours long, and all facilitated by people in recovery who can give you valuable information that will help you on your recovery journey. You’ll also learn how to find peer support and build new life skills. Session topics:
– What is recovery?
– Quality of Life
– Self-Management
– Medication as a tool for recovery
– Moving Forward: Personal Action Planning Come learn more about recovery and how you can live beyond mental illness! For more info & to register, email vanpeerworkshops@vch.ca or call 604-708-5276. Meeting Room B (Ground Floor)
520 West 6th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H5 Map+ Google calendar 		4PWR (Plan for Wellness and Recovery)PWR (Plan for Wellness and Recovery)Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Come develop a Plan for Wellness & Recovery (PWR) with us!
We use PWR as a tool to maintain wellness and manage periods of feeling unwell so we can live our best lives.
It can help you:
– Uncover your strengths, identify stressors and develop plans to take charge of your wellness
– Decrease and manage unwanted or troubling thoughts, feelings and behaviours
– Empower you to make positive choices and decisions regarding your wellness & recovery
– Improve your quality of life The THRIVE Program
1151 W8th Ave
Vancouver, BC V6H 1C5 Map+ Google calendar Voices and Visions Support GroupVoices and Visions Support GroupTime: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
A Vancouver-based virtual support group based on the International Hearing Voices Network. All are welcome. No group on Statuatory holidays. On Zoom but you may also join by phone. + Google calendar 		5Coping with UncertaintyCoping with UncertaintyTime: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Feeling stressed by the news of the day? Join others to explore strategies to help cope with uncertainty and manage stress. Developed during the pandemic, this virtual 4-session series will look at stress, worry and anxiety, and common thinking traps that can affect our mental wellbeing. This course also includes a workbook with many additional tools. Zoom + Google calendar Voices and Visions Support GroupVoices and Visions Support GroupTime: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
1st Friday of the month 2:30-3:30 pm
*No sessions on statutory holidays* This is a virtual group – please join us by Zoom or telephone. + Google calendar 		6
7 8Voices and Visions Support GroupVoices and Visions Support GroupTime: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2nd Monday of the month 2:00-3:00 pm
*No group on statutory holidays* South Mental Health and Substance Use Team
#220-1200 W. 73rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC Map+ Google calendar 		9 10Your Recovery JourneyYour Recovery JourneyTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mental illness and recovery – is it possible? Many wonder if it is indeed possible for a person living with mental illness to accomplish goals, reconnect with self and others, and recapture meaning and purpose in life. Your Recovery Journey is based on the experiences of people who have a mental illness and who know where is hope, who are well and doing the things they want with their lives. The program offers five free interactive weekly sessions, each two hours long, and all facilitated by people in recovery who can give you valuable information that will help you on your recovery journey. You’ll also learn how to find peer support and build new life skills. Session topics:
– What is recovery?
– Quality of Life
– Self-Management
– Medication as a tool for recovery
– Moving Forward: Personal Action Planning Come learn more about recovery and how you can live beyond mental illness! For more info & to register, email vanpeerworkshops@vch.ca or call 604-708-5276. Meeting Room B (Ground Floor)
520 West 6th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H5 Map+ Google calendar 		11 12 13Voices and Visions Support GroupVoices and Visions Support GroupTime: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
2nd Saturday of the month 2:30-3:30 pm
*No group on statutory holidays* This is a virtual group – join us by zoom or telephone + Google calendar
14 15 16CIF Crisis GrantsCIF Crisis GrantsTime: 12:00 pm
Second deadline of the month for CIF Crisis Grants – applications due by 12 noon. Grants to those who receive them will be issued Tuesday of the following week. + Google calendar 		17Your Recovery JourneyYour Recovery JourneyTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mental illness and recovery – is it possible? Many wonder if it is indeed possible for a person living with mental illness to accomplish goals, reconnect with self and others, and recapture meaning and purpose in life. Your Recovery Journey is based on the experiences of people who have a mental illness and who know where is hope, who are well and doing the things they want with their lives. The program offers five free interactive weekly sessions, each two hours long, and all facilitated by people in recovery who can give you valuable information that will help you on your recovery journey. You’ll also learn how to find peer support and build new life skills. Session topics:
– What is recovery?
– Quality of Life
– Self-Management
– Medication as a tool for recovery
– Moving Forward: Personal Action Planning Come learn more about recovery and how you can live beyond mental illness! For more info & to register, email vanpeerworkshops@vch.ca or call 604-708-5276. Meeting Room B (Ground Floor)
520 West 6th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H5 Map+ Google calendar 		18 19Voices and Visions Support GroupVoices and Visions Support GroupTime: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
3rd Friday of the month 2:30-3:30 pm
*No sessions on statutory holidays* Room 123 (Ground Floor)
1128 Hornby St,
Vancouver, BC Map+ Google calendar 		20
21 22 23 24Your Recovery JourneyYour Recovery JourneyTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mental illness and recovery – is it possible? Many wonder if it is indeed possible for a person living with mental illness to accomplish goals, reconnect with self and others, and recapture meaning and purpose in life. Your Recovery Journey is based on the experiences of people who have a mental illness and who know where is hope, who are well and doing the things they want with their lives. The program offers five free interactive weekly sessions, each two hours long, and all facilitated by people in recovery who can give you valuable information that will help you on your recovery journey. You’ll also learn how to find peer support and build new life skills. Session topics:
– What is recovery?
– Quality of Life
– Self-Management
– Medication as a tool for recovery
– Moving Forward: Personal Action Planning Come learn more about recovery and how you can live beyond mental illness! For more info & to register, email vanpeerworkshops@vch.ca or call 604-708-5276. Meeting Room B (Ground Floor)
520 West 6th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H5 Map+ Google calendar 		25 26 27Voices and Visions Support GroupVoices and Visions Support GroupTime: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
4th Saturday of the month 2:30-3:30 pm
*No group on statutory holidays* This is a virtual group – join us by zoom or telephone + Google calendar
28 29 30 31Your Recovery JourneyYour Recovery JourneyTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Mental illness and recovery – is it possible? Many wonder if it is indeed possible for a person living with mental illness to accomplish goals, reconnect with self and others, and recapture meaning and purpose in life. Your Recovery Journey is based on the experiences of people who have a mental illness and who know where is hope, who are well and doing the things they want with their lives. The program offers five free interactive weekly sessions, each two hours long, and all facilitated by people in recovery who can give you valuable information that will help you on your recovery journey. You’ll also learn how to find peer support and build new life skills. Session topics:
– What is recovery?
– Quality of Life
– Self-Management
– Medication as a tool for recovery
– Moving Forward: Personal Action Planning Come learn more about recovery and how you can live beyond mental illness! For more info & to register, email vanpeerworkshops@vch.ca or call 604-708-5276. Meeting Room B (Ground Floor)
520 West 6th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H5 Map+ Google calendar 		     
Categories
 General
 Peer Support (PS)
 Consumer Initiative Fund (CIF)
 Peer Led Workshop (PLW)
 PLW – Talking with your Doctor
 PLW – PWR
 PLW – BRIDGES
 PLW – Your Recovery Journey
 PLW – Support Groups
 PS – Support Groups
 SAC Workshops
 Voices and Visions (VVV)
 PLW – Coping with Uncertainty
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Questions? Email: VanVoicesAndVisions@vch.ca

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