Overdose Outreach Worker - Whistler/Pemberton
Addictions / Substance Use and Healthcare Providers
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
Provides overdose outreach services at no cost.
The overdose outreach worker provides the following services:
- Connecting clients to services, helping them gain access (E.g. OAT, Mental Health Services, Group/peer support, etc.)
- Providing overall support in many areas (E.g. housing, income, employment, transportation, etc.)
- Life skills education
- Take-Home Naloxone Kits
Clients eligible for service include:
- Anyone using an illicit opioid or illicit substance that may contain an opioid (ie: crack, meth, cocaine)
- Anyone who may be at risk of an overdose (drugs and/or alcohol) or has experienced one and could use some extra support
- Someone that could benefit from a check-in every once in a while who uses substances but doesn’t have a substance use disorder
- Clients who declined a full referral to MHSU but may still want a small connection as a resource of support
- Anyone living in Whistler, Pemberton, Lil’wat, or the area up to and including N’Quatqua. Limited services also available to folks living in Samahquam, Skatin, Xa’xtsa, and surrounding areas.
604-313-5119
Public email: Sara.jennings@vch.ca
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Whistler Health Care Centre
- Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) - Southeast
- Nurse on phone/walk-ins
Availability
Service area: Pemberton, Whistler + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Healthcare Providers
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.