Get Set & Connect - Social Activities For Adults Living with Mental Illness
Addictions / Substance Use, Mental Health - Adult & Senior, Social / Recreational, and Volunteering
Provided by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Vancouver Fraser Branch
A peer based program which enhances mental health and well-being to people with lived experience with a mental health and/or addiction concern through leisure and or volunteer activities.
Get Set & Connect is a peer-driven program designed for people who have lived experience with a mental health concern and/or substance use issue. The program focuses on enhancing mental health and well-being through leisure and/or volunteer activities in the community. The goals are to encourage community inclusion and building meaningful connections.
What Does the Program Offer?
- One to One Leisure and Volunteer Access Coaching
- Connecting with others through peer led leisure activities in the community
- Independent & Group Volunteer Exploration
Criteria to Join Get Set & Connect:
- Have a lived experience of a mental health and/or addiction concern
- Have community inclusion as a goal
- Be 19 years of age or older
- Be a resident of Vancouver
- Have other professional mental health supports
To join, please contact one of the GSC Coaches listed below.
Public email: leisure.volunteer@cmha.bc.ca
Website: https://www.getsetconnect.ca
#233, 610 6th Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, V3L 3C2
604-512-7294 (Marnie L.)
778-991-3637 (Christine)
778-387-9495 (Marnie A.)
778-387-5162 (Talia)
Cost: No cost
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Vancouver Fraser Branch:
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Availability
Service area: Vancouver + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Social / Recreational
Volunteering
Ways to Access
- Provided at a single location
- Provided in a group in-person
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