Children & Family Services

Drop-in hours or appointment in Ucluelet or Tofino, surrounding communities by appointment. All services are free & confidential Community Youth/Family Support, Outreach Workers, Women's & Children's Counsellors

After school child and youth programs and licensed after-school care programs.

Family, care, worker, health, nurse, community, child, youth, counselling, tele health

Fax 250-726-7396

Family Ties is a perinatal program open to all Westcoast parents from Tofino, Ucluelet, Hitacu, Opitsat, Esowista and Ty-Histanis. Expectant and new parents can call the office directly, ask their Doctor or speak with the Public/Community Health Nurse to receive services. We are committed to strengthening and supporting all birthing families on the west coast.

We offer a weekly drop in with topics ranging from healthy nutrition, to childbirth, parenting your new baby and the latest in health news. Guest speakers include the Community Nutritionist, Dental Hygienist, Infant Development workers and other resource people. Participants can receive free pre-natal vitamins, individual nutrition information, and home visits if requested. 

Transportation can be arranged, please call for details

Provide home & community care, Children’s Oral Health Initiative (COHI), workshops, meetings, patient travel based on referral to see specialists out of town, train the trainers programs, education & training, home visits, hospital visits, community luncheons, collaboration & strategizing with other TFN service providers, traditional healing practises/cleansing, traditional medicines, one on one counselling, group therapy, art therapy, massage & fitness programs.

Health Director & Health Worker: 250-725-3338
Medical Clerk: 250-725-3262
nmartin@tla-o-qui-aht.org
corimartin23@gmail.com
caroltom@gmail.com

A group of birth and post partum doulas serving the West Coast, Port Alberni and Central Regions of Vancouver Island

The Vancouver Island Crisis Line is committed to bringing mental health wellness to all communities of Vancouver Island by providing accessible, 24 hour, 7 days a week, emotional telephone support during times of crisis, including connection to the Mental Health Crisis Professionals when required, and information about community resources.  We value the principles of confidentiality, non-judgmental acceptance, and respect for diversity, personal empowerment and cooperation.

Online Emotional Support - Anouther service newly added to increase access to support services, there is now a link called, 'Chat Now' on our webpage, www.vicrisis.ca, that will allow someone to begin connecting.  Available every night, 7 days a week, from 6pm to 10pm.  Chat creates a safe online venue where people can reach out for help.  This will be an outlet for populations traditionally hard to engage in face-to-face mental health care such as teens, those who are homebound, people with social anxieties and phobias, and people with hearing or speech impairments.  

Additional Contact Information:

1-800-Sucide (784-2433) 310-6789 Mental Health Information Line

Crisis Chat – online emotional support, www.vicrisis.ca, 7 days a week, 6:00pm-10:00pm