Resources for Clients

General Resources:

Options for Sexual Health: Sex Sense — Free, pro-choice, sex-positive, and confidential service; registered nurses, counsellors, and sex educators offer information and resources over the phone on sex, sexuality and sexual health, for people living in BC.

Pregnancy Options Workbook – Free workbook for those deciding whether to continue a pregnancy or have an abortion.

Options for Sexual Health: Abortion providers in BC — List of abortion clinics in BC including contact information and the services they offer.

ARCC Abortion Facilities and Support Services BC — Comprehensive list of abortion clinics and related services in Canada, including hospitals, hotlines, funds, doulas, support services, and referral services.

SOGC: Sex and U — Comprehensive guide to contraceptive options and sex education.

Foundry BC – Free and confidential mental health and wellness services for youth ages 12-24 in British Columbia and their families.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre — Calgary-based organization with resources for loss and trauma related to miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, neonatal loss, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and infertility.

myPostCare – Resource for post-abortion care addressing topics such as medical side effects and symptoms, emotional well-being, psychological well-being, and family planning options.

Resources for Indigenous Clients:

The Fireweed Project – Community-led project focused on building existing knowledge and strengths, advancing knowledge around, and removing barriers to abortion services for Indigenous Women and 2SLGBTQIA+ People in Canada.

FNHA: Honouring My Journey — Workbook/tool to help clients navigate the colonial health care system and to prepare for their future health care.

FNHA eHealth and Virtual Health Services — The FNHA offers a variety of virtual health care services to First Nations people in BC who have limited access to health care services in their communities.

KUU-US Crisis Line Society — BC wide Indigenous toll-free crisis and support line.

Helping Spirit Lodge Society — Wrap-around services for women and children fleeing domestic violence.

Resources for LGBTQ+ Clients:

QMUNITY— Low-barrier mental health and social services, creating spaces where queer, trans, and Two-Spirit people can find autonomy and support.

Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre – Provide low-barrier wellness and legal services to Two-Spirit, transgender and gender non-conforming people in a way that is respectful and celebratory of clients’ identity and self-expression.

Dragonstone Counselling– Individual, relationship, and family counselling for diverse clients of all ages and genders.

I’m a Man, and I Had an Abortion — Blog post written by a trans man about his experience with an unwanted pregnancy and receiving abortion services.

Resources for Immigrants & Refugees:

DIVERSEcity – Resources for education, employment goals, health, and wellbeing prioritizing culturally safe programs and services.

Vancouver and Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services – non-profit organization offering assistance to immigrants, refugees, visible minorities, and women without immigration status and children facing family violence within the Lower Mainland.

Faith-related Resources:

Emotional and Spiritual Resolution Workbook — Free workbook for those dealing with complex feelings and reactions following an abortion.

Religious Community for Reproductive Choice – Resources and information for dismantling and healing religiously-based abortion stigma and shame.