Local Help Directory

Contact Name: Dr. Joan L. Bottoroff

Contact Phone: 250-317-0810

Email: dadsingear.ok@ubc.ca

Website: dadsingear.ok.ubc.ca/

Description: Dads in Gear is a 10-week face-to-face group program focused on helping men gain the strength, motivation, and tools to build healthy lifestyles and become smoke-free. 

Other information: Dads in Gear Indigenous is a 10-week face-to-face group program focused on helping Indigenous dads who want to be healthy and smoke-free. Learn more here: https://dadsingearindigenous.ca/contact/

Contact Phone: 604-582-4565

Address: 1C - 9750 140 Street, Surrey BC, V3T 0G9

Description: The smoking cessation clinic is a free, comprehensive group program that guides clients to become smoke-free through education, behavioural support, and counselling. Physician or nurse practitioner referral is required.

The virtual program runs over a period of 12 weeks and includes group sessions and telephone follow-ups. The group session is held on Wednesdays at 4:30 PM –5:30 PM.

Sessions are led by trained tobacco cessation educators and mental health counsellors.

Contact Phone: 604-463-1820

Address: 11666 Laity Street, Maple Ridge BC, V2X 5A3

Description: This clinic offers free, group sessions to help individuals become smoke-free. Self-referrals are accepted.

Sessions are led by trained tobacco cessation educators and mental health counsellors.

Contact Name: Dr. Joan L. Bottoroff

Contact Phone: 250-317-0810

Email: dadsingear.ok@ubc.ca

Website: dadsingear.ok.ubc.ca/

Description: Dads in Gear is a 10-week face-to-face group program focused on helping men gain the strength, motivation, and tools to build healthy lifestyles and become smoke-free. 

Other information: Dads in Gear Indigenous is a 10-week face-to-face group program focused on helping Indigenous dads who want to be healthy

Contact Phone: (604) 675-3600

After hours / Access central referral line:  1 (866) 658-1221

Address: 429 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6

Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/location-service/addiction-medicine-downtown-eastside-connections-clinic

Description: The Downtown Eastside (DTES) Connections Clinic provides low-barrier, same-day access to services for all people who use substances, which include opioids, alcohol, nicotine, GHB, cannabis, stimulants and benzodiazepines. The clinic is open for walk-in or referrals for people living or regularly interacting within the DTES.

Contact Phone: 604-806-8060,2

Contact Email: jrcinfo@providencehealth.bc.ca

Address: John Ruedy Clinic (Room B512), 1081 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6

Website: https://www.providencehealthcare.org/en/clinics/smoking-cessation-clinic

Description: The Smoking Cessation clinic has been established to support Providence Health Care and Vancouver Coastal Health patients and clients to reduce or quit smoking, vaping, or other tobacco use.

Assessments are done in person, with both virtual and in-person follow-up appointments offered.

Referral: 

• Health care professionals can refer interested patients by fax, email, and telephone.
• Patients can self-refer by email to jrcinfo@providencehealth.bc.ca or phone 604-806-8060 ext. 2.

Hours: 09:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Contact Phone: (604) 675-3800

Contact Email: helptoquit@VCH.ca

Address: Room 4166, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver BC, V5Z 1M9

Description: This is a free, weekly support group provided by Vancouver Coastal Health to people who are looking to quit smoking, vaping or other tobacco products.

This group welcomes drop-ins, no appointment or registration is needed.

Hours: Every Wednesday from 4:00PM – 5:00PM

A dedicated website from the Vancouver Division of Family Practice with reliable information and resources from the EASI Maternity Care Project.

Website: pregnancyvancouver.ca

Contact Email: maternity@vancouverdivision.com

Address: 202-777 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J7

Description: Digital and reliable information and resources for people looking information about pre-pregnancy, early pregnancy, mid pregnancy, late pregnancy, labour and birth, postpartum, and newborn.

Website: https://www.talktobacco.ca/

Description: Talk Tobacco offers culturally-appropriate support for quitting smoking, vaping and commercial tobacco use to Indigenous people and communities in British Columbia.

Contact information:

Call a Quit Coach at 1-833-998-8255

Live Chat with a Coach at talktobacco.ca

Sign up for text support by texting CHANGE to 123456

Hours of operation: 

• Mon & Tues: 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
• Wed & Thurs: 5:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Fri: 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Sat & Sun: 6:00 AM– 2:00 PM
• Statutory Holidays: Closed

Website: qmunity.ca

Description: BC's Queer, Trans, and Two Spirit Resource Centre. QMUNITY offers culturally safe counselling services, self-help tools, and monthly peer-facilitated peer support groups for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. 

Contact Email: info@foundrybc.ca  

Website: https://foundrybc.ca/

Description: Foundry BC is a province-wide network of integrated health and wellness services for young people aged 12-24.

Foundry provides a centralized place for young person to access service providers (including physicians, nurses, counsellors, peer support workers and many others) to receive the care needed, without needing a referral. Find a Foundry Centre near you here.

Foundry Virtual BC offers free mental health and wellness services for youth aged 12-24 and their families/caregivers anywhere across BC. The Foundry BC App provides virtual access to counselling, peer support, primary care, employment support, groups and workshops, and tools and resources. Learn more about Foundry Virtual BC here.

Contact Phone: (604) 488-1001

Contact Email: counselling@checkhimout.ca

Website: https://checkhimout.ca/

Description: HIM provides a range of health programs and services to support the sexual, mental, physical, and social health of self-identified Gay, Bisexual, Queer men and gender diverse people in BC.

Individuals can access free on-on-one counselling for support with substances including commercial tobacco use. Learn more about HIM’s counselling programs here.

Website: https://www.expandproject.ca/ 

Description: The Expand Project engages queer and trans young adults ages 18 to 29 on commercial tobacco and nicotine use. The group also partners with the 2-Spirited People of the First Nations to tailor resources for Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, and non-binary young adults to learn more about reclaiming the traditional uses of tobacco.

The project is a collaboration between the University of Toronto (UofT) and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) in partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Website: https://www.quashapp.com/

Description: Quash is a free app provided by the Lung Health Foundation that helps youth quit smoking or vaping with a personalized plan, tools, and resources.

Website: https://stopvapingchallenge.ca/

Description: Stop Vaping Challenge is a free app that provides an abstinence challenge for youth who are looking to reflect on, reduce, or quit vaping.

Crush the Crave is a free smoking cessation app designed to help young adults quit smoking.