Addictions Service

Call 250-799-5523 or 799-5588

The Bella Coola Community Support Society offers Alcohol and Drug related Programs. For more information about these specific programs, please refer to the program links on the sidebar to the right.

Counselling:

• Counselling is for children, youth, adults and families who have concerns about their own or someone else’s use of alcohol and drugs.  Counselling is also available for those who grew up in addicted families.  The service is voluntary and confidential.
• The program helps clients develop personal treatment goals that can lead to lasting change and a healthy, balanced life.  Clients are helped to gain insight into the patterns, behaviours and emotional responses associated with addiction.  With this insight, the client can begin to develop new, healthy responses.
• The alcohol and drug counselor can refer individuals and families to residential treatment centers (may involve some cost to the client), supportive recovery facilities, support groups such as A.A. and Alanon, and other community resources.

Prevention:

Program staff work with the community and the schools to raise awareness of  drug and alcohol issues and to explore creative local alternatives to substance misuse.

Youth Substance Abuse Management Counselling

Clients are young offenders attending the program as a condition of a Court Order or release from custody.

Referrals come from the Ministry of Child & Family Development Youth Probation Officer.