Mental Health Support for 2SLGBTQIA+ and IBPOC
Addictions / Substance Use, LGBT2Q+ Community, Mental Health - Adult, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Services for Youth
Provided by This Space Belongs to You
A “for community, by community” charitable service agency, delivering mental health support to 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or IBPOC young people (ages 12-24).
This Space is a “for community, by community” charitable service agency, delivering mental health support to 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or IBPOC young people (ages 12-24). They offer:
- Drop-in space Mon-Wed (hours online and on social media)
- 1-1 Mental health counselling: Free counseling for 2S/LGBTQIA+ and/or IBPOC youth (12-24) in the Okanagan.
- Group programming: Queer wellness group is discussion-based peer group with a new topic to yap about every week (think: friendship, sexual health, mental health, queer media, neurodivergence).
- Gender affirming wear program: Provides free new and used gender-affirming wear to trans and gender-variant youth ages 14-25 who reside in BC, Canada and are unable to attain these garments otherwise.
- Gender based violence counselling: 1 to 1 counselling with This Space Belongs to You's dedicated gender-based violence counsellor. Clients referred to the GBV counsellor will have a maximum of 8 sessions.
- Drug checking
- Workshops and trainings
Public email: meaghan@thisspacebelongstoyou.com
Website: https://www.thisspacebelongstoyou.com...
541 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 6N9
Enter through backside of Bernard. The doorbell is to the right of House of Caribbean.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Health professional referral
- School personnel referral
- Parent / Guardian referral
- Self-referral
- Family physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Family / friends referral
Details: Referral required for the 1-1 gender based violence counselling. To self-refer or to refer on behalf of a client, fill out the online referral form.
Referral Forms
Availability
Service area: Kelowna + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
LGBT2Q+ Community
Mental Health - Adult
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Ways to Access
- Includes the provision of goods
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided in a group in-person
- Provided online: email / video / on-line
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.