Vancouver Island Crisis Society is a
Core Health Care Charity located in Nanaimo, BC.
Services Provided by Vancouver Island Crisis Society
*VICS began presenting safe TALK workshops throughout Vancouver Island.The three-hour safe TALK workshop,developed by LivingWorks,is a precursor to the ASIST two-day workshop.Nine presentations of this workshop were made in honour of Crisis Line Awareness Week. *A Suicide Bereavement Support gathering was facilitated in November for "International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day" for 27 participants including the Soles Remembering Soles memorial program. *For World Suicide Prevention Week,a workshop was presented to five Vancouver Island communities:How to Avoid 10 Common Errors in Suicide Prevention."*A total of six staff have now completed "Indigenous Cultural Competency Training." *A suicide protocol was signed with Gwa'Sala-'Malwaxda'xw First Nation.
