Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Health and Cultural Support Program

Indigenous Services, Mental Health - Adult, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Victim Services

Provided by Government of Canada

Access to cultural and emotional support services and mental health counselling for Survivors, their family members, and Indigenous People affected by the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people.
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Health and Cultural Support Program funds access to community-based, trauma-informed cultural and emotional support services and mental health counselling.

Trauma-informed cultural and emotional support services are available for Survivors, their family members, and Indigenous People impacted by the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, regardless of Indigenous status or place of residence within Canada. Family members include:
  • a parent or guardian
  • a spouse or partner
  • anyone who was raised by, lived with, or experienced a relation to someone who has been Missing or Murdered

Services available include:
  • Cultural Supports: Elders, Knowledge Holders and Traditional Healers provide cultural supports through local Indigenous organizations to assist clients on their healing journeys. Specific services are determined by the needs of the clients, and may include dialogue, ceremonies, prayer, elder services, and traditional healing.
  • Emotional Support: Community-based emotional support workers hired by Indigenous organizations provide trauma-informed, culturally-grounded support to people impacted by the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people. They offer emotional support and comfort by listening, talking and providing referrals to additional services.
  • Mental Health Counselling: Mental health counselling is provided by professionals such as psychologists and social workers who are registered, in good standing with their provincial or territorial regulatory body, and enrolled with Indigenous Services Canada. Mental health counsellors provide individual, family, or group counselling to support healing, as determined with the client.
  • Transportation: Wherever possible, Indigenous Services Canada offers assistance with transportation when mental health counselling and cultural supports are not locally available.

Please contact the Indigenous Services Canada regional office in the province or territory of residence to access services through the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Health and Cultural Support Program. Individuals living in British Columbia, can contact the First Nations Health Authority.

Website: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng...

1-855-550-5454 (FNHA BC, Health Benefits & Services)

Public email: healthbenefits@fnha.ca

#540, 757 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1A1

1-844-413-6649 (National 24/7 MMIWG Crisis Line)

Cost: No cost

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Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids (Queen Charlotte City), Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Gitlaxt'aamiks (New Aiyansh), Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Granisle, Greenwood, Hanceville, Harrison Mills, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kispiox, Kitimat, Kwadacha Nation (Fort Ware), Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Okotoks, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Indigenous Services
Mental Health - Adult
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Victim Services
Ways to Access
  • Includes the provision of funding
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provides transportation

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