Perinatal Substance Use Support

The goal is to provide non-judgemental support, to assist in navigating various government systems and community services, assist in fostering community connection to promote healthy pregnancies, and build community around the woman/birthing individual to help improve pregnancy outcomes. 

This program offers support to:

• Women/birthing individuals and their partners who are pregnant and/or recently had a baby
• Women/birthing individuals who are in recovery, actively using substances (legal, prescribed, and/or illicit)
• Women/birthing individuals who are in recovery actively using substances (legal, prescribed, and/or illicit) and are experiencing poverty and/or homelessness.

What you can expect

The Perinatal Substance Use Support Worker is accessed through self-referral or referral through another agency. The support worker will provide pre/post natal one-to-one, non-judgemental emotional and practical support to women/birthing individuals who may need assistance in the areas of substance use, poverty, and homelessness. 

The Perinatal Substance Use Support Worker is available as a resource to women/birthing individuals that may need help with advocacy, attending health appointments, meeting with social workers, or assistance with the court system.

How you can take part

Contact the Perinatal Substance Use Support Worker for more informaton. Tel: 604-865-0941 or email: psup@sccss.ca.

Anyone can refer to Perinatal Substance Use Support including family, physicians, public health nurses, pediatricians and other community professionals. A referral form must be completed. Family participation is voluntary and the program is free of charge. Complete confidentiality is assured.

Please click here to complete our secure online referral form.

This program is funded by the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, Provincial Health Services Authority and provided in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health.