VAST_BC

VAST_BC

Civic and Social Organizations

Vancouver, BC 632 followers

We support refugee mental health through counselling, documentation, education, and community.

About us

In 1986, a small group of human rights activists and mental health workers gathered in Vancouver to support the flood of refugees arriving from the armed conflicts in Central America. They founded the Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (“VAST”) in October of that year, and this dedicated group of volunteers built what would become BC’s largest center for refugee mental health. Today, VAST works with refugees from over 100 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Our programs and services are offered in over a dozen languages, including Arabic, Farsi, French, Mandarin, and Spanish. We support the mental health of refugees who arrive in British Columbia with psychological trauma as a result of torture, political violence, and other forms of persecution on the basis of race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

Website
https://www.vastbc.ca
Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Vancouver, BC
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1986
Specialties
Counselling, Education, Documentation, Referrals, Refugees, Trauma, Mental Health, Healing, Community, Community Building, Torture Treatment, Rehabilitation, Refugee Claimants, Asylum Seekers, Trauma-Informed Practice, Cross-Cultural, Group Support, Policy Influence, Volunteers, Peer Support, and Immigration

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