Offers an opportunity for people living with persistent pain to meet regularly and build a community of support while learning about pain, pain management and coping strategies.
Provides free online pain education and peer support to people with pain. Groups consist of learning about pain management topics, sharing coping straggles and building a community of support. Participants can connect online or by phone. All regional groups meet online on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, except affinity groups, which meet on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information on peer or groups, which include affinity-based groups for LGBTQ2S+, BIPOC, and Young Adults or to register, visit the
website.
Regional groups meet on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic, affinity, and language-based groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM.
Starting September 17, 2024, Pain BC now offers the Pain Support & Wellness Groups program for Mandarin speaking people and Punjabi speaking people! These groups meet once a month on the third Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM.
Joining an online Pain Support and Wellness Group can help you:
- Feel connected to a supportive community
- Be seen, heard, and supported exactly as you are
- Connect with people who understand what it takes to live with pain
- Talk openly and honestly about your life with pain in a safe and confidential environment
- Feel more empowered
- Learn new information about pain and coping
- Increase confidence and skills to live well with pain
- Feel that you belong
- Feel hopeful and energized
- Socialize and have a good time!
Location finder:
https://painbc.ca/about/programs/pain...
Public email:
supportgroups@painbc.ca
Fraser Valley region
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Kootenays region
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Northern BC region
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Okanagan/Cariboo region
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Vancouver Region - Group 1: Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond region
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Vancouver Region - Group 2: Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond region
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Vancouver Island Region: Group 1
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Vancouver Island Region: Group 2
Website:
https://painbc.janeapp.com/locations...
This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 11:00AM - 1:00PM and on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Demographic groups meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Cost:
No cost
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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, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, 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, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, 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 Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, 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