AIDS Vancouver and VPWAS are now Ribbon Community.

Programs & Services

Navigating substance use

rapid access addictions clinic (RAAC)

Seven days per week, Ribbon Community Peer Navigators are available at the Rapid Access Addictions Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital. At the RAAC, Peer Navigators offer lived and living experience to support and empower people accessing addictions care.

Ask for a Peer Navigator when accessing the RAAC at St. Paul’s Hospital.

Learn more about the RAAC at St. Paul’s Hospital

peer navigators and CASE MANAGERS

Peer Navigators working at other locations than the RAAC, as well as Ribbon case managers, provide support to people navigating substance use. The Ribbon team also offers contingency management programs at St. Paul’s and at our Vancouver site. To get connected to these programs, connect with a Peer Navigator or case manager by following the links below.

more options for substance use support at ribbon

Peer navigation

Case management

for people living with HIV

HIV prevention case managers

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