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RASS is a non-profit organization focused on addiction prevention and education. We provide health pr

09/11/2025

Aaaaaand that's a wrap for School's Out Summer Camp 2025! Our camp was jam packed with all sorts of adventurous and creative activities, while listening to LOTS of Kpop Demon Hunters music. We got to touch plenty of grass (and water and trees), challenge each other scientifically and competetively, express our creative selves through the messy mediums of paint, slime, and polymer clay, and got to try a variety of new experiences, like being buried in sand or trying the wooden roller coaster for the first time!

None of this would have been possible without the generous support of our funders who also dropped by for a visit during our first cohort! Many others have joined together and had a hand in making this summer camp our best one yet, so I'd like to give shout-outs to:

⭐️ for their Mental Health and Safer Minds curriculum, which helped our kids learn skills for resilience in engaging ways
⭐️Sharlene from for familiarizing our students with the outdoor world and the creatures they share space with
⭐️ Richmond for their consideration and hospitality when we came to visit the store for lunch
⭐️ for their generous donation of dodgeballs, allowing us to continue our usual bouts of incredibly competitive dodgeball between students and leaders
⭐️The parents and families of our School's Out kids, for joining us for a meal and experiencing the intensity of School's Out dodgeball!

Thank you to everyone for being part of the School's Out Summer experience - here's to looking forward to a fantastic school year!

08/31/2025

If you or someone you know is at risk of an overdose, or if you or someone you know is grieving the loss of someone to toxic drug poisoning, know that you are not alone.

Visit canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids/overdose.html to educate yourself on overdose. You can also reach out to RASS on our website rassrichmond.ca for support or for educational opportunities surrounding substance use and addiction.

08/12/2025

Today is International Youth Day!

International Youth Day is commemorated every year on August 12 as a way to bring the global community’s attention to youth issues, as well as celebrating their crucial role as partners in today’s global society. Youth are this world's future, which is why RASS is committed to the promotion of wellness, prevention, and advocacy of youth rights.

To learn more about International Youth Day and about RASS programs and services, visit the United Nations' page about youth day and check out the RASS website, which is linked in our bio!

07/17/2025

你是否曾看过「2SLGBTQIA+」这个缩写，却从未真正了解它完整代表什么意思？

这是一篇资讯贴文，RASS 员工希望借此简要介绍这缩写中每个字母的意思，帮助大家更深入认识这个多元性别的群体。性别并不是非男即女的二元对立，而是一道多元光谱，有著各种的可能性。

欢迎将这篇贴文分享给你身边的人，也可以浏览以下网站以进一步了解同志骄傲（Pride）：

同志骄傲 (Pride) 的历史: geo.loc.gov/datasets/the-history-of-pride (英)

各种同志骄傲旗 (Pride Flag) 及其意义: hrc.org/resources/lgbtq-pride-flags (英)

这是我们首次推出中文 (繁/简) 贴文，请继续关注我们 RASS 的帐号，未来会有更多精彩的内容！

#同志骄傲 #同志驕傲 #心理健康 #同性戀權利運動 #驕傲月 #驕傲月2025
#公共教育 #精神健康 #加拿大心理健康服務 #列治文心理健康服務

07/09/2025

你是否曾看過「2SLGBTQIA+」這個縮寫，卻從未真正了解它完整代表什麼意思？
這是一篇資訊貼文，RASS 員工希望藉此簡要介紹這縮寫中每個字母的意思，幫助大家更深入認識這個多元性別的群體。性別並不是非男即女的二元對立，而是一道多元光譜，有著各種的可能性。
歡迎將這篇貼文分享給你身邊的人，也可以瀏覽以下網站以進一步了解同志驕傲（Pride）：

同志驕傲 (Pride) 的歷史: geo.loc.gov/datasets/the-history-of-pride (英)
各種同志驕傲旗 (Pride Flag) 及其意義: hrc.org/resources/lgbtq-pride-flags (英)

這是我們首次推出中文貼文，請繼續關注我們 RASS 的帳號，未來會有更多精彩的內容！
This is our first time translating one of our posts into Chinese. Please look forward to more of these going forward on this account!

06/25/2025

RASS wishes all of you a Happy Pride Month!

Have you ever seen the acronym 2SLGBTQIA+ but never actually knew what it fully stood for? Here is an informational post summarizing each letter and symbol to help you gain a better understanding of the diverse array of identities that fall under this umbrella. Feel free to share this post with others, and visit the following sites to learn more about Pride:

The History of Pride - geo.loc.gov/datasets/the-history-of-pride
Different flags and their meaning - hrc.org/resources/lgbtq-pride-flags

06/17/2025

Term 3 was filled with guests, new lessons, novel experiences, and more! Check out our post to see the behind the scenes from our "The Day in A Life of a School's Out Student" video. Special thanks to program and their outreach workers, Gabriel Narciso and Alisha Weng, for supporting.

This term we featured a few social-emotional workshops from ShEvalesco's Safe Minds curriculum. A huge shout out to the for their support and teachings! Throughout the term, we learned about Boundaries and Consent and Care in Communication.

We reinvited two classic School's Out guests: Mike Larson from Mike's Critters to introduce various animal species, and Sharlene from SPEC's School Gardens Program to teach our students how to care for our garden space.

A special thank you to for continuing to support this program! We are so excited to see everyone again in the Summer!

05/29/2025

Introducing a peer support program for young adults ages 19-30 with lived and living experience. We will be incorporating traditional peer support, introducing skills to support mental health and access to clinical counselling to support participants recovery journey. We hope to launch our first sessions in June and continue them bi-weekly. Clinical counselling will be available by appointment for participants.

05/12/2025

Let's learn about the Mental Life Area together with Part 2 of our 5 Life Areas Education Post series.

We may eat a balanced diet, get a good amount of sleep, and even exercise on a regular basis, but what happens when the stress of every day life gets to us? Even if we take care of our physical health, we still need to do things for our mental health. Our minds and our emotional states are important for our overall wellness. If you're feeling overwhelmed by what you can do, take a read through this post or reach out to us for resources and support.

What are your favourite habits around taking care of your mental health? Share them with us in the comments! Who knows, you might get a new idea from others of something you can do to take care of your mental health ☺️

05/07/2025

The theme of Mental Health Week this year is . Living with mental health struggles is challenging enough already, but masking your struggles can make the experience even more difficult and isolating.

That is why we are constantly talking about mental health as part of destigmatizing it and as part of addiction prevention. By normalizing needing help and by being non-judgemental when talking about others, we can help people unmask their pain and be able to receive the support they need.

For more information about Mental Health Week, visit cmha.ca/mental-health-week/

04/11/2025

Have you heard of our Resilient Youth Program that emphasizes personal expression and skills to overcome challenges? Check out our post for the dates and locations and see if it's the right fit for you! This is a free, drop-in group from 4-6pm for folks ages 12+.
Want to sign up or have questions?
Contact emily@supportingfamilies.ca or mmascarina@richmond.ca

04/07/2025

Let's learn about the Physical Life Area together with Part 1 of our 5 Life Areas Education Post series.

Looking after the health of our bodies is one of the first things we learn about in life, from learning how to recognize hunger, to knowing when to stretch and change the position of our bodies. However, with the hustle and bustle of life, it can be easy to forget about our physical bodies when we are caught up in the pursuit of emotional gratification or academic success.

What are your favourite habits around taking care of your physical health? Share them with us in the comments! Who knows, you might get a new idea from others of something you can do to take care of your physical health ☺️

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105/8080 Anderson Road
Richmond, BC
V6Y0J5

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 8pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+16042709220

Website

http://rassrichmond.ca/

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Richmond Addiction Services Society (RASS) has provided substance use support services in Richmond since 1975. “We are dedicated to providing expertise in preventing and treating addictions in our community”. Our prevention programming focuses on health promotion activities including educational workshops, recovery based programs and awareness campaigns throughout Richmond. RASS provides clinical counselling based on clients' needs whether they are using the substance or are impacted by someone else's use. RASS serves youth under the age of 25 and to persons older than 55. Our vision is for “healthy and safe living for individuals and families in our community". Our purpose is to provide accessible, low barrier and free services without judgment when and where it is needed.