1st Step Mobile Treatment
Offers an intensive combination of one week and four week treatment programs for adolescent males and females experiencing difficulties surrounding their substance use.
Program is provided in mobile community settings, and is facilitated by a counsellor in a group setting offering lectures, videos, and group therapy. Individual treatment goals are developed with each client addressing their unique challenges.
Crisis Response
Provides 24-hour telephone help for youth and individuals with developmental disabilities in crisis. A trained staff member or volunteer is available to listen, provide information and support, in an anonymous and confidential manner.
Child and Youth Mental Health
Provides a child and youth mental health consultant to work with youth, families and communities in providing a health assessment, create a treatment plan, and to increase protective factors, reduce risk factors, and build capacity to support the mental health of children and youth using cultural and holistic approaches. Also provides referrals to other mental health services within the community.
Child and Youth Mental Health Clinics
Free mental health clinics for children and youth in locations across B.C.
FamilySmart
Free programs that help B.C. families and caregivers who are parenting children and youth facing mental health challenges.
BC Autism Assessment Network
Provides assessment and diagnosis of autism in children through a network of specialists and health care professionals across British Columbia.
Indigenous Youth Wellness
Provides Indigenous youth wellness promotion and suicide prevention through online activities and training and in community based youth groups.
The Cuystwi program offers online wellness quests with themes on identity, culture, understanding colonization, tools to deal with racism, healthy relationships, and sexual health.
Also offers Ask Auntie - a girl-specific program with themes on identity, culture and connection, relationships and safety, wellness, body knowledge and body transitions, and healing.
Francophone Services
Provides an online listing of BC health resource and services available in French, as well as information about the BC health system explained in French.
The Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Well-Being Program
Provides mental health services for deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind individuals throughout BC. Support includes interpreting, life skills workshops, individual and family counselling, group programs, advocacy, mental health information and resources.
4211 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
MindHealthBC
Provides an interactive website where British Columbians can learn about information and resources available to improve their mental well-being. Resources include online information, self-help programs and local in-person services. Individuals can also use the website to connect with resources on behalf of their friends and families.