Youth and Family Services
Provides online information and access to specialized support for youth, young adults and their families. See the website to learn more about what family and youth supports are available, how to engage with youth, find specialized support for important transitions, and how to access useful services to help keep the family together during challenging times.
Youth Mental Health Information and Resources
Provides an online listing of mental health resources for youth in grades seven to twelve. Information, support, tips and techniques can be found on many BC websites, and free mental health and relaxation apps can also be downloaded for phones and mobile devices.
Registry of Autism Service Providers
Provides an online search listing of private practice professionals for families to find services for their child. Listed professionals must meet education, training and experience requirements which demonstrate that they are qualified to provide effective treatment programs for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Families receiving funding through the Autism Funding Under Age 6 Program must select professionals from this registry.
Autism Information Services British Columbia
Provides information and supports for autism and related disorders to families, service providers, and community professionals across BC. Staff are available by phone, in person, or by email to explain the range of treatment options available, help navigate the BC service system, and as well provide information, resources and training opportunities.
3688 Cessna Drive, Richmond, BC
Virtual Substance Use and Psychiatry Service
Provides Indigenous people in BC access to specialists in addictions medicine and psychiatry through video conferencing or in a health centre or client's home.
Clients work with their care providers to choose a location for the appointments. Referral providers are encouraged to attend appointments to provide local knowledge for care planning and continued client support.
Healthy Children
Offers online information and resources for every stage of children's health. Topics include pregnancy, caring for baby, breastfeeding, parenting, immunization, nutrition, child safety, school-aged health, caring for teenagers, child abuse and neglect.
Open Mind
Offers online mental health tools and resources for youth, families, teachers and health care providers.
Resources include web links designed specifically for youth who have questions or concerns about their mental wellbeing, as well as a collection of websites containing resources and information to support friends, family and caregivers of youth who may be experiencing a mental health problem.
Provincial Substance Use Treatment Program
Provides specialized addiction treatment in a supported home-like setting for adults in BC who need help with severe substance use. The program is approximately three months long and includes after-care support for up to a year following treatment.
The program includes assessment and stabilization, counselling, supportive treatment, medication therapy, peer support, life skills development, family programs, and education about mental illness and substance use.
1795 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC
Caring for Kids
Provides information for parents with resources on child and youth health.
Survivors of Incest Support Groups
Provides an online listing of support groups available in BC for men and women in need of support with recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Meetings are available online and in-person.