Youth Health Services-BC Children’s Hospital
http://www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SpecializedPediatrics/YouthHealth/YouthAndFamilies/default.htm
The Youth Health Program of the BC Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health of young people in British Columbia through clinical services, health promotion, education and training, advocacy, and research. Their site offers an intro to what to expect when you visit the hospital, as well as your rights and resources.
The F.O.R.C.E Soeciety for Kids Mental Health
A provincial organization that provides families with an opportunity to speak with other families who understand and may be able to offer support or advice on what has worked for them. The F.O.R.C.E. also provides families and professionals with information, tools, and tips on how to support and assist children with mental health difficulties.
Youth 2 Youth
This site is available to youth seeking information about learning disabilities, educational supports & post secondary supports and available grants.
Youth Arts Council of Surrey
http://www.artscouncilofsurrey.ca/html/yacos.htm
Safe Online Outreach Society
http://www.safeonlineoutreach.com/
Website provides information on cyber bullying, internet safety as well as links to various resources. Offers programs across B.C including “Youth 2 Youth” which engages high school teens to become experts on internet education and safety by providing them with the skills to teach internet safety presentations to elementary school children.
Youth Against Violence Line
http://www.youthagainstviolenceline.com/index.html
24/7 live help line where youth can talk one-on-one, in confidence and anonymously to a support worker about bullying, gang activity, harassment, intimidation, sexual exploitation and many other issues. This is a multilingual line, so you can speak whatever language you feel most comfortable speaking in. Parents/caregivers and teachers are also welcome to call.
Service Canda Centres for Youth
http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/jobs/sccy.shtml
Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCY) offer a number of services specially designed to help students find a job, including detailed job postings in a variety of fields, many links to employers, useful information on workplace health and safety and other government programs and services.
http://www.cmha.ca/highschool/studentsH.htm
This site is for teens who want to explore how the experience of mental health issues may be causing challenges at school or home. Also, this site offeres tools to cope with challenges and to help create success at school.
Kelty Resource Centre is a provincial resource centre helping BC children, youth and their families to find the resources in dealing with mental health and substance use issues. In addition, as successors to the Eating Disorder Resource Centre of BC, the centre also provides information and referrals to adults with eating disorders.
