Mental Health - Youth
Growing up can be hard to do. It can be even harder when mental illness, injury, emotional trauma and addiction problems upset our mental well-being and make it difficult to overcome everyday obstacles. It is important to ask for help. There are many resources available for:
Community Based Mental Health Services for Children and Youth are provided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
The Adolescent Psychiatry Unit is Interior Health’s referral centre for the assessment and treatment planning for youth with serious psychiatric symptoms.
You can call:
Kid's Help Phone
Toll Free: 1-800-668-6868
24/7 telephone conversation with professional counsellors
for anything, anytime.
National Youth Crisis Hotline
Toll Free: 1-800-448-4663
24/7 telephone counselling and referrals for teens in crisis
