Mental Health Services and Resources For Children and Youths
There are a number of Child and Youth Mental Health programs and services being offered at BC Children’s Hospital and the Sunny Hill Centre for Children. Assessment and treatments for children and youth by trained professionals are provided at these centres. All programs and clinics require referrals from physicians.
- Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Program
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children)
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Unit (CAPE)
- Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit
- Child Psychiatry Teaching & Consultation Clinic
- Infant Psychiatry Clinic
- Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders Clinic
- Neuropsychiatry Clinic
- Provincial Mental Health Metabolic Program
- Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program
- Provincial Youth Concurrent Disorders Program
- Urgent Assessment Clinic
- Youth Substance Use Disorder Clinic
Mental Health and Resources For The General Public
BC Mental Health & Addiction Services is a provincial agency that provides tertiary mental health services. The following services are provided for the public:
- Adult Tertiary Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program
- Forensic Psychiatric Services
- Heartwood Centre for Women
- Reproductive Mental Health
Heretohelp is a project of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information. These resources provide information and support group networks where patients and families can communicate with other patients diagnosed with mental illnesses and connect with other families who may be facing similar situations. Heretohelp is comprised of 7 nonprofit agencies:
- AnxietyBC
- British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
- Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division
- Centre for Addictions Research of BC
- FORCE Society for Kids’ Mental Health
- Jessie’s Legacy Program, Family Services of the North Shore
- Mood Disorders Association of BC
Support Centres
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre is a BC provincial resource centre that links children, youth, and their families with resources in mental health and addictions. Resources for adults with an eating disorder is also provided. The Help Finder function also directs you to appropriate services depending on whether it is an emergency situation or not.