Access - Referrals to Youth & Family Substance Use Services

Youth and Family Substance Use Services is committed to providing effective, integrated, strength-based community services that are accessible and accountable to youth and their supports.

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Vancouver Island Youth and Family Substance Use Services by Area

We offer a range of services including:

  • Individualized Planning Services
  • Individual and Family Counselling Services
  • Outreach Services
  • Intensive Case Management
  • Coordination of Services
  • Withdrawal Management Services
  • Supported Residential Services
  • Education and information about alcohol or other drugs

 

The following services related to substance use are available to youth and families living in the Island Health region:

Youth Intensive Case Management Team 

Discovery Youth & Family Substance Use Services

24-hour Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888

Orientation to Child, Youth and Family Mental Health and Substance Use Services - A Guide for Families in the Campbell River and Comox Valley Areas

For mental health services only, contact Island Health's Child Youth Family Mental Health or the Ministry of Children & Family Development's Child & Teen Mental Health

For more information about adult services, contact Mental Health and Substance Use Services

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New youth health clinic in Quw’utsun Secondary School meets youth where they’re at

A new youth health centre located in the newly built Quw’utsun Secondary School aims to help provide Cowichan youth a solid foundation for healthier and happier lives.

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Applications open for 2025 Youth Harm Reduction Award

Applications open for 2025 Youth Harm Reduction Award

Calling all youth in the Island Health region with a passion for innovative approaches to the toxic drug crisis. Have you, or another young person you know, worked on a project in the past year that focused on reducing harms related to unregulated substances? 

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Applications call for Youth Resilience Grants – a partnership of Island Health and Pacific Public Health Foundation

For the first time, Island Health and PPHF are partnering to allocate up to $450,000 for the Youth Resilience Grants program. These grants aim to help improve mental well-being and build youth resilience to challenging life events.

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