B.C. continues expansion of Foundry youth mental health network
Abbotsford NewsJun 16, 2020
The B.C. government has announced an expansion of its Foundry youth mental health and addictions centres, with new centres in Port Hardy, the
The Foundry network also has counselling and treatment centres being developed in Terrace and Richmond, bringing the total communities served by Foundry to 19, Mental Health and Addictions Minister
The centres are run by local non-profit organizations, providing support to young people aged 12 to 24, with walk-in counselling service and referrals to primary health care and substance abuse.
The Foundry network also has a virtual counselling service for communities that do not have a local drop-in centre. The province reports that 9,770 young people used Foundry centres in 2019, with 42 per cent referred there by a friend or family member.
Expanded Foundry services were promised by the former B.C. Liberal government, and then become part of the
The new centres are administered and funded through the following agencies:
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• Cranbrook:
• Langley:
• Squamish:
• Surrey:
• Port Hardy:
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