Foundry's provincial virtual services
addYoung people aged 12-24 and their caregivers can utilize the Foundry BC app to access drop-in or schedule virtual counselling appointments, find peer support, join a group or browse our library of tools and resources.
Learn about the Foundry Virtual BC youth groups currently available here.
Bounce Back®: Reclaim Your Health (depression, stress and anxiety)
addIf you’re 15 or older, have mild to moderate depression, or are struggling with stress or anxiety, BounceBack® can help. It’s free, confidential, and can be accessed from anywhere.
We all feel sad sometimes. But when feeling low, stressed out, worried, depressed, irritable, angry – or even nothing at all – gets to be too much, remember that you do have the power to change how you feel.
Choose what’s best for you from our 3 platforms. Your journey, your pace.
BounceBack® Coaching
Want someone to cheer you on? Work with one of our trained BounceBack® coaches, who will help you learn skills to improve your mental health in up to 6 phone sessions. You pick the topics you want to work on from our 9 booklets and your coach supports and encourages you along the way. Think of it as having a personal guide through the program.
Coaching is available in English, French, Mandarin, Cantonese or Punjabi.
BounceBack® Online
Prefer to work on your own? No problem! Use our online program to learn at your own pace with the tools to get you where you want to go. You get access to the same 9 booklets, as well as interactive PDF worksheets and short videos.
If you find you need more help along the way, remember that a coach is ready to start working with you at any time.
Resources are available in English.
BounceBack® Today Video
Want to watch something first? We’ve got you covered. Get tips on managing your mood, sleeping better, building confidence, increasing activity, and problem solving through our video series. Pick and choose which topics would be most useful.
The video is available in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Mandarin and Punjabi.
To get started visit www.bouncebackbc.ca
BounceBack® is offered by the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division and funded by the Provincial Health Services Authority.
YMCA Mental Wellness Programs
addEveryone experiences low mood, worries, anxiety and stress. The key is to learn how to make sure these don’t get in the way of doing things you care about! YMCA’s across BC offer free six – eight week mental wellness programs to young people ages 13-30.
Check out what groups are offered, where they are offered and when they are offered at:
“Thank you for being my coach. I really found the CBT program interesting. It helped me to calm down and look at things in a different way instead of getting angry or upset. I enjoyed it very much and I would recommend the program to others.”
"I have gained more confidence and peace within myself. I am not as critical with myself and if I am, I am able to catch it and stop before spiraling down. I am standing up for myself."
"The Bounce Back program has given me a better understanding of my anxiety and how it affects my day to day in a way that leaves room for compassion for myself."