This tool has been developed with 12 youth who have lived and/or living experience of substance use living in Prince George, British Columbia, to support service environments that are accessible, inclusive, safe, and appropriate for youth who use substances.
Who can use the assessment tool
This assessment tool can be used by any health and social services and programs that serve young people, including substance use services, mental health services, youth treatment services, harm reduction services, youth shelters, community health centres, social services, hospitals, emergency departments, etc.
What the assessment tool can provide
This tool can help your organization or program identify:
- strengths and opportunities for improvement
- youth-informed recommendations to improve youth service experiences, including
- relevant training opportunities and toolkits,
- resources,
- opportunities to collaborate with youth and other service organizations and,
- considerations when working with youth who use substances.
The tool consists of 4 main areas of assessment to improve youth service experiences:

What to expect from the assessment tool
- Instructions for completing the assessment
- An assessment form to identify your organizations strengths and weaknesses
- A worksheet to support the development of an action plan
- Youth-informed recommendations for each assessment questions
Click the boxes to access the following links:
*We’ve also developed a list of Youth Services in Prince George to better support youth and young adults who use substances.
For more information about the ITT project, contact: