We support youth in living a good life by providing free and confidential health and wellness resources across BC. For medical emergencies call 9-1-1.
Foundry offers health and wellness resources, services and supports for youth ages 12-24 and their families/caregivers across BC. Foundry's page is monitored from 8am-4pm Monday - Friday. If you require emergency assistance outside of this time please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department. if you are considering suicide or are concerned about someone who may be call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) or SMS/Text: Text 45645 anytime. Foundry brings health and social services together in a single place to make it easier for young people to find the care, connection and support they need. We are committed to changing lives, communities and our systems, because young people are our future. In addition to the Granville Youth Health Centre, we are establishing Foundry centres in Abbotsford, Campbell River, Kelowna, North Shore and Prince George. By uniting mental health and substance use, health and social support services under one roof, we aim to bridge the gaps and make it easier for young people to access the care and connection they need to forge a path to wellness. If you require immediate crisis assistance, please dial 310-6789 (no area code is required) to connect to the B.C. mental health crisis line, which operates 24 hours a day.
10/20/2025
🌈✨ [NEW DATES ADDED!] Join us for two upcoming Sex-Ed Workshops, hosted in collaboration with Options for Sexual Health & Foundry Virtual BC.
These workshops will offer participants an opportunity to learn, explore resources, and ask questions. If you are a young person between the ages of 17-24 living in BC and identify as gender and/or sexually diverse, you are welcome here! We look forward to having you join our virtual space. To register, please sign up on the Foundry BC app.
10/17/2025
Findings for Foundry is an initiative co-created with youth and family/caregivers that highlights research connected to the Foundry network—whether through youth, families, or service providers as authors, co-creators, or participants.
Each edition breaks down key findings into a plain-language infographic, making research more accessible and relevant to those who support or are supported by Foundry services.
On World Mental Health Day, we’re here to remind you that support's always available.
If you're a young person in BC between the ages of 12-24 looking to access free and confidential health and wellness services for your mental health, please visit foundrybc.ca to explore our groups, workshops, and resources.
10/09/2025
🧡 It's Mental Illness Awareness Week!
Explore resources curated by the Foundry Provincial Youth Content Committee. Together we can break the stigma, start the conversation, and support one another.
Visit foundrybc.ca to learn more about the free and confidential health and wellness services we offer, or download our free Foundry BC app to get started.
Download the Foundry BC app today and book an appointment!
09/22/2025
Curious to learn more about and how to access Foundry Virtual BC services? We have just the video for you!
This 4-minute instructional video will walk you through how to download the app, sign up for a 'young person' account, register with Foundry Virtual BC, and book an appointment! Feel free to watch this video yourself, or share with others and encourage them to access Foundry's free services!
09/19/2025
If supporting a youth with ADHD feels like chasing squirrels in a forest full of fireworks, you’re not alone. This workshop series is for caregivers who are learning to embrace the zigzags, detours, and dazzling discoveries that come with raising a neurodivergent youth.
In the two-session series, we will dive into the science of how the brain works, learn about navigating behaviours that may be disguising something else, share practical strategies for daily life, and laugh through the chaos together.
Whether you're chasing routines, wrangling meltdowns, or just trying to remember what day it is, this session offers tools, insights, and solidarity for the beautiful unpredictable journey we are on together.
Download the Foundry BC App and sign up for a caregiver's account to register!
09/16/2025
Caregivers Group alert! Foundry Virtual BC’s Art Exploration group is back for the fall! This group will use art to experience mindfulness, self-care, community, and focus on exploring our values and personal identity. This virtual group will support caregivers of youth aged 12-24 in gaining skills to explore their caregiving values and self-care in a safe and creative environment. No previous art skills are required!
To register, please download the Foundry BC app, register for a caregiver's account, and sign up for the group. Questions? Email online@foundrybc.ca 🎨
09/15/2025
Deadly Creations is a virtually-offered art group, that brings in Indigenous ways of knowing and gathering. This group is open to youth ages 12-24 and their caregivers living anywhere across BC. This group's purpose is to introduce intergenerational gathering while making cool art, and immersing ourselves into culture in a safe, inclusive and respectful manner. Attendees are encouraged to bring their current art projects to each virtual drop-in group. To register, download the Foundry BC app and register for a youth account. More info and dates at www.foundrybc.ca/virtual/groups-workshops
09/12/2025
🌈✨ Join us for two upcoming Sex-Ed Workshops, hosted in collaboration with Options for Sexual Health & Foundry Virtual BC.
These workshops will offer participants an opportunity to learn, explore resources, and ask questions. If you are a young person between the ages of 17-24 living in BC and identify as gender and/or sexually diverse, you are welcome here! We look forward to having you join our virtual space.
To register, please sign up on the Foundry BC app.
09/11/2025
Exciting news! We're thrilled to receive $2 million in annual funding from the BC Government to expand Foundry's substance use prevention initiatives.
In addition to services offered through Foundry centres and Foundry Virtual BC, Foundry is expanding the PreVenture Program in schools across BC, in partnership with school districts and regional health authorities.
We're grateful to the Government of British Columbia and our generous partners and supporters who share in our mission of supporting youth to live a good life. These funds help us continue our mission to transform youth mental health services in BC and across Canada.
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Foundry's page is monitored from 8am-4pm Monday - Friday.
Foundry is a support service for young people ages 12-24.
We are forging a new, province-wide culture of care through the development of a network of centres and e-health services — co-created with our health and social service partners, young people and families in communities across British Columbia.
Foundry brings health and social services together in a single place to make it easier for young people to find the care, connection and support they need. We are committed to changing lives, communities and our systems, because young people are our future.
In addition to the Granville Youth Health Centre, we are establishing Foundry centres in Abbotsford, Campbell River, Kelowna, North Shore and Prince George.
By uniting mental health and substance use, health and social support services under one roof, we aim to bridge the gaps and make it easier for young people to access the care and connection they need to forge a path to wellness.
If you require immediate crisis assistance, please dial 310-6789 (no area code is required) to connect to the B.C. mental health crisis line, which operates 24 hours a day. For medical emergencies call 9-1-1.
Moderation Policy:
Foundry's page is monitored from 8am-4pm Monday - Friday. If you require emergency assistance outside of this time please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
if you are considering su***de or are concerned about someone who may be call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) or SMS/Text: Text 45645 anytime
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