You can help transform youth health care in BC. A donation to Foundry means young people like Tiera get the support they need—when and where they need it.
Change a life today: foundrybc.ca/why-give-to-foundry/
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Husain found the care he needed at Foundry, from free counselling to medical support. Learn more: https://foundrybc.ca/10-years/
#Foundry10Years #YouthHealth
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Foundry researchers worked with a youth advisory group to ask 12–15-year-olds what good mental health really means. Their themes: handling life’s pressures, building strengths, and finding acceptance and community. Read more here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10578-025-01926-z
28.11.2025 20:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Scott works with Thrive Social Services, which is helping to bring a Foundry centre to Sooke-Westshore. He believes youth and families deserve support that gives them hope.
Watch: https://foundrybc.ca/10-years/
#Foundry10Years #YouthSupport
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📢 New study out! Exploring how stimulant use, psychosis, and antipsychotic treatment intersect among youth who use drugs — advancing equitable access to care and better interventions.
Read: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118701
#Research #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #SocialScience
18.11.2025 20:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
First in our 10 Years of Foundry series: real stories from youth and caregivers. Graduating from university was a bigger transition than Danielle anticipated. Through Foundry’s free counselling and peer groups, she found a life changing sense of community.
Watch: https://foundrybc.ca/10-years/
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We’re excited to announce that Foundry Surrey Central is now open! 🎉
Join us in congratulating Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) and the many dedicated community partners who worked together to bring this centre to life.
https://foundrybc.ca/news-and-updates/foundry-surreycentral-opening/
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Excited to share the following study about drug decriminalization implications for youth services providers, led by @ubcosot.bsky.social students, Dr. Skye Barbic and colleagues.
Read it here: https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-025-01320-x
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📢 New Publication Alert! CAMH researchers & Dr. Skye Barbic co-authored a new paper offering youth-informed recommendations for governments, policymakers & planners to improve public health responses in future emergencies. Read more: https://link.springer.com/article/10.17269/s41997-025-01109-2c
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White nonbinary settler living on lekwungen territories advocating for climate and social justice. Certified A.I. hater.
A place where patient-centred research is driven by social justice, and redefines better health and care globally.
www.providenceresearch.ca
Canada's national suicide prevention helpline. If you need help, call or text 9-8-8. // La ligne d’aide nationale à l’intention de toute personne au Canada qui songe au suicide. Appelez ou textez 988 si vous avez besoin d’aide.
We are BC's health research agency. We inspire and connect curious, creative, and passionate minds to drive discovery and innovation in health research. https://healthresearchbc.ca/
The ❤ of health care from Burnaby to Boston Bar, on Coast Salish & Nlaka’pamux Nations' lands & home to 32 First Nations in Fraser Salish region.
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute conducts discovery, translational and clinical #research to benefit the #health of children and their families.
Advancing Health is dedicated to answering big health questions of today, while anticipating answers the world will need tomorrow.
Brain Canada is a national non-profit organization that enables and supports excellent, innovative, paradigm-changing brain research in Canada. #BrainCanada
Providence Health Care is one of Canada's largest faith-based health care organizations operating 17 sites in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
www.providencehealthcare.org
Surrey Schools provides public education to 85,000+ early-learning, K-12 & adult students in Surrey & White Rock, B.C. Follow along » #SurreySchools
Kids Help Phone's official Bluesky account. Not monitored 24/7. If you need support text 686868, call 1-800-668-6868 or visit http://kidshelpphone.ca
MNBC is the government for Métis in BC, representing approximately 30,000 registered Citizens and advocating for over 113,000 self-identified Métis.
www.mnbc.ca
Covenant House Vancouver offers free, 24/7 care and support to youth experiencing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking with 💙 and respect.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. We believe that #MentalHealthIsHealth
Healthy lives in healthy communities.
Providing health and care services to people on Vancouver Island, surrounding islands and communities.
McCreary Centre Society is a non-profit dedicated to improving the health of BC youth through research, evaluation & youth and community engagement. Our vision is that all youth are supported to be healthy and connected.
Find out more at mcs.bc.ca.
Canada Research Chair in Integrated Youth Services, Associate Professor UBC, passionate about health services, engagement, measurement, and innovation.
