Children & Youth Services

Children and youth services

This service page combines information that helps inform and support health care and wellness choices for children and youth. 

If you are looking for information about caring for your child, see our Children & Youth health topic. If you know the service you need but just need location information, see Children & Youth Locations.

Island Health provides a network of counselling, prevention, residential care and treatment services across Vancouver Island for youth (ages 13-19) and their families.
The Dental Health program provides information and support for families to prevent dental disease in young children.
Discovery offers free community-based counselling services and access to residential care and treatment for youth ages 13-19.
Island Health Youth Clinics provide free and confidential health services to individuals 25 years of age and under.
This program provides speech and language services to infants, toddlers and preschool children.  
Public Health Nursing provides health promotion, disease prevention, intervention and support services to women, children, youth and families living across the Island Health region.
Child Youth and Family Mental Health provides tertiary services to children, youth and their families throughout Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.