Foundry - Comox Valley
Addictions / Substance Use, LGBT2Q+ Community, Mental Health - Child & Youth, Public Health, Sexual Health, and Youth Services
Provided by Foundry
Foundry supports young people aged 12-24 and their families/caregivers with easy access to health care and social services.
Foundry supports young people aged 12-24 and their families with easy access to health and wellness services. Young people can easily access these integrated services by walking into or calling a local Foundry centre, exploring online tools & resources at foundrybc.ca, or by connecting virtually through the free FoundryBC app. Staff are available to determine what supports might be the most helpful for the wellness needs of each individual that is seeking assistance.
Foundry believes young people should have a voice in their care and that finding the right support shouldn’t be difficult. The integrated team works collaboratively to provide free and confidential services at the forefront of the needs of the community: mental health, substance use, primary care, social services, and youth and family peer support.
Services Offered Include:
Foundry believes young people should have a voice in their care and that finding the right support shouldn’t be difficult. The integrated team works collaboratively to provide free and confidential services at the forefront of the needs of the community: mental health, substance use, primary care, social services, and youth and family peer support.
Services Offered Include:
- Mental Health & Substance use Services including counselling
- Primary Care (Physical Health)
- Peer support
- Elders/cultural support
- Health care
- Sexual health
- Youth outreach
- Youth to Adult Transition
- Housing support
- Employment support
- Youth and family conflict resolution
- Indigenous youth navigator
- Wellness groups
- Free groups and courses
- Specialized services
- BC’s young people ages 12-24 and their caregivers can access Foundry’s services
- No referral required
- No assessment required
- Services are free and confidential
250-338-7341
Public email: mail@jhsni.bc.ca
Website: https://foundrybc.ca/comoxvalley/
575 10th Street, Courtenay, British Columbia, V9N 1P9
Centre Hours of Operation:
- Monday/Wednesday/Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Tuesday/Thursday 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Closed daily for lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Drop-in Counselling Schedule:
- Monday 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM, and 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Tuesday/Thursday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Self-referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Foundry:
Availability
Service area: Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Addiction Services: Access / Intake for Addiction Services - Youth
- Addiction Counselling: Addiction Counselling - Youth
- Harm Reduction: Counselling Support for Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction in Pregnancy, Naloxone, and Safer Sex Supplies
- Opioid Treatment (OAT): Methadone, Suboxone Induction, and Suboxone Maintenance
- Navigation Support - Addiction Services
- Outreach Services
- Youth Addictions Services
- Rapid / Urgent Access: Rapid / Urgent Access - Youth
LGBT2Q+ Community
Mental Health - Child & Youth
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Mental Health Services
- Counselling - Child & Youth
- Family Mental Health Services
- Navigation Support
- Outreach Services
- Peer Support - Mental Health
- Transcare
- *Youth Mental Health Services
Public Health
Sexual Health
Youth Services
- Access / Intake for Addiction Services - Youth
- Access / Intake for Mental Health Services - Child & Youth
- Family Mental Health Services
- Harm Reduction
- Mental Health Services - Child and Youth
- Navigation Support - Addiction Services
- Navigation Support - Youth Services
- Outreach Services
- Transcare
- Counselling - Child & Youth: Addiction Counselling - Youth
- Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment - OAT: Methadone, Suboxone Induction, and Suboxone Maintenance
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STD, STI): Safer Sex Supplies
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided in a group in-person
- Provided online: email / video / on-line
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