Youth Short Term Assessment and Response (Y Star) - Youth Substance Use Program

Addictions / Substance Use, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Youth Services

Provided by Island Health

Serves youth in crisis, presenting with primary substance use concerns with/without co-occuring mental health concerns.
Y-STAR teams work to improve the mental health and social functioning of youth, support substance use treatment, distribute harm reduction resources, and help navigate access to other resources and care for youth and their families/caregivers. The teams can include Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) crisis nurses, social workers, counsellors, clinicians and youth/family support workers.

Y Star services include:
  • Crisis assessment and response
  • Substance use treatment support
  • Overdose prevention and follow up
  • Connections to services
  • Transition support
  • Resource and referral coordination
  • Outreach
  • Harm reduction

Access to Y-STAR is via referral from emergency departments, clinicians with Island Health’s Child, Youth & Family MHSU Services, pediatricians, and family physicians or nurse practitioners, by contacting Y Star directly.

Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/news...

250-519-3050 (Victoria)

Esquimalt Health Unit - #2nd Floor, 530 Fraser Street

250-737-2029 (Duncan)

Public email: ystarcowichan@islandhealth.ca

222 Cowichan Way, Duncan, British Columbia

250-755-7945 (Nanaimo)

#39, 1925 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia

250-731-1358 (Port Alberni)

5050 Strathern Street, Port Alberni, British Columbia

250-850-2188 (Campbell River)

#Unit A, 220 Dogwood Street, Campbell River, British Columbia

250-902-6063 (Port Hardy) ext. 66962

7305 Market Street, Port Hardy, British Columbia

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Emergency Department; Clinicians with Island Health's Child, Youth and Family Mental Health and Substance Use Services; and Pediatrician referrals
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Availability

Service area: Island Health Area

Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Youth Services
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at multiple locations

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