Victoria Youth Clinic Society
Bringing health and social services together in a single place to make it easier for young people aged 12 to 24 to find care, connection and support.
News and Updates
About Us
The Victoria Youth Clinic was started in 1998 as a non-profit organization and became the lead agency for Foundry Victoria in 2017. Our mission was to provide integrated and comprehensive health care services, including mental health and addiction care for youth aged 12 to 24 years. We grew to a big team of dedicated and skilled youth-focused professionals that included doctors, nurses, counsellors, outreach workers, peer support workers, and administrative staff while serving as a community hub for youth care programs with Island Health. In July 2024 Island Health deepened their support of Foundry Victoria and assumed operation leadership as their new Lead Agency. For more information about Foundry Victoria’s current offerings and services please visit foundrybc.ca/victoria.
Questions about your health?
Foundry Victoria
For information about Foundry Victoria, please visit foundrybc.ca/victoria
Call HealthLink BC 24/7 at 8-1-1.
Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888
Emotional support & crisis chat line:
Youthspace.ca or call 778-783-0177
Open 6pm-Midnight PST, 365 days a year.
More resources available via this link.
Resources
Check out these resources for some examples of supports available in Greater Victoria. We can’t always stay up to date on every service, so please always contact the organization offering the resource and confirm what is currently available.
Grateful to live, work and gather together
The Victoria Youth Clinic Society is grateful to live, work, and gather on the lands of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, specifically the stolen traditional territories of the T’Sou-ke, Scia’new (Beecher Bay), Xwsepsum (Esquimalt), Songhees, SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), W̱SIKEM (Tseycum), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat).
We honour Métis, Inuit, First Nations, and all Indigenous peoples whose stewardship of Turtle Island has protected the earth, water, and sky, as well as the health and wellbeing practices that have sustained us, and we seek to be good ancestors in our work.
As an organization, we commit to reconciliation, decolonizing our health care practices, and Indigenous youth-led health solutions that support current and future generations.