The toxic drug crisis continues to put children and youth in care (CYIC) at serious risk of overdose and other harms. This continues to be a growing concern for foster parents, caregivers, care providers, and workers who support young people in complex situations.
Below are resources and tools to help plan for safety and provide effective support. They ensure consistent information across the province to help keep CYIC safe.
BC Provincial Resources
- Toward the Heart
- Foundry – Where Wellness Takes Shape
- Help Starts Here
- Training, Naloxone, Narcan, overdose, drug poisoning | Toward the Heart
- BC Centre for Disease Control – Harm Reduction & Substance Use Services
- Emoji Codes: Decoded
- With Open Arms: Supportive conversations among friends | FNHA
- Lifeguard App | HelpStartsHere
Health Authority Resources
First Nations Health Authority
- Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction: Get Informed
- Indigenous Harm Reduction
- Not Just Naloxone Program
Fraser Health
Northern Health
Interior Health Authority
- Substance Use Services Available for Youth (SAY) | Interior Health
- Youth Substance Use Services & Resources | Health & Wellness | IH
Island Health Authority
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Download the PDF resource list released by MCFD.