About Us
What is Youth In BC?
YIBC is first and foremost an on-line crisis chat service, where you can chat 1-on-1 with a trained volunteer from the Vancouver Crisis Centre, where our service is based.
We also have this site, with information so you can learn more on a variety of youth-related issues, as well as a resources: a list of organizations and websites where you can get help. You can also get support via email by writing to us at youthinbc@crisiscentre.bc.ca.
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Who is Youth In BC for?
It’s for youth who need a safe, respectful place to access support and information, or just someone to listen without judgment. By “youth”, we mean 35 and under, but we’ve never turned anybody away based on their age. Youth from outside of BC are welcome on our service as well.
It’s also for parents and/or professionals who are looking for topic-specific information and resources for various youth-related issues.
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What can I chat about?
Anything you need to! People chat about lots of different issues: suicide, sexuality, depression and stress, relationship conflicts and much, much more.
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How do I chat?
If it’s during our hours (that’s noon to 1am Pacific Time), the button on the top left corner will say “CHAT NOW“. Click that to go to our “Pre-Chat Survey”, then hit the “Submit” button at the bottom to request a chat.
If it says “OFFLINE“, we’re closed for the moment but you can still click on the button to jump to a form that will send us an email.
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Frequently Asked Questions