YouthInBC Be heard. Get help.

Very nearly wherever you are in the world, there is likely agency that answers a 24/7 hotline, offering free health advice or consultation.  In Canada, this line is answered by registered nurses, though depending on where you are your mileage may vary.  Here are as many as we could find:
Canada

AB - Health Link - 1-866-408-LINK
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Posted: August 31st, 2010 under General Health Issues, Resources.

Leave Out Violence (LOVE) is an award winning, not-for-profit, grass roots youth organization that is an effective means of social change, providing hope, motivation and opportunity to thousands of young people. LOVE volunteers learn to channel their experiences with violence to develop the skills to become local leaders against violence.

Posted: June 26th, 2010 under Abuse & Assault, Activism, Awareness & Action, Bullying, Random Stuff We Like.

SFU offers a clinic, vaccinations, counselling and physiotherapy to currently enrolled students but also features some excellent web-based resources, including interactive blogs on nutrition & sexual health, a resource list with info on popular health topics and audio/video recordings for use in relaxation, yoga and mindfulness exercises.

Posted: June 25th, 2010 under General Health Issues, Random Stuff We Like, Sex & Sexual Health.

Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCY) offer a number of services specially designed to help students find a job, including detailed job postings in a variety of fields, many links to employers, useful information on workplace health and safety and other government programs and services.

Posted: June 8th, 2010 under Employment & Unemployment.

Jennifer Ann’s Group is an American non-profit whose goal is to educate others about the very real dangers of teen dating violence. Every year, they have sponsored the Life. Love. Game Design Challenge, challenging game designers to produce a game that deals with teen dating violence without using any violence in the game itself.

Posted: May 29th, 2010 under Abuse & Assault, Resources.

The Looking Glass Foundation is currently working on opening Canada’s first treatment centre for adolescents with eating disorders. In the meantime, though, they run a summer camp, weekly on-line support groups and have a web site full of links and resources on the subject.

Posted: May 20th, 2010 under Disordered Eating.

For a list of GLBTQ drop-ins, please consult our (usually) up-to-date list in the Resources section:
http://youthinbc.com/learn-more/gender-identitysexual-orientation/resources/

Posted: March 19th, 2010 under LGBTQ Services, Resources.

The WISH Drop-in Centre Society is run by women, for the exclusive use of female survival sex workers. The centre offers a safe place to find support, a hot meal, showers, basic supplies and health care.

Posted: March 12th, 2010 under Resources, Sexual Exploitation.

Listing of Greater Vancouver area Youth Clinics. Youth clinics (up to age 24) are free and confidential, and offer counselling and support on all medical, health, sexual and wellness-related issues. No appointment, Care Card (usually) or parental accompaniment required.

Posted: February 27th, 2010 under Drugs, Alcohol & Addictions, General Health Issues, Resources, Youth Clinics.

He who has health has hope; He who has hope has everything.
- Arab proverb
One of the more amusing links to get passed around this week came courtesy of the Middlesex-London Health Unit (link), a public education body out in Ontario.  It’s called Adventures in Sex City, and it’s a web-based sex ed trivia game that [...]

Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Blog, General Health Issues.