Ministry of Children and Family Development

Provides assistance to parents caring for a child with severe disabilities at home through a range of health supports and services. Offers respite benefits allowing parents to choose appropriate care options for their child and family.

Also offers a range of basic, essential medical items and services including medical equipment, orthotics, hearing equipment and supplies, dental or orthodontic benefits, medical transportation, therapies, medications, and medical service plan coverage.

Provides funding for eligible autism intervention services and therapies for children and youth. The funding helps families with the cost of purchasing autism intervention services to promote child's communication, social-emotional, academic, and functional life skills development.

Provides information and supports for autism and related disorders to families, service providers, and community professionals across BC. Staff are available by phone, in person, or by email to explain the range of treatment options available, help navigate the BC service system, and as well provide information, resources and training opportunities.

Offers a variety of community-based eating disorder services and mental health supports for children and youth who live in BC. See website for your local Child and Youth Mental Health clinic to access services.

Provides a range of mental health assessment and treatment options to support infants, children and youth experiencing mental health challenges related to their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Services include referral and intake, assessment, therapy and intervention, treatment planning, family education and support, consultations, and advocacy.

Provides a range of mental health assessment and treatment options to support infants, children and youth experiencing mental health challenges related to their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Services include referral and intake, assessment, therapy and intervention, treatment planning, family education and support, consultations, and advocacy.

Provides a range of mental health assessment and treatment options to support infants, children and youth experiencing mental health challenges related to their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Services include referral and intake, assessment, therapy and intervention, treatment planning, family education and support, consultations, and advocacy.

Provides a range of mental health assessment and treatment options to support infants, children and youth experiencing mental health challenges related to their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Services include referral and intake, assessment, therapy and intervention, treatment planning, family education and support, consultations, and advocacy.

Provides a range of mental health assessment and treatment options to support infants, children and youth experiencing mental health challenges related to their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Services include referral and intake, assessment, therapy and intervention, treatment planning, family education and support, consultations, and advocacy.

Provides child protection services for children and youth in BC. Social workers investigate reports of child abuse or neglect, provide or arrange support services for families, supervise a child's care in the home, and protect children through removal from the family and placement with relatives, a foster family or specialized residential resources.

To report a concern about a child being abused or neglected, call the toll free number or Helpline for Children, both available 24-hour, 7 days a week.