Supporting providers to deliver the best care close to home
Compass is a province-wide service to improve access to evidence-based care for all children and youth living with mental health and substance use concerns, throughout BC and the Yukon.
For healthcare or community care providers
Are you looking for support / clinical consultation on a particular case?
Call Compass for advice and support with diagnostic clarification, medication recommendations and treatment planning.
What to expect when you call Compass?
Not a healthcare provider?
Check out these helpful resources.
If you’re a parent or caregiver, go to keltymentalhealth.ca
If you’re a youth or young adult, go to foundrybc.ca
How Compass Works
A team of mental health and substance use professionals is only a call away.
Feeling stuck
Provider needs support in treating patient with mental health or substance use concerns
Telephone consultation
Consultation is conducted between the community provider and Compass team
Direct assessment IF needed
For select rural communities, after indirect consultation(s), a DA may be discussed on a case by case basis.
What to expect when you call Compass?
News
Compass Research Article - Canada’s first child psychiatry access program: Implementation and lessons learned
Please take a moment to read through the first COMPASS research article published.
Quarterly Compass Newsletter - Q2 2025
Q2 2025 Compass Mental Health Newsletter Update
- We stand with all affected by the Lapu-Lapu Festival tragedy. Resources and support info are available on the newsletter.
- Join our first bi-monthly Compass Connections Zoom session on May 22 at 12pm. Drop in to meet a clinician and learn more about Compass services.
- May 10 marks the 20th anniversary of Bear Witness Day. Honour Jordan River Anderson by wearing blue, bringing a teddy bear, or sharing his story.
- We recognize Thank a Youth Care Worker Week and celebrate those who support youth through challenging times.
- Red Dress Day reminds us to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Learn how to take action and support justice.
- Take our 2024 Provider Satisfaction Survey to help shape our future work.
Quarterly Compass Newsletter - Q1 2025
We're thrilled to relaunch the Compass Newsletter! In this edition, we're re-introducing ourselves, highlighting our services, showcasing the Compass website, and putting faces to the names you may have encountered during consultations. Future newsletters will be released every quarter and will feature updates on upcoming educational opportunities and valuable mental health insights. In the meantime, remember—we're just a phone call away.
We look forward to connecting with you soon!