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Bounce Back For Youth

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Bounce Back for Youth is a free, evidence-based, self-help program for adolescents, 15–17 years old, experiencing low mood, mild to moderate depression or anxiety, stress or worries.

If you are 18+ please refer to the Bounce Back website.

Ever wonder if you feel like this?  Follow this link from B.C.’s Bounce Back for Youth

So what does this all mean?

  • Supported self-management is a low-intensity intervention, where you learn to manage your mood better
  • Bounce Back for Youth uses over-the-phone coaching to help you get the most out of the materials
  • Bounce Back for Youth is not a counselling or crisis resource
  • If you are in crisis or need to speak to someone right away contact:
    • 24-hour Youth Crisis Services:
      • 204-949-4777 or 1-888-383-2776 outside Winnipeg
    • Kids Help Phone:
      • 1-800-668-6868 – to speak with someone
      • Kidshelpphone.ca – for chat
      • 686868 – text CONNECT

Benefits of Bounce Back

  • Everything is free
  • Workbooks and videos are available online or by mail
  • No travel needed to appointments, we call you
  • Works with your school or work schedule
  • No wait lists
  • You lead the pace

How do you get started with Bounce Back for Youth?

  • Make an appointment with your Doctor or Nurse Practitioner
  • Discuss Bounce Back for Youth with your Doctor or Nurse Practitioner to see if it is right for you
  • Wait for a Bounce Back coach to call you within one week

What does the phone sessions involve?

  • During the first session, a coach will discuss Bounce Back for Youth in detail and discuss what you can expect to get out of the program
  • If you don’t think this is the right program for you, you have the choice to opt-out of the program at any time
  • You choose the topics and workbooks you would like to focus on
  • You and your coach decide how often you want to speak- usually every 1-2 weeks
  • You can have up to four sessions with a coach

This program was developed by Dr. Chris Williams, professor of psychiatry at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.  Bounce Back for Youth is currently available in three provinces across Canada.

For more information or to have an orientation to become a provider of Bounce Back for Youth, contact a Bounce Back coach today at 1-844-733-8181