The Ministry of Children and Family Development’s Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Policy team is a multidisciplinary team that supports CYMH services and related research across three intervention tiers: prevention, targeted and intervention.

This team has been providing B.C. educators with evidence-informed, school-based prevention and early intervention resources on anxiety since 2004. The prevention and early intervention resources have since expanded to address other mental health challenges, such as depression, self-injury, suicide and more. 

All HealthyMindsBC online courses and resources align with the B.C. government’s ongoing commitment to provide promotion, prevention and early intervention resources for the mental health and wellness of children and youth, their families, and the professionals who support them. This commitment is reflected in the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s strategic priorities, the provincial mental health and addictions strategy, A Pathway to Hope, and the Ministry of Education and Child Care’s Mental Health in Schools Strategy.