This summer Island Community Services Counsellors will be offering a Transition to High School group. The group will support young people starting grade 8 in the fall, who are struggling with isolation due to lack of peer connections and experiencing anxiety, depression or neurodiversity. Students with educational designations and IEP’S are most welcome to join. […]
Youth Resiliency at the Core Youth Centre Gets a Boost
July 1, 2025 by
Salt Spring Island youth are getting more supports for mental health and substance abuse prevention with an expanded program area at Island Community Services. A recent awarding of an Island Health Youth Resiliency Grant will allow the agency to bolster the harm reduction component of the Youth Centre at The Core into a key program […]
Supportive DND Group
October 21, 2024 by
Who is it for? High School aged participants (Gr.8-12) who attend school periodically, are interested in playing DND and would wish to work on connecting with others in a very supportive environment. Who is it not for? Participants who have many extra curricular activities and are looking for another activity to bolster what they already […]
Mothers’ Wellness Group
September 27, 2024 by
This program is focused on fostering mothers’ wellness within the first 18 months after childbirth by creating resiliency and expanding community connections. Join us Tuesdays for the opportunity to gather with other mothers, create connections and share experiences to promote wellness. Our group runs for 8 weeks starting on Tuesday October 15th to December […]
Going Further with your Triple P
September 9, 2024 by
POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM Going Further with your Triple P For everyone who has taken the Triple P group The Going Further with your Triple P are workshops that go into more details and information than we covered in the group, enhancing the skills and elaborating on the ideas we looked at. Below is information on […]
