North Shore Youth Eating Disorders Program
- 211 West 1st Street North Vancouver, BC V7M 1C9
- foundrynorthshore@vch.ca
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- Main: 604-984-5060
Crisis support
If there is a life-threatening safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.
Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433
BC Crisis Line: 310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Indigenous Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717
Harm reduction: Toward the Heart
The North Shore Youth Eating Disorders Program (NSY EDP) partners with pediatricians to offer medical monitoring in a clinical setting along with counselling and nutritional support to youth who are struggling with disordered eating/clinical eating disorders.
How to access
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Check eligibility
The NSYEDP services clients between 12 to 19 years of age with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa or Other Specified/ Unspecified Eating Disorder (formerly Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified).
The client will have:
- An intense preoccupation and concerns with body shape and size, and
- Significant low weight or weight loss due to voluntary restricting of food intake. or
- Binge eating is accompanied by feeling out of control (i.e. can’t stop binge or control how much is eaten) and purging behaviour (i.e. vomiting, laxatives, post-binge fasting, excessive exercise).
Our paediatrician will assess youths under 17 years of age. Youth aged 18-19 may be assessed by Foundry medical staff, if necessary. All youths in our program require regular medical follow-ups by their primary care provider.
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Get a referral
A referral by a primary care provider is required. Fax the completed referral form to Foundry at (604) 984-5061.
Hours of operation
Centre Hours
Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Drop-In Counselling
Monday to Thursday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Drop-In Primary Care
Monday to Friday 2:30 pm to 4:00 p.m.
Youth Urgent Response Team (YURT) 604-230-0389
Monday to Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Learn about the location
Foundry North Shore
Foundry North Shore offers young people 12 to 24 access to mental health and substance use support, primary care, peer support and social services. Foundry North Shore is hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health and unites over 10 partner organizations working together to address the health care needs of youth ages 12 to 24 and their families living on the North Shore.
