By age 14, ensure youth visit their Family Practitioner (FP) (Physician or Nurse Practitioner) twice a year.

Services:

• Physicians (College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia).
• Nurse Practitioners (College of Registered Nurses of BC)
• Health Care services (bc211.ca)
• Physiotherapists (Physiotherapy Association of BC)

Resources:

• Switching from a pediatrician to an adult provider (text and audio for youth, TeensHealth)
• Types of  medical specialists (HealthLink BC)

‎Services:

• Advocate for Service Quality - a free service for youth and families to access and understand government services (BC Government)
• Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN) offices (BC Government)
  

Services:

• Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults (CAYA BC)

Services:

• Advance Care Planning (BC Government)
• An advanced care plan should include:
• Representation Agreement
• Advanced Directive
• Enduring Power of Attorney

Resources:

• Advance Care Planning Guides  (BC Government)
  
• Representation Agreement forms and info (Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry)
• Advance Directive information (Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry)
• Enduring Power of Attorney overview (Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry)
• Power of Attorney and Representation Agreements (People's Law School)
  

Services:

• Find a dentist in BC (BC Dental Association)
• Reduced cost clinics (BC Dental Association)

Resources:

• Basic dental coverage (Government of BC)
• Dental benefits for First Nations and Inuit (Government of Canada)
  

Services:

• Youth substance use services (Vancouver Coastal Health) 
  

Resources:

• Drug and alcohol interactions - database for youth (DrugCocktails.ca - PHSA)
  
• Support for quitting smoking (QuitNow.ca)

Services:

• Assistance program for students with permanent disabilities (StudentAid BC)
• Canada student grant for students with permanent disabilities (StudentAid BC)
• Grants and scholarships (StudentAid BC)
• Post-secondary education planning (Government of BC)
• Adolescent and Young Adult Program (GF Strong)

Resources:

• ADHD on HealthLink BC
  
• Individual Education Plan (MyEducation BC)
• Post-secondary disabilities services contacts (StudentAid BC)
• Transition magazine (Disability Alliance BC)

Services:

• Apply for a SIN card (Government of Canada)
• Apply for a BC ID card
• Adolescent and Young Adult Program (GF Strong)
• WorkBC (BC Government)
• Employment Information for Families (PDF) (Community Living BC)
• Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities

Resources:

• Advice for specialized population groups (WorkBC)

Services:

• Assistive Technology BC
• Technology for Living
• Technology for Living Outreach Program

Services:

• Disability Tax Credit (Canada Revenue Agency)
• Registered Disability Savings Plan (Canada Revenue Agency)
• Choices in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) (19+ years) (BC Government)

Resources:

• Money and Income Supports - including Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) and Disability Tax Credit (DTC) (Disability Alliance BC)
• Disability Benefits Help Sheets (Disability Alliance BC)
• Guide to Individualized Funding (PDF) (Community Living BC)
• Choices in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) workbook (PDF) (BC Ministry of Health)
• CSIL Online Workbook (Spinal Cord Injury BC)

Services:

• MSP Enrollment and Eligibility (BC Government)
• Youth may be their parents' beneficiaries until age 18, or age 24 if they are full-time students.
• Fair PharmaCare information (BC Government)
• PharmaCare for BC residents (BC Government)
• PharmaCare Special Authority (BC Government)
• Non-Insured Health Benefits for First Nations and Inuit (Health Canada)
• Community Living BC Supports & Services for Adults (Community Living BC)
• Choices in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) (19+ years) (BC Government)

Services:

• Access PharmaNet record online

Resources:

• ON TRAC Transition Timeline (PDF)
• MedicAlert bracelet information

Services:

• Supportive Housing (BC Housing)
• BC Home and Community Care - Care Options and Costs (19+ years) (BC Government)
• Detailed eligibility criteria
• Community Living BC Supports and Services for Adults (18+ years, start application at age 16) (Community Living BC)
  

Services:

• Nursing Support Services (0-18 years)
• BC Home and Community Care - Care Options and Costs (19+ years) (BC Government)
• Detailed eligibility criteria
• Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) (19+ years) (BC Government)

Resources:

• Transition planning and resource guide for youth with special needs and their families (PDF) (MCFD)

Services:

• First Nations and Inuit health benefits
  
• BC Children's Hospital Indigenous Health
• BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
  
• British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)

Resources:

• Indigenous Health (Provincial Health Services Authority)
• Métis Nation BC
  
• Chee Mamuk Indigenous program (BCCDC)

Services:

• BC ID Card (BC Government)
• Incapacity planning (BC Government)
• Advance care planning (BC Government)

Resources:

• Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry forms
  
• Powers of attorney and representation agreements
  

Services:

• BC Crisis Centre
• Call
  
• Youth chat
• Crisis chat
• Find BC provincial specialized eating disorders programs
• Child and youth mental health services (BC Children's Hospital)
• Developmental disabilities mental health centres
  

Resources:

• Mental health problems and stigma (HealthLink BC)
  
• Find mental health and substance use help in BC (BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services)
• Here to Help resources and assessment tools
  
• Youth mindfulness resources (Kelty Mental Health)
• Mindshift CBT app (Anxiety Canada)
  

Services:

• SportAbility BC - programs for people with disabilities
• Live Educate Transform Society (LETS)

Resources:

• Children and physical activity guidelines (Government of Canada)
• Jooay app - location-based database of activities and camps

Services:

• SmartSex Resource (BC Centre for Disease Control)
• Chat online with a nurse
• Clinic finder
• Sex Sense (Options for Sexual Health)
• Clinic finder
• Online question submission
• Call 1-800-SEX-SENSE
• QMUNITY - BC's Queer Resource Centre
• Shift Education
• One-to-one coaching and/or group workshops for youth (with diverse abilities), families, and health care providers
  
• VictimLink BC - toll-free multilingual phone service (BC Government)
• Sexual Health Rehabilitation Service (GF Strong)
• Genetic Counselling (BC Children's Hospital)
• Genetic Counselling and Assessment (BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre)
• Community sexual health clinics online
  

Resources:

• Gender resources (BC Children's Hospital)
• Trans Care BC (PHSA)
• Sexually transmitted infections resources for health professionals (BC Centre for Disease Control)
• Sexual assault information
  

Services:

• Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
• BC Children's support services
• BC Children's Indigenous Health
• Young and T1 (Type 1 Diabetes)

Services:

• HandyDART & HandyCard (Translink)
• SPARC parking permit
  
• Travel Assistance Program assistance for travel for non-emergency medical specialist services (BC Government)
• Health Connections health-authority based regional travel assistance (BC Government)
• GF Strong Driver Rehab Program (Vancouver Coastal Health)
• Driver's license information (ICBC)
• Drivers with medical conditions (BC Government)

Resources:

• Transit accessibility (Translink)
• Driver medical fitness (BC Government)
• Driver Education for Youth with Disabilities (PDF)