The YBB Program provides confidential services for youth ages 12-17 who identify as 2SLGBTQ+. The program offers in-person and/or virtual individual counselling, weekly youth groups, and community capacity building around 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion.
Goals of the Program:
- That all youth, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender identity be afforded equal access to service provision, including the freedom from harassment and discrimination due to sexual orientation and/or gender identity
- That all youth reach an optimum level of comfort in regard to their identity, enabling them to achieve their full potential
- To build capacity among service providers in Peel to work positively and in a celebratory way with this community, through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive framework
Inclusionary Criteria:
- Youth who are residents of Peel
- Youth ages 12-17 yrs
- Youth identifying as 2SLGBTQ+ and in need of support
Exclusionary Criteria:
- Youth who are actively suicidal, homicidal or in need of immediate crisis stabilization
- When the safety of the Worker cannot be ensured
Referral Sources:
- Self-referrals
- Community Service Providers
- Hospitals
- Peel CAS
- Peel School Boards
- Youth Justice Services
Referral Process:
Community partners, youth and caregivers can contact AYSP’s Youth Intake Specialist 905.890.5222. The YBB Program can also be accessed by email at ybb@aysp.ca.
Youth and caregivers can also make a self-referral by contacting WhereToStart.ca or by calling 905.451.4655.
Partner organizations and AYSP staff working with clients who meet eligibility requirements can make a referral to the YBB Program via the Internal Transfer Protocol.
The YBB Program Supervisor is available to answer any questions you may have regarding the referral process or program criteria.