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Program:
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Child and Youth Mental Health
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Address:
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26 St Marie Rd
Wawa, ON
P0S 1K0
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Map
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Intersection:
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St Marie Rd and Broadway Ave
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9am-5pm * closed for lunch 12noon-1pm
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Executives:
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Ali Juma - Chief Executive Officer
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Service Description:
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Provides a range of evidence-based, best practice mental health services for children and youth and their families * provides initial intake, assessment and consultations for children and youth with complex needs or emotional, psychological or behavioural difficulties
Programs and services include the following:
Mental health for children 0 to 6 years: Provides early identification, intervention and treatment services for young children in community settings * services includes; assessment, individual, family or group counseling, service coordination, parent skill development, support, advocacy and consultation
Cognitive therapy clinic: Provides intervention services to children and adolescents who are struggling with issues that interfere with their daily functioning * addresses mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma reactions * focuses on decreasing stress, improve self-control, increase self-awareness and enhance family functioning
Intensive treatment services: Comprehensive treatment program designed to serve multi-problem children and youth in their community
Crisis follow-up services: Provided to children and youth aged 6-17 years only upon referral from the Sault Area Hospital Crisis Intervention Unit and who have been assessed as having high risk mental health issues
Child and youth telepsychiatry: Provides psychiatric consultation with a Child Psychiatrist from Toronto Sick Children’s Hospital by videoconference
Summer day camp: Offered to children ages 9-17 who are not able to participate in regular summer camps due to their behavioural difficulties
Community support team: Provides support to young offenders
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Application:
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Call * no referral required
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Youth 18 years and younger
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