Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program

Application

Medical referral needed

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Children and youth up to 17 years of age and their families

Fees

Most services covered by OHIP

Languages

English

Language Note

Interpretation available upon request

Area(s) Served

Southwestern Ontario

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Clinical services to children and youth with mental health difficulties * Provides diagnostic assessment and treatments, including primarily group therapy

Services include:

Inpatients
Outpatients
Day Treatment
Eating Disorders

Multi-disciplinary team includes:

child and adolescent psychiatrists
social workers
psychologists
nurses
child and youth counselors
child and family therapists
dietitians
clerical support staff
teachers from W.D. Sutton school

Day Treatment Services Assessment and treatment of children and adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age, with internalizing difficulties, who require more intensive services than available through outpatients but do not require hospitalization
Eating Disorders Services Services for people experiencing anorexia nervosa, bulimia and eating problems, including restricting, binging, purging, excessive exercising and low body weight
Inpatient Services Services for children and adolescents requiring short term admission for crisis stabilization and assessment of urgent mental health problems
Outpatient Services Assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with mental health difficulties of an internalizing nature

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program