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Community-based child, youth and family mental health centre * assessment, counselling and treatment for children and families * consultant services available for assessment and psychological testing * psychiatric and other specialized assessments
Specialized Programs
- Early Years (0-6 years) - Comprehensive assessment and interventions services to children in their home, school and community
- Intensive In-Home Service (0-17 years and their families) - Brief, intensive, in-home and in-school support and intervention for families
- Urgent/Crisis Service (0-17 years and their families) - Ensures a therapist is available when an urgent assessment must take place * help is also available after normal working hours for urgent telephone consultation
Children and Teen Programs
- K.I.D.S. Group (Kid's Ideas About Divorce and Separation) - 8-week co-ed program for children ages 6-8 and 9-12 experiencing difficulties with their parents' divorce or separation
- Anger Solutions Group - 8-week co-ed program for children ages 7-9 experiencing anger problems
- Worry Warriors (ages 9-12) 8-week co-ed group for children ages 9-11 experiencing difficulties with anxiety
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (ages 14-18) 16-week program for youth and support person who wants coping skills
519-668-0624 ext 311 0
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Treatment planning is based on a thorough assessment of the biological and psychosocial aspects of the client's presentation and whenever possible is provided without admission to hospital * program is committed to working in partnership with clients' families
519-673-3242 ext 1222
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Hospital Walk-In Crisis Support - Walk-in days, evening and weekend service at St Thomas Elgin General Hospital to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis
Addiction Transitional Case Management Service - Assessment and Referral - Program facilitates discharge process from St Thomas Elgin General Hospital * ensures patients have linkages to appropriate addiction and mental health services and supports upon discharge * patient works with Addiction Transitional Case Manager to create and implement plan for care
Back On Track Program - Provincially mandated program for convicted impaired drivers and drivers who receive two or more provincial alcohol or drug related driving offences
Community Opioid Addiction Program - Offers direct client services and community education for people with opioid addictions * assessment and screening required for entry into the treatment program
Community Treatment Order Case Management - Intensive case management services to people with a serious mental illness who are subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO) issued by a psychiatrist
Crisis Intervention - Walk-in and mobile assistance to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis
Intensive Case Management - Intensive case management services to people with a serious mental illness
Substance Use Services - Assesses people with substance use concerns using standardized assessment tools * develop treatment plans, including referrals to other organizations where appropriate
Services and Programs:
- Court Support/Court Diversion
- Elgin House
- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP)
- Social Rehabilitation
- Talbot House Social Rehabilitation
1-877-539-0463
Office: 519-539-0463
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Specialized Programs
- Early Years (0-6 years) - Comprehensive assessment and interventions services to children in their home, school and community
- Intensive In-Home Service (0-17 years and their families) - Brief, intensive, in-home and in-school support and intervention for families
- Urgent/Crisis Service (0-17 years and their families) - Ensures a therapist is available when an urgent assessment must take place * help is also available after normal working hours for urgent telephone consultation
Children and Teen Programs
- K.I.D.S. Group (Kid's Ideas About Divorce and Separation) - 8-week co-ed program for children ages 6-8 & 9-12 experiencing difficulties with their parents' divorce or separation
- Anger Solutions Group - 8-week co-ed program for children ages 7-9 experiencing anger problems
- Worry Warriors (ages 9-12) 8-week co-ed group for children ages 9-11 experiencing difficulties with anxiety
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (ages 14-18) 16-week program for youth and support person who wants coping skills
Space includes single patient rooms with washrooms and common areas, such as an outdoor courtyard, dining area and group therapy spaces
519-633-1781
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Supportive housing program located in private homes, with admission, programs and supports provided by a community mental health team
Provides housing, meals and support services in a home setting for people with serious mental illness * recovery-based approach * provides access to support services in the home and in the community * opportunities to enhance quality of life, personal growth and development, and improve life skills through various activities and programs
Housing located in St Thomas and Aylmer
519-633-1781
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Supportive housing program located in private homes, with admission, programs and supports provided by a community mental health team
Provides housing, meals and support services in a home setting for people with serious mental illness * recovery-based approach * provides access to support services in the home and in the community * opportunities to enhance quality of life, personal growth and development, and improve life skills through various activities and programs
Housing located in St Thomas and Aylmer
- individual and/or family units
- shared living with low to moderate support
- shared living with high support
- women only - individual units
- addictions supportive individual units
- justice units
Housing Support Drop-In - Assistance with applying to subsidized housing in St Thomas and Elgin County * access to resources, including apartment application requirements, current apartment and room rental listings, information on subjects related to obtaining and maintaining housing * linking with appropriate services such as income support
Community Homes for Opportunity (CHO) - Supportive housing program located in private homes, with admission, programs and supports provided by a community mental health team
Services include:
- one-on-one, family and group counselling
- holistic, culturally appropriate services with Western approaches
- counselling related to relationships, depression, stress management, self esteem, grief, crisis and trauma
- talking and sharing circles
- referrals as necessary
- mental health promotion
Inpatient and outpatient mental health services at the tertiary and long-term level
Services are provided by multidisciplinary teams and include assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, follow-up and referral to other community programs * consultation and education to service providers
Assessment Program - Specialized inpatient and community-oriented mental health services for people with serious mental illness who do not meet admission criteria to other St Joseph's programs, or who require specialized diagnostic assessment
Biigajiiskaan: Indigenous Pathways to Mental Wellness Program - An Indigenous-led mobile outreach team that works in-hospital and in the community to provide consultation, assessment, treatment planning/management, discharge planning and ambulatory services
Dual Diagnosis Program - Hospital and community-based program provides specialized (multisensory) assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and support services
Geriatric Psychiatry Program - Specialized psychiatric care and support for older adults who suffer from late onset mental illnesses or severe behavioural responses * program focuses on assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, family and community support and education *
Treatment and Rehabilitation Program - Inpatient and outpatient care for adults over 18 who have severe and complex mental illness that has not fully responded to treatment * mental illnesses are predominantly mood and psychotic disorders including bipolar mood disorder and schizophrenia
Outreach and Consultation Team - Provides consultation, assessment and treatment support in multiple settings * settings include onsite ambulatory clinics, community settings, family and group homes, and telephone support
Services include assessment, stabilization, long-term rehabilitation and complex care * multidisciplinary teams provide care in inpatient, outpatient, and outreach settings
An Indigenous-led mobile outreach team that works in-hospital and in the community to provide consultation, assessment, treatment planning/management, discharge planning and ambulatory services
- Indigenous Elder-guided care and teachings from knowledge keepers
- traditional Indigenous practices, such as healing circles, ceremony, smudging and drumming circles
- educational and mentoring opportunities for health care professionals and students
Inpatient and outpatient mental health services at the tertiary and long-term level
Services are provided by multidisciplinary teams and include assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, follow-up and referral to other community programs * consultation and education to service providers
Assessment Program - Specialized inpatient and community-oriented mental health services for people with serious mental illness who do not meet admission criteria to other St Joseph's programs, or who require specialized diagnostic assessment
Biigajiiskaan: Indigenous Pathways to Mental Wellness Program - An Indigenous-led mobile outreach team that works in-hospital and in the community to provide consultation, assessment, treatment planning/management, discharge planning and ambulatory services
Dual Diagnosis Program - Hospital and community-based program provides specialized (multisensory) assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and support services
Geriatric Psychiatry Program - Specialized psychiatric care and support for older adults who suffer from late onset mental illnesses or severe behavioural responses * program focuses on assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, family and community support and education *
Treatment and Rehabilitation Program - Inpatient and outpatient care for adults over 18 who have severe and complex mental illness that has not fully responded to treatment * mental illnesses are predominantly mood and psychotic disorders including bipolar mood disorder and schizophrenia
Crisis: Call 911 in emergencies
Emergency Department: 519-685-8141
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Early detection, assessment and treatment to people with a first episode of psychosis * one-on-one, group and family supports available
PROSPECT clinic focuses on prevention, ensuring clients with pre-psychotic symptoms are well monitored in case of a first episode
General Information: 519-685-8380
Patient Information: 519-667-6619
Crisis: Call 911 in emergencies
Emergency Department: 519-685-8141
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One-on-one and group services provided * coordination with community resources for follow-up treatment and community support provided as part of discharge planning
Adult Eating Disorders Service - Community-based program for assessing and treating eating disorders * levels of care include assessment, outpatient services, day treatment, residential treatment
Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service - 74 inpatient beds, including 12 psychiatric intensive care beds * diagnostic and treatment services for people who have acute psychiatric disorders that require hospitalization on a voluntary or involuntary basis
Centralized Emergency Psychiatry Service (CEPS) - Emergency assessments are conducted in the emergency room by a team consisting of nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, and residents
Consultation-Liaison Service - Deals with overlap of physical health and mental health care * provides timely psychiatric consultations to adult patients on medical/surgical units * primarily inpatient-focused but may require brief outpatient follow-up
General Adult Ambulatory Mental Health Services (GAAMHS) - Mental health services available through a centralized access point * psychiatry consultations (urgent and non-urgent)
Geriatric Mental Health Program - Inter-disciplinary out-patient assessment, treatment and referral for individuals 65 years and older who experience mental disorders of late life including:
- dementia and related disorders
- mood disorders
- psychotic disorders
Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP) - Early detection, assessment and treatment to people with a first episode of psychosis * one-on-one, group and family supports available
Urgent Consultation Service - Mental health assessments conducted by nurse case managers and psychiatrists
Provides diagnostic assessment and treatments, including primarily group therapy * multidisciplinary 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 * research and teaching
Education available to community agencies and groups on variety of subjects:
- assessment and treatment of children and adolescents presenting with eating disorders
- mood disorders
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- family therapy
- psychosomatic disorders
Day Treatment Services - Assessment and treatment of children and adolescents between 10 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
Clinical intervention components offered:
- intake
- initial mental health summary report
- referral to existing community resources that may augment and/or better suit the child's needs
- "Warm Hand Off" practices (face-to-face transition of service and formal introductions) where helpful and available
- referral to existing school-based programs for skill development and academic intervention or assessment
- quick access to medical and mental health resources for diagnostic and treatment planning where appropriate
- psycho-education surrounding interventions, strategies and skills with a focus on parent skill building * may include increasing social and behaviour competencies, enhancing peer relationships, self-regulation development and skill building, and supporting existing strengths
- consultation on collaborative home or classroom strategies when requested to support communication and skill development
- education regarding distress tolerance, coping and managing dysregulated behaviours
- information sharing and consultation for parents and school personnel regarding community resources and programs for both child and adult
- Vanier Children's Services
- London District Catholic School Board
- Thames Valley District School Board
- Conseil scolaire Viamonde
- Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
- Wellkin (formerly known as OECYC - Elgin Child and Youth Centre)
French Intake Services: 519-433-3101 ext 228
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French language resource collection available to the public
Crisis intervention, support and brief intervention to children and families * integrated/centralized intake with Craigwood,, Humana, Vanier and Merrymount.
Office: Administration: 519-433-3101
Intake Services: 519-433-0334
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Clients have serious relationship-destroying behaviours, such as fire-setting, smearing, sexual behaviours, and aggression * length of residential be up to 2 years * focus of treatment will be on addressing complex trauma needs and developing skills that support each child's resilience - emotion management, learning, problem solving, and social skills
Office: Administration: 519-433-3101
Intake Services: 519-433-0334
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Family Therapy - Family therapy offered to infants, children, youth up to 14 years old and their caregivers * therapy provided by Child and Family Therapists and interns * services are offered in London and various sites in Middlesex County (Strathroy, Lucan, Parkhill, Glencoe, Dorchester)
Group Services - London-based groups:
Intensive Family Service - In-home support assisting parents to establish and maintain daily consistency and routines within the home, provide service coordination and improve communication and relationships through consistency and structure
Talk-In Clinics - Drop-in counselling sessions for children, youth, and their families * offered at various locations in London and rural Middlesex
Office: Administration: 519-433-3101
Intake Services: 519-433-0334
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Services include:
- family therapy
- parenting support
- psychiatric and psychological assessment and consultation
- parent, family, child and youth groups
- in-home parent training
- residential treatment
- Tele-Mental Health
- eating disorders
Bilingual Intake - Intake available to London residents 5 days a week during regular business hours * after hours calls left on voicemail are returned within 48 hours
Community Services - Talk-in clinics, family therapy, intensive in-home services and treatment groups for children and families
Live-in Treatment - Long Term - Specialized program for children who have complex trauma histories and have been in multiple placements, including separation from their family * long term residential treatment available to provide them with the safety and continuity of relationships to deal with their traumatic past
Live-in Treatment - Medium Term - 6-12 month program that specializes in working with children who have complex and multiple needs
Live-in Treatment - Short Term - 3-month program designed for children who have a variety of mental health and behavioural issues, offering specialized programming * Child and Youth Counsellors staff the residential facility 24 hours a day
Respite Services - Provides family members with a short-term, break from the care of a challenging child or youth
Tandem Crisis Support - 24-hour telephone crisis intervention available in London and Middlesex
