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Child,
Youth and Family Program
Child, Youth and Family Program is a joint program of the Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health and the Hospital for Sick Children. The program provides mental
health services to families and children with emotional, behavioural, psychological
or psychiatric problems. Multidisciplinary treatment teams provide assessments and
follow-up treatment specifically designed for each particular child and his or her
family. All programs are outpatient with the exception of the school aged day treatment
program.
Adolescent/Young Offender Program
Provides consultations to Centre staff and other agencies for youth aged 12 to
17 involved within the legal (Youth Justice ) system. Other youth who require consultation
for behavioural or legal issues are also welcome. If treatment or further services
are necessary staff will arrange for these.
Referral required: Yes. Judges, lawyers, probation services.
Contact:  (416) 535-8501, ext 4856 or 4952
Location: Clarke site, 1st floor
The Arson Prevention Program
for Children (TAPP-C)
Provides assessment and intervention to reduce fire involvement (intentional fire
setting and/or match/lighter play) and promotes fire safety among children age 2
to 17. Also offers training and opportunities to participate in ongoing research
into juvenile fire setting to fire service and mental health professionals.
Referral required: Yes. Mental health agency, fire department, school or family
doctor, paediatrician or psychiatrist.
Contact: (416) 979-4964
Location: Clarke site, 1st floor
The Child and Youth Intervention
and Research Service (IRS)
The Child and Youth Intervention and Research Service (IRS) offers a continuum
of mental health care for children and youth (aged 3 - 17 years) with disruptive
behaviour and their families: assessment and consultation, group work, individualized
work, day treatment and follow-up. Evidence-based care and clinical research are
important aspects of the programming.
IRS offers clinical work through the following teams:
The Group Treatment Team offers groups developed by The Incredible Years:
The Incredible Years Parenting Program (IYPP)(12-weekly sessions) and the
Dinosaur Social Skills Program for Children (18-weekly sessions). The group
work represents IRS's foundational clinical care. IYPP promotes positive behaviours
in children, provides an understanding of child behaviour, reduces stress and improves
parent-child relationships. Day and evening groups are provided. Light meals are
provided at both; child care is provided for the evening groups. DSSP promotes children's
problem-solving skills, self-esteem, frustration management and social skills. A
light meals is provided.
The Individualized Treatment Team offers clinical care that is formulated
with an individual client system in mind (e.g., a family, a parenting couple, an
individual). Individualized work is devoted to clients whose needs indicate more
intensive and individual support.
The CATCH Team (a CAMH and Toronto District School Board partnership) offers
a 19-week on-site classroom program for primary aged children. Day treatment serves
children and families experiencing a high degree of difficulty in various settings.
The team is multidisciplinary and requires the active involvement of families.
Referral required: Referrals regarding medical questions require a physician
referral. All other referrals are by parent.
Contact: IYPP: (416) 535-8501, ext. 4371
All other referrals: (416) 535-8501, ext. 4366
Location: 3rd floor, College Street Site
Child and Adolescent Biopsychiatry
Research Program
Assesses medication problems, biophysiological changes and physical effects related
to impulsive behaviour in children and adolescents. The primary focus is research;
the secondary is clinical.
Referral required: Yes. Family doctor, paediatrician or psychiatrist. Clients
must satisfy inclusion/exclusion criteria which vary from project to project. The
wait list is 6 months.
Contact: (416) 535-8501, ext. 4374
The Gender Identity Service
Conducts a comprehensive assessment, followed by treatment recommendations for
children and adolescents age 2 to 18 when there is concern about a child's gender
identity development; an adolescent's transvestic fetishism (cross-dressing associated
with sexual arousal); or an adolescent who is struggling with sexual orientation.
Referral required: No
Contact: (416) 535-8501, ext. 4040
Location: Clarke site, 1st floor
Mood and Anxiety Service
Provides assessment, treatment recommendations and treatment for children ages
4-17 who are having problems with anxiety. Conducts ongoing research to better understand
children's anxiety and treatment.
Referral required: No.
Contact: (416) 535-8501, ext. 6248
Location: Clarke site, 1st and 3rd floors. Department of Psychiatry, Hospital
for Sick Children, Elm Wing, 1st floor
Psychiatric Consultation Service
Provides assessment of children with a wide variety of problems including: attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional behaviour, anxiety,
obsessive compulsive disorder, mood disorders and pervasive developmental disorders,
as well as children with adjustment or family problems.
Referral required: Yes. Family doctor, paediatrician or psychiatrist.
Contact: (416) 535-8501, ext. 6248
Location: Clarke site, 1st and 3rd floors
Psychotic Disorders Service
Provides assessment and consultative services for children and adolescents, ages
5 to 13 with a referral diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. Helps the child and family
better understand the problem and provides treatment recommendations when appropriate.
In some instances, outpatient treatment may be offered by the Clinic.
Referral required: Yes. Family doctor, paediatrician or psychiatrist.
Contact: (416) 535-8501 ext. 4056
Location: Clarke site, 1st Floor
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