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Counselling / Mental Health - Capital - Children & Youth

Counselling

Andrew Fleck Child Care Services - Early Intervention

Phone: (613) 737-6369
Web: http://www.afchildcare.on.ca/oneycenterj-e.html

Ontario Early Years Centres are places where early learning activities are provided for children. Parents and caregivers can get answers to questions, information about programs and services that are available for young children, and have an opportunity to talk to early years professionals, as well as each other. The Ontario Early Years Centre Ottawa South provides support and education through a variety of programs: Information and Referral, playgroup and drop-in programs, internet access, resource library, toy library, training oportunities, Infant Hearing Program, and parent and caregiver support groups. Services are available in French and English.

 

Member Assistance Program


The Member Assistance Program (MAP) is a voluntary and confidential service for Canadian Forces (CF) to help members (Regular Force, all Reserve Class Members, Cadets) and family members.  MAP provides a short-term problem solving service for persons who have parenting or family concerns, interpersonal relations, personal and emotional, stress, anxiety, sexual assault and addiction concerns.
 
Based on the Description on the M.A.P. website.
 

Mental Health

Crossroad's Children Centre

Phone: (613) 723-1623
Web: www.crossroadschildren.ca
 
An accredited mental health agency providing specialized services to children under 12 years with severe emotional and behavioral issues. Programs involve individualized treatment plans which are developed in partnership with parents and children.
 

Special Needs Program - Ministry of Children and Youth Services

Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/specialneeds/index.aspx

The Ontario government provides and funds many special programs and services to help these children and their families. The programs and services include respite care, autism services, developmental delay services, disability services, mental health services, rehabilitiation and special services at home. Some of the common mental health issues are anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD, conduct disorder and self harm. To find out how to apply for these services and more information in your local area go to their website.
 

Mental Health Service Information Ontario

Phone: 1-866-531-2600 or 1-866-531-2600

Web:  www.mhsio.on.ca

Up to date information about mental health services and supports in Ontario.  Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Confidential and free.

Infant Development Program

Phone: (705) 472-0910
Web: www.oaicd.ca
 
The Infant Development Program is available to families with children (birth to 6 years) who may be at risk for problems affecting mental and/or physical growth.  Through formal and informal developmental assessments the Infant Development Worker will assist the family in understanding their child’s unique pattern of development.

Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)

 Phone : (613) 745-5525
Web : http://www.ottawa.ccac-ont.ca
 
Community Care Access Centre helps connect you with the care you need at home, and in your community. It provides a variety of services including case management, personal support, speech-language pathology, and much more.
 

Centre Psychosocial

Phone: (613) 789-2240
Crisis Line: 613-260-2360 or 1-877-377-7775
Web: www.centrepsychosocial.ca
 
Francophone organization that provides mental health services for children, youth, families and the important people in their living environments. Services are provided by a multidisciplinary team for children aged 0 to 18 (or 21 years for the Young Parents Program) who have adjustment difficulties, behavioral problems or other symptoms associated with mental health.
 
Specialized services include two licensed Early Childhood centres: specialized education centre -l'Image and specialized educational centre - les Petits Frimousses. L'Image offers a specialized program for children with Autism up to 6 years of age, in partnership with a multidisciplinary team (OCTC Service Coordination). Les Petits Frimousses welcomes children from 0 to 30 months. Clinical support is provided to children and families in need.
 

Ottawa Children’s Coordinated Access and Referral to Services

Phone: (613) 729-0577
Web: www.coordinatedaccess.ca
 
Brings together mental and developmental agencies in order to provide case resolution and referral services for children and youth most in need in the mental health, education and developmental service sector. Operates a Francophone and Anglophone services for case resolution and single point of access to day treatment programs.
 

Regroupement des organismes communautaires en santé mentale de l’Outaouais

Phone: (819) 771-2277
 
Mental Health Coalition which serves Ottawa and the Outaouais region of Quebec. They provide public assistance and support for integration programs. Service is provided in French.
 

Roberts Smart Centre

Phone: (613) 728-1946
 
A 39-bed integrated children's mental health centre providing residential treatment for high-risk adolescents. Mental Health Residential Program: Maintains 31 residential placements for adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties. 25 beds are for youth involved with child welfare. 6 beds are for families from the community and are accessed through Coordinated Access. Secure Treatment: For adolescents with a severe mental disorder whose behaviours place them at risk to harm themselves or others, and require residential services in a secure facility.
 
Day Treatment: A special education treatment program, in conjunction with local boards of education, serving youth who experience difficulties in the mainstream system due to behavioural problems. Five classrooms, English and French.
 

Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre - Youth Psychiatry Program

Phone: (613) 737-2496 or 613-722-6521 ext 6317
 
Intensive and specialized psychiatric and mental health program offering assessment, consultative and multi-modal treatment services to youth with a focus on early onset major psychiatric, complex and treatment resistant disorders, as well as persisting serious disorders of childhood. The program offers a full continuum of care: Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Day Treatment, Outpatient and Outreach services in support of youth and their families. The Youth Program integrates evaluation, research, education and early intervention services into best practice clinical service delivery.
 

Service Coordination des Services (SCS)

Phone: (613) 748-1788
 
Bilingual service which provides home and community-based support services to families with children of 0 to 18 years of age who have a developmental disability or where a parent is diagnosed with a developmental disability. Serves adults with developmental disabilities living at home or in the community.
 

Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa - Crisis Centre

2301 Carling Ave
Ottawa, ON K2B 7G3
Phone: (613) 260-2360
Web: www.icrs.ca
 
Strives to provide the appropriate level of response in collaboration with other crisis service providers. A web alert and follow-up program is also offered for professionals in the community. Offers effective interventions at the time of the crisis in order to reduce or divert unnecessary access to hospital emergency rooms, police contact and residential placement.
 
Available to respond to a crisis 24/7. A residential crisis unit can be accessed to provide a short period of stabilization for youth ages 12 to 15 years old, up to 5 days. Short-term follow-up services and assessment for families or youth who are not presently connected with services or resources.

Me Mag

Website: www.memag.ca

Me Mag, developed by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, provides a variety of information, videos and articles for teens on medical and mental health issues surrounding youth. 

Autism

Children at Risk - Autism

Phone: (613) 741-8255
Web: http://www.childrenatrisk.ca

A charitable organization that provides services and programs to families with children diagnosed within the Autism Spectrum Disorders to develop their children’s behavorial, communication, and social skills as well as to advocate for their ongoing needs.

 

Spectrum Intervention Group

Phone : (613) 723-0606
Web : http://www.spectrumig.com/

Spectrum Intervention Group is a licensed non profit child care centre which provides individualized programming using ABA principles and procedures, to children aged 2-18 with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, in order to increase their cognitive, language and social abilities in the home, school and community. Spectrum Intervention Group provides individualized programs based on each child's needs and works in collaboration with a variety of other professionals (including Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists and psychologists) on a case by case basis.

 

Thinking in Pictures Educational Services (T.I.P.E.S)

Phone: (613) 592-8800
Web: www.tipes.ca

T.I.P.E.S is a non profit educational service which delivers applied behaviour analysis within an educational and therapeutic setting. T.I.P.E.S offers affordable ABA therapy, social integration, family relief services, and training courses for parents and professionals.

 

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Autism Intervention Program

Phone: (613) 748-1788
Web: www.cheo.on.ca/En/autism

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, delivers IBI (Intensive Behavioral Intervention) programs for children on the severe end of autism spectrum disorder. Their treatment goal is to improve skills in communication, motor abilities, behavior, self-help and social interaction. Please note: Children with Asperger’s Syndrome would not qualify for services under this program.

 

Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre

Phone: (613) 737-0871
Web: http://www.octc.ca

OCTC provides specialized care for those with complex physical, developmental, and associated behavioral needs, focusing on children and youth. 

 

Autism Ontario – Family Support

Web: http://www.autismontario.com/client/aso/ao.nsf/Ottawa/Family+Support

Autism Ontario’s Family Support section offers a listing of available support groups in the Ottawa area for parents of children living with autism. For a listing of their current programs offered in the Ottawa area go to the Family Support section of their website.

 

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