An academic pediatric hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa, with a mandate for care, research and teaching. CHEO houses the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health and the Ontario Newborn Screening Program. CHEO is an active partner in the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, providing leadership in all aspects of pediatric health and wellbeing.The clinic provides an audio assessment diagnosis along with appropriate follow-up management. Services include:
*Diagnostic services
*Amplification program
*Cochlear implant
*Auditory verbal therapy
Program for youth who 1) have not attended school regularly over the past 6 months due to depression and/or anxiety, and 2) would like to work towards completing their high school education, and 3) who are aged 13-17. The program has a significant parental support and education component. The core Back-on-Track team consists of teachers, a Child and Youth Counsellor, Psychology and Psychiatry.
A program of the Children`s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board (OCCSB).
The classroom is physically located at Immaculata Catholic High School, on 140 Main Street, Ottawa.
Exclusion criteria (i.e. youth that would not be a good fit for this program)
* Externalizing behaviors such as truancy, aggression or violence.
* ASD diagnosis
* Complex mental health disorders such as borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, etc.
* Acute self-harming and/or suicidal ideation
* Daily drug use and/or substance dependence
Autism treatment program offered by the Children`s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).
Sections include:
* Autism Intervention Program of Eastern Ontario (AIP)
* School Support Program of Eastern Ontario (SSP),
* ABA Services and Supports Program of Eastern Ontario (ABA), providing ABA and IBI.
The Consultation Clinic provides assessment and consultation for emotional/behavioural difficulties, typically over 1-4 visits. The Consultation Clinic has a typically shorter waitlist than other specialty mental health clinics at CHEO, however as a result, the Clinic is not able to provide ongoing follow-up.
CHEO provides a variety of Day Treatment Programs, such as:
* Back on Track School Program (for youth with troubles attending school due to anxiety or mood problems), based at Immaculata High School.
* Steps to Success Program (for children with troubles attending mainstream school programs due to emotional/behavioural difficulties), based at St. Luke`s Catholic School.
* Millenium Ado Program (for francophone youth who have troubles in mainstream school due to emotional/behavioural difficulties), based Gisele Lalonde High School in Orleans
Access to all Day Treatment Programs is done through the Coordinated Access and Referral Committee of Ottawa. All referrals must come from the schools.
CHEO offers a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) group, which is a treatment shown helpful for individuals who have problems with emotional regulation.
The group is offered at the McArthur site, located at 311 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, ON.
CHEO’s multidisciplinary Diversity Clinic offers information, comprehensive assessment and treatment (which can include hormonal interventions) to children, youth and their families when there are questions regarding gender identity. Referrals are welcomed from but not limited to community providers. Referrals are also accepted from schools, parents and the youth themselves.
Provides inpatient and outpatient services for children and youth who suffer from an eating disorder.
The inpatient program provides specialized treatment for severely ill children and youth requiring hospitalization. Patients benefit from specialized treatment that addresses their medical, psychiatric, academic, psychological and nutritional needs.
Additionally, CHEO provides intensive day treatment, outpatient assessment and follow-up services.
Inpatient mental health services are provided to youth aged 0-12 on 6N, as well as to youth aged 12-16 on 6E.
Sees children and youth with mental health needs.
CHEO provides Outreach and Telepsychiatry Programs to neighbouring counties such as * Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry * Lanark County * Prescott Russell * Renfrew County
A mental health promotion and early intervention program run ‘by youth for youth` with full professional support through the Children`s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Services include focus groups, presentations, support groups, and activity based initiatives.
Youth Net is a national program, with satellite affiliates in various locations across the country.
