Voluntary program offered to youth (12-18 years) who are coping with an array of psychological, emotional, and/or behavioural challenges that interfere with their daily lives and can no longer live at home and are seeking support.

Provides an educational setting combined with therapy that helps young people to deal with a variety of problems and helps them to return to the school system or enter the work force. Youth eligible for Day Treatment are between 12 to 18 years old and are not able to succeed in a community school. Each classroom is staffed by a Child and Youth Worker and a Toronto District School Board teacher. An Individual and Family Therapist is also assigned to the young person and their family to help navigate day treatment services and provide ongoing counselling. The Treatment Program operates in cooperation with the Toronto District School Board and is open to youth residing in Scarborough, from all Toronto School Boards.

A free phone service to help connect children and youth up to 18 years old, their families and parents/caregivers to mental health and addiction services in their community. Helps children and families find and get mental health help as efficiently and quickly as possible. Anyone under the age of 18 experiencing a mental health issue or anyone who wants to support someone under the age of 18 and wants access to mental health services may call.

A no-fee, no-appointment service for children, youth, young adults and their families dealing with mental health issues, including addictions, bullying, depression, and identity and behavioural concerns.

Treatment models offered are psychosocial, biopsychosocial, cognitive-behavioural, dialectical behavioural therapy, therapeutic community milieu therapy, stages of change, harm reduction, elements of multisystemic therapy, motivational interviews and multidisciplinary. Expectations of client involve participation in identifying goals for change. In addition, all programs (individual, group and family counselling, day treatment, and residential) work with youth with substance use concerns.

A virtual and confidential counselling service providing children and youth (aged 0-17 years) with immediate, low barrier access to free mental health support when needed. When a child or youth connects with One Stop Talk, they will be connected to a professional clinician for a virtual or telephone session of brief therapy. Through the participation of a network of agencies across the province, OST/PM-designated therapists will provide online or telephone counselling sessions for children, youth and parents/ caregivers (with their child). French to follow: Le service gratuit Parlons maintenant vous met immédiatement en contact avec une ou un thérapeute professionnel du réseau d’organismes communautaires en santé mentale pour les enfants et les adolescents ontariens ou leur famille. Tout jeune de 17 ans ou moins peut profiter des services de Parlons maintenant et, au besoin, se faire aiguiller vers un service de soutien à long terme. Nous encourageons les parents, ou toute autre personne qui s’occupe de l’enfant, à être présents lors de la connexion et, ainsi, de s’assurer qu’il ait bien accès à nos services.

Offers a variety of family-focused, multidisciplinary mental health assessment and treatment services that are inclusive and accessible to all families living in Scarborough. Services are provided at Strides Toronto, in the home, or in the community at a time convenient for the family. The program strives to strengthen parent child interactions by focusing on building positive family relationships to improve healthy social and emotional development of infants and children (birth to 3 years old) in partnership with their families and communities. Parents with young children under the age of 3 years who are concerned about their children’s behaviour (separation anxiety, sleep difficulties, eating concerns, excessive crying, or challenging behaviour) are eligible for this service.

Helps caregivers explore their concerns about their child (age 4-12 years) with a trained therapist. Helps families understand their concerns and enhance problem solving skills; as well, provides families an opportunity to learn effective ways to cope with different challenges.

An intensive therapeutic classroom setting for children, aged 4-12, experiencing social, emotional or behavioural issues and who have had difficulty being successful in their current school environment. These children and their caregivers may also be at risk for breakdown in their home and/or community. The program is based on a multidisciplinary milieu treatment model that provides in-class care, family treatment and group therapy.