The Royal - Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre - Youth Psychiatry Program

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Organization:

Phone Numbers:

Central Intake 613-737-2496 * 613-722-6521 ext 6511

Toll-Free:

Central Intake 1-866-737-2496

Fax:

613-798-2973

Website:

www.theroyal.ca

Address:

1145 Carling Ave
Ottawa, ON
K1Z 7K4

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Intersection:

Merivale Rd and Carling Ave

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Fri 8am-6pm

Executives:

Cara Vaccarino - President and Chief Executive Officer

Public Contacts:

Gail Beck - Clinical Director
Pam Jackson - Director of Patient Services

Service Description:

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 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

Joint Central Intake Services for ROH (youth 16-18 years of age) and CHEO (children under 16) are located at CHEO

Central Intake will conduct a needs assessment and triage the case following the mandated services of each hospital * Call 613-737-2496 (toll free number 1-866-737-2496) for Central Intake

Inpatients: Eight-bed unit providing comprehensive assessment, stabilization and treatment by a specialized interdisciplinary team for youth that have serious early onset major psychiatric disorders who are unable to function in less supportive environments or with their families

Partial Hospitalization: A day/evening program for up to 16 youth attending on a part-time or partial basis * Provides comprehensive treatment by a specialized interdisciplinary team for youth with serious early onset major psychiatric disorders who require intensive treatment but are able to function in the community or while living with their families * The Inpatient and Partial Hospitalization units are strongly linked for service delivery

Day Treatment - Rehabilitation: Day Treatment will be a key service in the "rehabilitation" phase of care and will occur in a classroom setting in a community high school (Laurentian) supported by both mental health professionals and special education teachers * Local school boards take the lead in delivering Section 20 contracts * Day Treatment will be a step-down service from either Inpatient or Partial Hospitalization care or a step-up service from Outpatient Services

Outpatient: These assessment, consultation and treatment services are provided to those clients who can function in the local community with clinical support from an interdisciplinary team * Services are delivered in collaboration/partnership with community and mental health providers * Individual family and group interventions incorporate evidenced-based treatment and best practice principles into clinical service delivery

Fees:

Set fees - Covered by the Ontario Health Card

Application:

Referrals from family physicians, pediatricians, parents, and children's agencies

Eligibility / Target Population:

Youth 16-18 years old who meet the clinical criteria, and their families

* Youth Program Clinical Criteria:
1) Major Axis 1 diagnosis including anxiety disorders, schizophrenia related disorders and mood disorders as well as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
2) Mental illness with concurrent substance use, not dependence
3) Disorders with refractory or complicated course requiring specialized care
4) Disorders with complex care needs that cannot be met in another environment
5) Disorders of special research or academic interest who may benefit from investigational, diagnostic and treatment approaches
6) Variance on the age criteria is possible if it is in the best interest of the youth to be served by the Youth Program

* Youth Program Exclusion Criteria:
1) Primary Conduct Disorder
2) Active Substance Dependence
3) Patients requiring long term residential care
4) Court ordered secure custody cases
5) Emergency crisis and acute/short-term stabilization services are located at CHEO as per the Children and Youth – Specialized Psychiatric and Mental Health Services program (CY-SPMHS) plan
6) Eating Disorders and Development Delay including Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)

Languages:

English * French

Area Served:

Eastern Ontario

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