Program focus: ADHD, Autism, Behaviour Difficulty, Child Development, Communication Skills, Developmental Disability, LGBT, Mental Health, Parenting, School, Skill Development, Socializing, Trauma more…
Children, youth up to age 18, their mental health professional and families can access psychiatric consultation via virtual platform. Youth and family must be connected to a service provider to support the referral process.
This service requires a referral by a mental health professional who has worked with the child/youth and family and is knowledgeable of their situation. The mental health professional will be involved in the entire process following the psychiatric consultation and will follow up with the client on any recommendations.
All referral forms must be faxed to 647-689-2788. If you have any questions, please email the Urban Tele-Mental Health Service Coordinator at urbantelementalhealth@stridestoronto.ca or call us at 416-438-3697 ext. 14292.
Program focus: ADHD
ADHD Seminars are a psychoeducation-based group for parents and caregivers of children ages 4 to 12 years old who may be struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The seminars are identified by topics and provide an opportunity for parents and caregivers to learn more about ADHD, the symptoms, the research, and its impact on children at home, school and in the community.
The seminars are offered September – May and each seminar is approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. Seminars are offered on a monthly basis; families can choose which seminars they would like to attend. Parents and caregivers learn to understand the disorder and the impact it has on children’s learning and their behaviour. This is a psychoeducational group intended to provide information to parents and caregivers so that they can better understand their children’s needs and support them in a neurodiversity-affirming way.
To find out more information or to join our participant list, please contact: Salmina at salmina.sabah@stridestoronto.ca or Shelby at shelby.eisner@stridestoronto.ca
Program focus: Abuse, ADHD, Behaviour Difficulty, Child Development, Child Welfare, Communication Skills, Mental Health, Parenting, Skill Development, Socializing, Trauma more…
Live-in treatment at Strides Toronto is an intensive, therapeutic, twenty-four-hour care and treatment program for children whose social, emotional and behavioural difficulties are such that they have been unable to adequately function in a family setting, even with the provision of less intrusive service alternatives such as outpatient counselling or Day Treatment.
The program provides a range of services including assessment, twenty four-hour care and treatment; in-home support related to parenting and child management; children’s groups; individual child and family treatment; and aftercare. Program consultants are available as required for psychological and psychiatric assessments as well as on-going treatment consultation. Other specialized assessments are arranged as required e.g., speech and language, occupational therapy and neuropsychological testing.
The purpose of the program is to promote opportunities for children and their families to learn and practice new social skills and regulate emotions that will enable the children to return home. For those children for whom returning home is not possible, emphasis is placed on preparing them for integration into their next home environment.
“Betty’s Place” is a staff operated treatment program located in a residential neighborhood that serves six children at one time (male and female). The program is funded and licensed by the Ministry of Children, Community & Social Services under the Child and Family Services Act.
Quick Access
Quick Access is a bed designated to the various Child Welfare agencies for their clients who require access for children needing immediate placement. Clients who are admitted through the Quick Access process will receive the same treatment as any other client admitted through the Regular Service process.
Eligibility Details
Residential Service is provided to children primarily between the ages of 6-12. Children are referred through Help Ahead Central Point of Intake from across Toronto. The specific admission criteria for the service include:
- Children who continue to experience social/emotional difficulties in their home environment despite previous less intrusive interventions.
- Children must have at least average intellectual potential, i.e. children who do not require educational services designed for the developmentally delayed.
- Child must be able to be safely maintained in an unlocked community setting.
- Families must be willing to be involved in monthly treatment planning meetings, family work, in house behaviour management sessions, and attend organized family events within the residence
- A child who may have a mild form of autism will be considered.
- Children with physical handicaps will be considered given the limitations of our site.
The Live-In Treatment program is funded by Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS).
