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Priority Access for Child Welfare (PACW) provides intensive family therapy to children and youth that are at-risk of being placed in child welfare.
Type:
Family Therapy, Intensive
Age:
Children: 6 – 12 years | Youth: 12 – 17 years
Fees:
Free
Referral:
Referral required
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Eligibility:
• Children, youth and their caregivers
• No health card needed
Languages offered:
English *Interpretation services are available.
Location:
In the community / 100 Consilium Place / 1940 Eglinton Ave East / Home (occasionally)
Hours:
Monday – Thursday, 9 AM – 8 PM
Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
For more information
Call 416-438-3697 and ask for intake
Program focus: Behaviour Difficulty, Child Welfare, Life Skills, Mental Health, Trauma
Priority Access for Child Welfare (PACW) Services helps children and youth that are at-risk of being placed in child welfare because of challenges at home; severe difficulties at school that could lead to loss of school placement; or has significant mental health and/or addiction issues and child welfare has become involved. Depending on the need of the family, therapists can meet with youth and their caregivers weekly or bi-weekly for 3 to 6 months.
The goals of the program are to reduce the severity of the difficulties in the home, improve relationships and reduce the risk for out-of-home placement. Services are offered in a range of settings (e.g. our office, the community, child welfare office and sometimes the home) using a treatment plan that is created collaboratively with the child/youth/family. Trained therapists provide children/youth/families with tools to help develop healthy behaviours, better relationships and enable youth to function positively and effectively in the home whilst addressing their mental health and/or addiction issues.
A referral needs to be made to Strides Toronto by one of the Child Welfare agencies:
The social worker from the Child Welfare agency will ask for consent from the family and send Strides Toronto the referral form asking the therapist to help support family. Our therapist will then contact the family directly, and we will all agree a time to meet.
For more information
Call 416-438-3697 and ask for intake