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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:
12 – 18 years
Fees:
Free
Referral:
Referral required
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Eligibility:
Children and Youth,
Family members/caregivers
Languages offered:
English, Urdu, Hindi
Location:
• Strides office - 325 Milner Avenue, Suite 110, Scarborough
• The CAS/CCAS office
• Home (occasionally )
Hours:
Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 8 PM
For more information
Call 416-438-3697
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 between 1 to 2 times per week.
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 by the social workers at Children’s Aid Society Toronto (CAS) or Catholic Children’s Aid Society (CCAS) to Strides Toronto.
The social worker from CAS or CCAS will ask for consent from the family and send Strides Toronto the referral form asking the therapist to help support family. The therapist will then contact the family directly and we will all agree a time to meet.
For more information
Call 416-438-3697