Ledger House - Hospital based psychiatric services for children and youth
Child Services, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Youth Services
Provided by Island Health
Provides acute, in-patient, hospital based psychiatric services for children and youth (aged 6 - 16) living in the Island Health region. Located in Victoria.
Provides stabilization, assessment, treatment planning, and short-term interventions for children and youths. Admissions are either urgent or planned.
Urgent Admissions to the Special Care Unit: Clients admitted to the Special Care Unit generally require urgent service and/or short-term stabilization for the following:
- Florid psychosis
- Active mania
- Suicidal with previous, serious suicide attempts
- Require intensive 24-hour monitoring
Planned Admissions to Children's and Youth Units: Clients admitted to these two units require in-patient, multi-disciplinary, tertiary mental health assessment and treatment planning. Upon admission, clients must have a secure placement and community discharge plan in place.
- Children's Unit: inpatient assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for children ages 6-11 with complex psychiatric problems.
- Youth Unit: inpatient assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for ages 12-16 with complex psychiatric problems.
The Ledger Program serves all Island Health area children, youth, and families.
Family physicians, pediatricians, and mental health clinicians may make referrals to Ledger House. Call Child, Youth & Family Mental Health Services to discuss a potential referral or obtain more information.
250-519-6720 or 250-519-6794 (Child, Youth & Family Mental Health Services)
Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...
Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health - 2400 Arbutus Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8N 1V7
Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.
250-519-5390(Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health)
Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...
Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
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Availability
Service area: Island Health Area
Service Types Provided
Child Services
- Access / Intake for Mental Health Services (Child & Youth)
- Mental Health Services (Child and Youth)
Mental Health - Child & Youth
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Mental Health Services
- Bipolar
- *Child Mental Health Services
- Counselling - Free or Low Cost
- Health Authority Services
- Psychological Assessment / Testing
- Psychosis
- Suicide Prevention
- *Youth Mental Health Services
Youth Services
- Access / Intake for Mental Health Services (Child & Youth)
- Mental Health Services (Child and Youth)
- Counselling: Suicide Prevention
Ways to Access
- Service provided at a single location
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