Urgent Assessment Clinic

The Urgent Assessment Clinic provides prompt psychiatric assessment and short-term treatment recommendations for children and youth (up to age 16) who require urgent outpatient assessment, where local resources are unavailable or inadequate. The clinic is staffed by a multidisciplinary team including three psychiatrists, a clinical social worker, a nurse clinician and psychiatric residents. Patients must be referred by a physician or mental health agency.

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PHSA improves the health of British Columbians by seeking province-wide solutions to specialized health care needs in collaboration with BC health authorities and other partners. For more information, visit http://www.phsa.ca

PHSA agencies include: BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services, BC Provincial Renal Agency, BC Transplant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, and Cardiac Services BC.