Programs and services

Programs & services

These are the programs and services offered at Children’s and the Sunny Hill Centre for Children:

Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: Inpatient assessment and treatment for youth (12 and over) with serious psychiatric symptoms.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Program: Outpatient assessment and consultation for children, youth with all forms of ADHD.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Sunny Hill Health Centre): Assessment, diagnosis, education and research for children and youth with autism.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Unit (CAPE): Inpatient crisis intervention unit for children and youth to age 16.
Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: Inpatient assessment and treatment for children under 12 with complex psychiatric problems.
Child Psychiatry Teaching & Consultation Clinic: Affiliated with the University of BC Faculty of Medicine, providing outpatient psychiatric assessments for children aged 6 to 17.
Eating Disorders Program: A range of outpatient, day treatment and inpatient programs for children and youth with all types of eating disorders.
Infant Psychiatry Clinic: Outpatient assessment and short-term treatment for young children, ages 5 and under.
Kelty Resource Centre: a provincial resource centre working to link children, youth and their families with appropriate resources in all areas of mental health and addictions.
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Clinic: Outpatient consultation for children and youth (ages 6-19) with a mood and/or anxiety disorder.
Neuropsychiatry Clinic: Diagnostic aassessments for children and youth (to age 19) with neurodevelopmental conditions in combination with behavioural problems.
Urgent Assessment Clinic: Prompt assessments for children and youth (up to age 16) with acute psychiatric symptoms.
Youth Substance Use Disorder Clinic: Outpatient consultations for youth (12-24) with substance use disorders, and conditions involving both substance abuse and mental disorders.

Training and outreach

The Child and Youth Mental Health Program is an academic teaching centre for the University of British Columbia (UBC). Patients and their families may be involved in teaching and research programs as part of their general care.

With the help of the Co-operative University Provincial Psychiatric Liaison (CUPPL), Children’s provides psychiatric outreach to 21 communities across BC. The program has a community advisory board consisting of the directors of mental health services for the province, as well as representatives of school boards and other community agencies.

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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.