Eating Disorders
The Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program serves children and youth who have complex eating disorders that require intensive care in a hospital or community setting across different sites, including BC Children's Hospital.
The Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program is part of Mental Health and Substance Use Services at BC Children's Hospital. The program includes a number of key services:
- Eating Disorders Unit: offers support to children and youth 8 to 17 years old (18 years if still in high school) who stay overnight at BC Children’s Hospital for care
- Looking Glass Residential Program: a live-in treatment facility where youth stay for approximately 12 weeks. This provincial program is based in Vancouver and supports youth and young adults 16 to 24 years old
- Day Treatment Program: an intensive service for youth 12 to 17 years old (or 18 years if still in high school) who have previously engaged in treatment and continue to experience significant eating disorder symptoms and other conditions. The service is informed by dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and helps youth and their caregivers build skills and knowledge in managing eating disorders
- Outpatient treatment: these time-limited services include assessment, medical monitoring, therapeutic interventions (e.g. family-based treatment), and dietitian support. We provide these services to children and youth and their family or caregiver under certain circumstances
This program also provides provincial community supports that include team-to-team consults, education, and collaborative transition planning.
Referral information
We accept referrals to any service in this program from community eating disorders programs and the Child & Youth Mental Health Team. Family doctors, nurse practitioners and pediatricians can also refer a patient to this program for consideration and assessment. Families or caregivers who have questions should speak to their health-care provider.
Visit our Eating Disorders Referral page for further information.
For a current list of regional programs, please refer to the Kelty Mental Health website or call the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre at 604-875-2084.
Contact us
Address:
Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children and Adolescents
Healthy Minds Centre
Entrance 85
BC Children’s Hospital
4555 Heather Street
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3N1
Phone: 604-875-2200
Fax: 604-875-2271
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