Nanaimo

Aims to support youth and families living in Central Island communities to reduce significant emotional, behavioural, psychological, and psychiatric symptoms and increase the mental health and functioning of youth at home, school and in their community. This is a Team-Based Care approach that includes a Social Worker, Counsellor and Nurse, and is completely voluntary, unless the individual is committed under the Mental Health Act.

CICAPP has specialized services for children and youth who have:

• complex mood and/or psychotic concerns
• complex neuro-developmental and associated psychiatric concerns

This is a referral-based services for children and youth. Family physicians, pediatricians and mental health clinicians may make referrals to the Central Island Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service. Contact Child, Youth & Family Mental Health Services to discuss a potential referral or obtain more information (see URL and referral form below). Examples of those who may be referred are youth with complex challenges such as severe anxiety presentations requiring psychiatric medication management, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, panic, post-traumatic stress, psychosis, or schizophrenia with or without concurrent ADHD, ASD, learning disabilities, or other developmental impairments. Primary and secondary care should have already been explored and proven unsuccessful before referring to CICAPP (ie. CYMH, first line medications, etc.)

Serves Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Oceanside, Port Alberni, and Gabriola Island