| Function | Examples of services and supports (actual services will vary based on intensity of need and local community considerations) |
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| Assessment |
- screening tools
- intake and assessment tools (e.g., Brief Child and Family Phone Interview; Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale; youth justice assessment tools)
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- specialized assessment tools
- professional observation and consultation
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| Early identification |
- health screening programs (e.g., speech and language; Best Start; Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children; Healthy Babies Healthy Children)
- public health and primary health care consultation
- school-based programming
- Aboriginal health initiatives (e.g., Akwe:go; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Child Nutrition programming)
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- professional training/consultation/ education
- referral from/between health, mental health, education, child protection and well-being, youth justice, social services, recreation, heritage, culture and youth justice sectors
- child-care programming
- youth justice screening
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| Early intervention |
- school-based programming
- child witness programs
- youth justice diversion programs (e.g., Youth Mental Health Court Workers)
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- first episode psychosis
- public health and primary health care
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| Emergency response/ crisis intervention |
- assessment
- in and out of home respite services
- referral
- case consultation with other professionals
- help lines (e.g., Kids Help Phone)
- short-term crisis support
- suicide prevention/intervention
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- Aboriginal traditional healers
- family/caregiver education and support
- homelessness shelters
- acute day/hospital treatment
- crisis counselling
- hospitalization
- mobile crisis units
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| Family/ caregiver education and support |
- provision of educational materials
- advocacy services
- parenting programs and parenting groups
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- Aboriginal Elders and traditional teachers
- in and out of home respite services
- intensive home-based interventions
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| Highly Specialized treatment |
- evidence-based interventions (e.g., inter-personal therapy for depression)
- day treatment
- out-patient services
- specialized interventions (e.g., suicide crisis interventions; community-based eating disorder programs)
- residential treatment
- secure treatment/detention and custody
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- in-patient services
- medication
- multi-professional teams (e.g., school/agency)
- in-patient services for those requiring chronic care
- intensive home-based interventions
- continued care for chronic illness
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| Intensive Intervention/ treatment |
- evidence-based interventions (e.g., cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression)
- day treatment
- outpatient programs
- specialized interventions (e.g., suicide crisis interventions; community-based eating disorder programs)
- residential treatment
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- in-patient services for those requiring chronic care
- medication
- multi-professional teams (e.g., school/agency)
- educational services (e.g., Section 23 classrooms)
- intensive home-based family interventions
- Aboriginal healing lodges
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| Intervention |
- Aboriginal traditional teachers
- counselling
- parent groups
- skills-based school programs
- anger management groups
- Aboriginal Elders
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- anti-bullying programs
- outreach services
- medication
- educational services (e.g., staff psychologists)
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| Mental health promotion and illness prevention |
- school-based programming
- public education campaigns
- recreational programs (e.g., sports; dance)
- child care
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- anti-stigma efforts
- parenting programs
- cultural programming (e.g., Pow Wows; traditional teachings)
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| Navigation/service coordination |
- web-based information
- multi-professional teams (e.g., school/agency)
- youth justice diversion programs
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- access mechanisms
- working with professionals in the adult mental health sector to facilitate transitions for youth
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| Professional training, support and collaboration |
- training professionals to identify atrisk children/youth (e.g., public and primary health care professionals; teachers; early childhood educators; child care workers; child and youth workers)
- consultation with other professionals
- engagement of Aboriginal traditional teachers
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- knowledge transfer of evidencebased mental health practices in intervention and treatment and sharing of cultural knowledge
- provision of training to other professionals
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| Public education |
- school-based anti-stigma and anti-racism programs
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- public anti-stigma education
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| Referral |
- referral from/between health, mental health, education, child protection and well-being, youth justice, social services, recreation, child witness programs, youth justice, Aboriginal community agencies and volunteer sectors
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| Social/ community supports |
- recreational programs (e.g., sports; dance) and community centres
- support programs (e.g., parent groups/youth groups; faith and culturally based supports)
- Friendship Centres
- community directory of services and programs (e.g., web-based)
- informal family networks
- help lines
- other health/human services and supports
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- volunteer services
- social assistance programs
- local access mechanisms
- peer/mentoring support programs
- youth employment centres
- youth training opportunities
- outreach workers (e.g., homelessness programs; isolated parents)
- housing
- programs for teen parents (teaching parenting skills)
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