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Ledger House - Hospital Based Psychiatric Services for Children and Youth

Child Services, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Youth Services

Provided by Island Health

Located in Victoria, providing acute, in-patient, hospital based psychiatric services for children and youth (aged 6 - 16) living in the Island Health region
Provides stabilization, assessment, treatment planning, and short-term interventions for children and youths. Admissions are either urgent or planned.

Urgent Admissions to the Special Care Unit: Clients admitted to the Special Care Unit generally require urgent service and/or short-term stabilization for the following:
  • Florid psychosis
  • Active mania
  • Suicidal with previous, serious suicide attempts
  • Require intensive 24-hour monitoring
Planned Admissions to Children's and Youth Units: Clients admitted to these two units require in-patient, multi-disciplinary, tertiary mental health assessment and treatment planning. Upon admission, clients must have a secure placement and community discharge plan in place.
  • Children's Unit: Inpatient assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for children ages 6-11 with complex psychiatric problems.
  • Youth Unit: inpatient assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for ages 12-16 with complex psychiatric problems.
The Ledger Program serves all Island Health area children, youth, and families from within the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health facility. Family physicians, pediatricians, and mental health clinicians may make referrals to Ledger House. Call Child, Youth & Family Mental Health Services to discuss a potential referral or obtain more information.

250-519-6720 or 250-519-6794 (Child, Youth & Family Mental Health Services)

Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...

Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health - 2400 Arbutus Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8N 1V7

Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.

250-519-5390 (Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health)

Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...

Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Health professional referral
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Service area: Island Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Saanichton, Kyuquot, Lake Cowichan, Denman Island, Fanny Bay, Sooke, Sayward, Port McNeill, Black Creek, Victoria, Mill Bay, Ladysmith, Port Alice, Cathedral Grove, Hornby Island, Esquimalt, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Alert Bay, Nanoose Bay, Ucluelet, Pender Island, Gold River, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Campbell River, Cumberland, Penelakut Island, Courtenay, Cortes Island, Nanaimo, Cobble Hill, Mayne Island, Tofino, Nitinaht, Galiano Island, Shawnigan Lake, Coombs, North Saanich, Gabriola Island, Long Beach, Duncan, Saanich, Langford, Brentwood Bay, Sidney, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Tahsis, Comox, Quathiaski Cove, Horne Lake, Chemainus, Lantzville, Sointula, Deep Bay, Parksville, and Bamfield

Service Types Provided
Child Services
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Youth Services
Ways to Access
  • Provided at a single location

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