2017 Embracing Diversity Full Report

Huron-Perth Centre for Children & Youth
Direct Service Provider
Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth is the lead
Agency for Child & Youth Mental Health in Huron and
Perth Counties.
Specific Services:
Access to service is a simple call to any office; youth over
12 may access services on their own although parental
involvement is always considered. Services include:
dd
Assessment and treatment services for children and
youth and their families for a broad range of child
and youth mental health concerns
dd
School-based Outreach for designated schools
through purchase of service agreements with both
school boards
dd
A range of services for youth in the justice system
dd
Violence Against Women–Supportive Counselling
(Huron only)
dd
Partner Assault Response–Group Counselling for
individuals charged with domestic violence
Service Integration:
All services provided in collaboration with other relevant
service providers, with client consent. This includes but is
not limited to: schools, family doctors/family health teams,
children’s aid society, other community partners.
Goals and Objectives for serving newcomers:
dd
To provide timely access to assessment and treatment
for a range of mental health concerns
dd
Target population:
Children and youth
(birth-18 yrs) with
mental health concerns
Percent of Newcomers
in client base:
2.1 % (645) of the
child pop. are visible
minorities; of this number
a % would be newcomers
Number of newcomers
receiving services
per month:
Unknown
Evaluation:
Client satisfaction surveys
and regular community
consultation with referral
sources are the primary
evaluation tools. Outcome
measurement is on a case
by case basis, based on
treatment/service goals
and a standardized
outcome measurement
is used for a number
of services.
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