Mental Health - Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program

This program provides multidisciplinary short-term treatment to children and adolescents under the age of 18 with moderate to severe symptoms * this includes individuals who have recently been discharged from hospital for medical stabilization, or who may experience acute medical crisis if appropriate intervention is not offered * individuals with milder symptoms may benefit from community based supports * team includes social workers, dieticians, nurse practitioners, psychiatrist and a pediatrician * this is not a weight-loss clinic
Services include:

• mandatory educational groups for parents/caregivers
• adapted Family-Based Treatment model for eating disorders that primarily involves consultation with parents to re-establish consistent eating patterns aligned with recovery
• medical monitoring in collaboration with the referring primary care provider
• nutritional assessment and counselling