The Chatham-Kent Integrated Children's Services Foundation promotes the opportunity for all children and youth of Chatham-Kent to mature in a stable environment that meets their emotional, physical and psychological needs. The Foundation accomplishes this by providing educational bursaries to foster children from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent; and/or by assisting Chatham-Kent Children's Services in achieving their goals as contained in their objectives and Mission Statement.
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Services Offered
Children's Mental Health * Walk-in Counselling Clinic (Brief Services) - Our "Door of Hope" Walk-in Clinic focuses on reducing the severity of and/or alleviating the emotional, social and behavioral and self-regulation problems of children and youth. The walk-in clinic provides quick access to a single therapeutic session to address an immediate non-crisis need. Children/youth and/or their families may come to the clinic without an appointment during walk-in clinic hours.
* Crisis Services - Our Crisis Services (Short Term Assessment and Treatment, or "STAT" program) offers immediate intervention for children, youth and their families who are experiencing a current crisis. These crisis situations include serious risk of harm to self or others, recent traumatic event, self-harm behavior, and severe emotional difficulties/behavioral problems. The primary role of the worker is to provide time-limited services to stabilize the situation and determine the need for further service.
* Counselling and Therapy Services - Mental Health Counselling and Therapy Services include a series of planned inter-related interventions focused on reducing the severity of and/or alleviating the emotional, social, behavioral, and self-regulation problems of children and youth ages 0 to 18 years of age. Services are provided within the context of the family, culture and community and can be delivered in a range of settings.
* Intensive Treatment Services - Intensive treatment services are targeted to children and youth who have been diagnosed/identified with mental health problems that impair their functioning in some or many areas. Many of these children/youth will require intensive intervention for a defined period of time or periodically throughout their lifespan to maintain functioning in home, school and/or community.
Fees and Payment
Services are free of charge.
This is a registered charity.
Services Offered To: Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.