Vanier is a Southwestern Ontario leader in helping children and youth age 0 to 14 and their families with emotional and behavioural issues. For over 50 years, we have served London and surrounding communities in southwestern Ontario with compassionate, best-practice and innovative programs and services.
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Services Offered
Crisis Intake Team The Crisis and Intake Team is a collaboration between four agencies in London, Middlesex County and Oxford/Elgin Counties. Experienced child and youth counsellors provide a single point of access to two important services for children and youth. * Crisis Response and 24/7 telephone support with follow-up counselling in urgent situations.
* Intake screening and initial assessment for family counselling, parent/child groups, in-home supports, RAPP, francophone services at Vanier. Other non-residential services are available at Craigwood Youth Services and WAYS Mental Health Support.
Early Years Team (0-6) Early Years Team serves children 0 - 6 and their families who may be experiencing or at risk for serious difficulties including; anxiety, emotion regulation issues, attachment concerns, trauma, poor peer relationships, school adaptation, sleep isssues, aggression and tantrums.
7-14 Years Services offered help families increase their positive interactions in order to improve child and family functioning.
The following continuum of service is available; * Intensive Family Services (IFS) - Brief, intensive, in-home intervention for famiies.
* Family Therapy - Family Therapy services utilize brief family therapy models that build on the belief that families have the strength to solve their own problems and that the working relationship between the family and the therapist is equal and enabling.
Intensive Family Service (IFS) IFS is a brief (8-12 weeks), intensive (8 hours per week), in-home intervention for families living in London and Middlesex County. IFS counsellors work with the family within their home, community and child's school.
The program provides: * parent skill-building * family counselling * individual child/youth counselling * facilitate access to child/youth skill building groups and parenting groups * safety planning
Residential Treatment * Intensive Services * Long Term Residential Treatment Program * Family Bridges - Long Term Treatment Foster Care
Medium-Term Treatment Program This residential program specializes in working with children who have serious complex multiple needs. It offers a community-based residential stabilization, assessment and treatment program that supports the transition of the child to a long-term placement. Average length of stay ranges from 6-12 months.
Long Term Residential Treatment Program - Cornerstone For children who have complex trauma histories and multiple placement interruptions, including separation from their family, long term residential treatment can provide them with the safety and continuity of relationships to deal with their traumatic past and help them to integrate and manage their feelings and behaviours in order to be successful in a more family-like setting.
Fees and Payment
Most services are free; Fees for service are offered on a sliding scale.
This is a registered charity.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
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.