Child, Youth & Family Program (CYFP)

Supporting children, youth and families through expert and compassionate mental health care.

The Child, Youth and Family Program (CYFP) provides compassionate and evidence-based mental health care to children and youth aged 5 to 18, as well as their caregivers. Whether you are a family navigating mental health challenges or a professional referring a client, we’re here to help. Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to support each young person’s unique journey toward wellness at the Child Youth and Family Program.

About the Child, Youth and Family Program

The Child, Youth and Family Program (CYFP) at Lakeridge Health Oshawa provides a range of outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents. Our services are offered across two stages of care:

Stage One: Early intervention and psychoeducational groups
Stage Two: More intensive, specialized interventions

Referrals are accepted through Central Connect with a physician's referral. Services are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client and often include collaboration with families, schools, and other care providers. The program brings together a multidisciplinary team that includes social workers, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, child and youth counsellors, occupational therapists, grove school teachers, and nurses.

CYFP provides a variety of treatment options, including:

Structured psychoeducation groups and group therapies (for children, youth and parents/caregivers) that draw on evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and/or transdiagnostic and skills-based approaches;
Individual Psychotherapy based on clinical needs and recommendations
Psychiatric assessment and consultation
Intensive Ambulatory Program (IAP) - Day Treatment School Program

The IAP is an intensive, 8-week assessment and stabilization program for youth who are unable to attend school or function in the community due to severe mental health symptoms. Referrals for the IAP are primarily made internally, through other CYFP programs. Although academics are not the priority in this program, youth do have an opportunity to work on some academic credits while enrolled in the IAP.

Contact - Central Connect

Call: 905-440-7534 (or toll-free at 1-833-392-7363)
Fax: 905-440-7560
Email: CentralConnectMHA@lh.ca
Use the patient self referral form.
Use the health care provider e-referral form.