VIHA's Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Services (CYFMH) offers a range of services from short-term crisis intervention to inpatient assessment and treatment planning which are client centred, trauma-informed, least restrictive and collaborative. 

Services include: Crisis Services, Inpatient Services at Ledger House and Outpatient Programs.

Informed by principles of respect, diversity and cultural sensitivity, Child, Youth and Family Mental Health is an interdisciplinary psychiatric service designed to optimize the health and well-being of children, youth and families.

Working in concert within the community, our programs complement, support and enhance services to children, youth and families.

Through the provision of specialized consultation, we tailor our interventions to meet the unique and complex needs of children, youth and families and their communities. 

For additional Ministry and Community resources available for Child Youth and Family Mental Health, Substance Use, Developmental Disabilities and more, please go to the Resources page. 

If you are in immediate crisis...

Call 911 and let the operator know it is a mental health problem.

Go to a hospital emergency room:

• Victoria General Hospital  for children with mental health issues under 17 years of age
• Royal Jubilee Hospital for young adults with mental health issues aged 17 and above
• Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
• St. Joseph's General Hospital

Find more hospitals and health centres listed on our Facilities page.

The Suicide Helpline can be reached at 1-800-784-2433.