Counselling & Psychiatry
The Clinic staff believe in finding family strengths and promoting positive outcomes for children and adolescents through comprehensive assessment, consultation and treatment.
The Community Clinic offers services to families with children and youth from birth through 18 who are experiencing significant emotional, behavioural, social, developmental and/or psychiatric difficulties. Staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and child and youth workers.
We offer the following services at the Community Clinic:
- Assessment
- Individual, family, and group therapy
- Therapeutic groups for all ages.
- An emphasis on clinical practice, based on sound evidence
- Partnerships with other organizations serving children and their families
- Educational workshops on topics relevant to today’s family
- Education and advocacy for the prevention of mental health problems
ACCESSING COUNSELLING SERVICES
Help Ahead is now the way to access George Hull Centre core child and youth mental health services.
Help Ahead is Toronto’s front door to child and youth mental health services, connecting infants, children, youth and their families to services provided by the city’s 22 community-based core service providers. As Toronto’s coordinated access point, Help Ahead makes getting the right mental health support easy, equitable, seamless and efficient.
For intake and referral, call Help Ahead at 1-866-585-6486 or click here to make an online referral.
PSYCHIATRY REFERRALS
For information on how to make a referral to psychiatry, please note the following:
- Written referrals are required from your family doctor, pediatrician or nurse practitioner
- Must have a valid OHIP card
- Live in the Etobicoke area
For additional information about the Psychiatry referral process, contact the psychiatry admin at 416-622-8833 ext. 293.
Client Feedback
In the fall of 2016, the Community Clinic conducted a client feedback blitz, asking everyone attending appointments complete a feedback questionnaire about their experience at the Centre. Youth, parents and caregivers felt strongly that plans included clear goals that were important to them.
“I came to The George Hull Centre last year looking for help, which is what I’ve been receiving. I’m truly grateful for the warm and welcoming feel I get not only from my therapist, but also from the other workers here, and the overall feel of the Centre. I can’t even begin to imagine what I would have done or where I’d be if I didn’t seek help… I’m beyond happy with the care I’ve received here.”
~ Client