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Program:
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Tele-Mental Health Program
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Address:
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PO Box 812
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 3N1
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Street Address:
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1455 Idylwild Dr Nanicost Building
Fort Frances
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Location:
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- Functions as the main office located in the Nanicost Building at Idylwild Dr
- Closest intersection is at Idylwild Dr and School Rd just off Hwy 11
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Service Description:
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Provides an alternative Native child welfare program which is administered by each of the Rainy Lake Tribal Area First Nations communities
Provides psychiatric assistance for children and their families through video conferencing
- Offers consultations, diagnosis and treatment from professionals at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
- Recommends the child/client accessing telepsychiatry retain a counsellor or family doctor who can provide follow-up services
- Provides educational seminars and training programs for agencies on any of the related topics
Areas of consultation and educational/training seminars include:
- Anxiety disorders
- Attachment disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Behavioural disorders
- Child and sexual abuse
- Depression/mood disorders
- Developmental delays
- Eating disorders
- Family issues
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Infant psychiatry
- Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD)
- Psychiatric medications
- Psychosis
- School problems
- Speech and language
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Application:
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Referral required; accepted from doctors, counsellors or agencies that provide mental health services for children and their families
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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- Must be a member of any of the 9 First Nations communities in the Rainy Lake Tribal Region either on/off-reserve
- Children and youth 17 years of age and younger with emotional and/or behavioural problems that require additional help
NOTE: Children do not have to be in care with an agency to access services
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Ojibway, upon request
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Area Served:
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Big Grassy River First Nation, Couchiching First Nation, Lac La Croix First Nation, Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, Naicatchewenin First Nations, Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, Rainy River First Nations, and Seine River First Nation
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