CHILD & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH IN THE COMOX VALLEY
Collaborative Mental Health Outreach Support.
When children require intensive mental health support, this program provides community-based intervention. Outreach workers collaborate with families, schools, and therapists to provide practical support that helps manage challenging situations and build functional routines.
Support where it matters.
In the Comox Valley, Child and Youth Mental Health Outreach provides intensive, community-based support for families whose children have complex mental health needs. This program provides support to help improve family functioning and stabilization, strengthen families’ abilities to parent children with special circumstances, and build understanding of the cause of disruptive behaviours at home, in school, and in the community.
Email: CommunityProgramsCV@jhsni.bc.ca
Phone: 250-338-7341
The Program
For families whose children require intensive intervention strategies.
Child & Youth Mental Health Outreach
Collaborative support: Working with families, children, and mental health clinicians.
In-home service: Practical help and parenting support where families need it most.
Positive relationships: Helping children and youth experience positive interactions with their family, their friends, and at school.
Team approach: Developing shared plans that address the specific needs of each family.
Location: Comox Valley (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm).
Eligibility
Child & Youth Mental Health Outreach is open to:
Families in the Comox Valley referred by CYMH.
Children and youth requiring intensive mental health intervention.
Families needing support implementing therapeutic strategies.
Families needing advocacy and system navigation support.
How To
Access
STEP 01
Connect with Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH)
This program is accessed by referral. Reach out to your local CYMH office to get connected and request a referral.
STEP 02
Referral to our team
Once referred, our team will follow up and coordinate your support.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Child & Youth Mental Health Outreach in the Comox Valley.
We work with both you and your child. Along with a mental health clinician, we ensure everyone is getting what they need.
No, this is not a crisis service. However, through ongoing support, we work to reduce the frequency and intensity of crises your family may be experiencing.
We can advocate for your child with their school, psychiatrist, and other community services, working as a team to support them.
The length of support depends on your family’s needs and is determined collaboratively with you and the mental health clinician.
Yes, all referrals come through Child and Youth Mental Health services, as this program works collaboratively with existing mental health clinicians.
No. This program is funded and provided at no cost to families.
OUR IMPACT
“I have noticed a 95% improvement with my son since you started working with him.”
– Child & Youth Mental Health Outreach Client