Neuropsychiatry Services - Child and Adolescent Addiction and Mental Health Specialized Services

Offers services to children and adolescents from 0-18 years who have complex neurological medical disorders combined with mental health disorders. Subspecialty clinic for previous concussion diagnosis with residual mental health disorder and/or behavioural issues.

The Neuropsychiatry Services (NPS) team works together with community partners to figure out why current supports or treatments may not be fully helping 6–18-year-old (refer by age 17) individuals with complicated, chronic medical conditions due to genetic or neurological disorders, combined with mental health and / or behavioural issues. The team looks at past assessments and diagnoses to see if anything is missing or if more evaluation is needed.

6 Parts of the Integrated NPS Service (NPS may offer one or a combination of these services)
Professional Consultation:
• Doctor-to-doctor advice: An NPS physician may consult directly with another physician
• Team consultation: The NPS team may give guidance to schools, clinics, therapy teams, funding programs, and other service providers involved in the child’s / adolescent's care

Capacity Building
• The team works with services involved to increase their ability to support ongoing care
• The team provides recommendations to the referral source and care teams to guide next steps and improve ongoing support

Case Review / Triage
• The team looks at all relevant reports and information, summarizes what’s most important, and puts it together clearly
• The team offers recommendations to the referral source and support services to ensure the child's / adolescent receives appropriate care

Conferences:
• Meetings may be arranged to bring together everyone involved in the child’s / adolescent’s care
• These meetings aim to create a clearer, more coordinated, and more complete care plan.

Assessment and Diagnostics:
• The team identifies any missing assessments or diagnostic steps that could help improve the care plan
• Recommendations are made for what additional assessments or evaluations may be needed

Treatment:
• Medication trials (if appropriate)
• Individual or family therapy
•Parent support and coaching