Youth Forensic Charter Place, The IWK Youth Forensic team provides Services 1465 Brenton Street (3rd assessment and treatment services to youth Floor) who are involved with the criminal justice IWK mental health Halifax, system. The service operates in partnership program NS B3J 3T3 with the Department of Justice. Youth Forensic Services is made up of a number of teams: Youth Forensic Assessment Services, Initiative for Sexually Aggressive Youth (ISAY), Complex Case Management, Mental Health Youth Court Liaisons and Forensic Rehabilitation Intervention Services. IWK Secure Care 1442 Country Home The IWK Secure Care Unit (SCU) in Waterville Unit (SCU) Road, is a six bed inpatient Youth Forensics Unit PO Box 100, where 30-day court ordered mental health Nova Scotia Youth Waterville assessments are performed to determine Facility NS B0P 1V0 fitness for trial. The Secure Care Unit also Phone: 538.4220 serves as an inpatient rehabilitation unit for Fax: 538.4161 treatment of youth with mental illness deemed not criminally responsible (NCR) in a court of law. The SCU works in collaboration with the Department of Justice and is unique in that most of the youth it serves come from the judicial system. The hospital and youth facility are co-located to make the most efficient use of shared resources and services. The facilities are independently operated and managed such that young offenders and forensic patients are separated at all times. The multidisciplinary team consists of a medical doctor, psychiatrist, registered and licensed nurses, psychologists, social workers and youth care workers. The unit provides
Youth Forensic Services IWK mental health program Charter Place, 1465 Brenton Street (3rd Floor) Halifax, NS B3J 3T3 The IWK Youth Forensic team provides assessment and treatment services to youth who are involved with the criminal justice system. The service operates in partnership with the Department of Justice. Youth Forensic Services is made up of a number of teams: Youth Forensic Assessment Services, Initiative for Sexually Aggressive Youth (ISAY), Complex Case Management, Mental Health Youth Court Liaisons and Forensic Rehabilitation Intervention Services. IWK Secure Care Unit (SCU) Nova Scotia Youth Facility 1442 Country Home Road, PO Box 100, Waterville NS B0P 1V0 Phone: 538.4220 Fax: 538.4161 The IWK Secure Care Unit (SCU) in Waterville is a six bed inpatient Youth Forensics Unit where 30-day court ordered mental health assessments are performed to determine fitness for trial. The Secure Care Unit also serves as an inpatient rehabilitation unit for treatment of youth with mental illness deemed not criminally responsible (NCR) in a court of law. The SCU works in collaboration with the Department of Justice and is unique in that most of the youth it serves come from the judicial system. The hospital and youth facility are co-located to make the most efficient use of shared resources and services. The facilities are independently operated and managed such that young offenders and forensic patients are separated at all times. The multidisciplinary team consists of a medical doctor, psychiatrist, registered and licensed nurses, psychologists, social workers and youth care workers. The unit provides
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