HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-09-21, Page 32site provides one-stop shopping for
tal health services for children
erimart
shopping for mental health
the children of Huron and
ies is now available at www.
h4kids.ca, it was announced
last week at the Avon Mait-
t School Board office.
Hand Superintendent Mike
website was originally cre-
ntal health services for chil-
London area and service
I: Huron and Perth Counties
tut it last year.
itrongly that we needed to
rye-stopshop for mental
v had the_ infrastructure. in
iddlesex:and we thought
It would it be. to expand it
Perth," he said.
Irling, CEO of the Huron -
re for Children and Youth,.
bsite would allowparents,
ucators and service provid-
:' local resources "anytime,
iw what it could do for us I
(cited,' she said.
Superintendent with the
h Catholic District School
allof the agencies working
hildren's mental health will
!the website.
agencies working together
I'd on the website Can serve
le in crisis and this is a pow -
do that," he said.
;ite is a.partnership of the
)port Leadership Initiative
ilthline.ca and includes
about over 270 organiza-
,tal health library and inter -
resources for kids, parents,
Id service providers.
line
ignalstar.com
mix news, sports and more.
odench and surrounding area
FOSTER FAMILIES
NEEDED FOR
CHILDREN & YOUTH
'en from Your Community
istion Call theHer n -Perth
I ldrsn's Aid $ isisty
County Vy Waller as
-5290 or 1800.668-5094
Munty' Ueantie Jardine at
'356 or 1-800-265-5198
Sagan Hundertmark OMI Ager
Barbara Hagarty, of thehealthline.ca, Terri Spading, CEO. of the
Huron -Perth Centre for Children and Youth, Dan Parr, of the
Huron -Perth Catholic District School Board and Mike Ash of the
Avon Maitland District School Board, pose with a new website
called mentalhealth4kids that lists mental health services for
children in Huron and Perth Counties.
Barbara Hagarty, Regional
Community Partnership
Coordinator of thehealthline.
ca, said she would be respon -
sible for populating the web-
site with local information
about children's mental
health.
She walked healthcare pro-
viders through the website,
pointing out the four colour-
coded criteria, including pre-
vention, support, assessment
and treatment and crisis,
demonstrating how informa-
tion can be found of each
available service and over
5,000 records relating to chil-
dren's mental health serv-
ices, locally and provincially.
She pointed out that in the
interactive section, children
could access an online jour-
nal thatwould allow them to
express their feelings.
"This, is such a high tech
world we're living in and this
can give kids a way to voice
their feelings. There is a tre-
mendous amount of infor-
mation on this web site, she
said.
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