Admission Criteria:

 

Referrals are accepted for substance abuse treatment for youth ages 11-17. The Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre requests that youth be free from substance use for a minimum of 72 hours prior to admission.

All youth must abstain from all mood altering substances for the duration of the healing program

Referral workers and family members must participate in the healing program

 

Youth can be referred to our program by their:

· Parents                                         

· Teacher or School Administrator

· Doctor                                           

· Local Police or First Nations Constable

· Community Worker                       

· Priest, Chaplin, Church Leader or Spiritual Leader

· Health Worker                               

 

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Intake Procedures:

· Assessment Questionnaire

· Medical Assessment

· Parent/Guardian Consent Form

· Nutshimit Liability Waiver

· Liability Waiver

· Consent to Medical Treatment

· Education Consent

 

Confirmation of space will only be made upon receipt of all referral forms.

 

If the youth changes his/her mind about treatment, please telephone Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre as soon as possible.

 

Youth who have submitted referral forms are not necessarily guaranteed acceptance, therefore parents and referral workers should not assume automatic acceptance. Confirmation of acceptance into the program will be made by telephone and letter from the Community Liaison Officer.

 

All youth must be escorted to and from the Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre.

 

Youth Not Eligible:

· Youth who are developmentally handicapped, psychotic, autistic/pervasive development disorder, or in need of acute medical or detoxification are not accepted, and are redirected to a more appropriate community resource.

 

· Any individual who poses a substantial likelihood or physical harm to self or others as demonstrated by an attempt or threat to physically harm self or others, if the behaviour is beyond the management capabilities of the program and staff, will not be served by the Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre.

 

Waiting Lists:

A priority is managing intake services is to ensure that youth and their families are adequately prepared for treatment. When required the Treatment Centre will offer brief intervention while for admission. Crisis intervention may occur within the community or at the Centre depending upon geographic location. Pre-treatment may also include referral to existing community resources in an effort to attend to youth at high risk. The most urgent cases will receive high priority for admission.

 

Once a bed is filled, we start a waiting list. As clients graduate or cancellation occur, we will fill spaces available from the waiting list.

 

Guidelines for Preparing Youth and Parents for Treatment:

 

Explain Program Philosophy - The Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre believes that substance abuse is treatable, as a physical and psychologically addictive disease, treatable through patience, guidance, physical development and spirituality. Participants in the program will be treated with dignity, respect and individuality.

Explain Program Requirements - The Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre requires that youth be free of substance use for a minimum of 72 hours prior to admission.

Explain that intake information will be assessed by The Charles J. Andrew Youth Treatment Centre program staff.

Explain that the youth must be escorted to and from the program and that the referral worker and family must participate in the treatment program based upon individual treatment plans.

Review the following overview of the Healing Program.

 

For more information on admissions or to request an admissions package, please contact cjay@cjay.org or via telephone at (709) 497-8995.

 

Note: All referrals must be at the consent of the parent or guardians