Child and Parent Resource Institute is a provincially operated regional resource centre located in London, Ontario

London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

, Canada. CPRI provides highly specialized (tertiary) diagnostic assessment, consultation, education (through the Madeline Hardy School

Madeline Hardy School

The Madeline Hardy School is an elementary school for students with mental health issues or developmental challenges. Madeline Hardy is located in London, Ontario, Canada. It is located within the CPRI facility. Students here go to area high schools when they are perceived to be mature enough,...

), research, and short term treatment services for children/youth (0–18 years) with complex emotional and behavioural disorder

Emotional and behavioral disorders

Emotional and behavioral disorders is a broad category which is used commonly in educational settings, to group a range of more specific perceived difficulties of children and adolescents...

s, and families who require an integrated, clinical, highly specialized interdisciplinary approach. CPRI services a 17 county catchment area

Catchment area (human geography)

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Services Provided by CPRI

Clinical Services	CPRI accepts referrals for assessment, consultation, and treatment for children and youth (and families) with complex emotional and behavioural disorders. We serve children on a residential and community basis.
Attachment Consultation and Education Services (ACES)	Consultation, assessment, treatment and education for children and youth (birth to 18 years) with a focus on disturbance of attachment, attachment disorders, or a history of traumatic and/or disruptive life events. The child or youth may also be experience difficulty in relationships, behaviours, and emotions requiring extensive management to the child/youth home/living environment.
Mood Disorders Clinic	Consultation, assessment, treatment and education services for children and youth (6–18 years) who are referred by a physician and who are suspected of having early onset mood disorders.
Brake Shop	Specialized assessment, treatment, consultation and community education for children and youth (6 to 18 years) with severe behavioural concerns or intermittent Explosive Disorder, with a diagnosed tic Tic A tic is a sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups. Tics can be invisible to the observer, such as abdominal tensing or toe crunching. Common motor and phonic tics are, respectively, eye blinking and throat clearing...  disorder.
Dual Diagnosis	Assessment, consultation, and treatment on a community and residential services basis for children and youth (2-18 years) with a developmental disability and psychiatric or behavioural disorder.
Emotional Disorders	Assessment, treatment, consultation for children and youth (2–18 years) with a developmental delay Developmental disability Developmental disability is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe lifelong disabilities attributable to mental or physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18. It is not synonymous with "developmental delay" which is often a consequence of a temporary illness or trauma during...  and emotional disorder.
Home Visiting Program for Infants	Early intervention program (for the counties of Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Perth, and Huron only) for infants (up to 5 years) and their families who are at risk for or have developmental or physical disabilities.
Homeshare	Specialized placement program in which children and youth who have a developmental disablity, medically fragile/technological dependence and/or dual diagnosis, are placed with families on a full-time and long-term basis in the city of London and surrounding counties.
Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic	Assessment, treatment, consultation, education and support for children and youth up to the age of 18 with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, their families, caregivers and the community.
Selective Mutism Selective mutism Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder in which a person, most often a child, who is normally capable of speech is unable to speak in given situations, or to specific people...	For children and youth (3–18 years) who have restricted speech in one or more settings for at least two months and have demonstrated capacity for speech and intellectual ability above IQ 55.
Sexual Behaviours	Comprehensive assessment and consultation for children and youth (age 6-18) concerning sexual behaviours (can include trauma assessment and sexuality education).
Residential Services	Interdisciplinary residential assessment and treatment based on the individualized needs and identified goals of children or youth with complex multiple needs. The average length of stay is 2 to 12 weeks for all residential units. All units except Pratten One accommodate children and youth with externalizing and aggressive behaviours. Age ranges for each unit are a general guideline. Unit 3 – 8 spaces for females ages 10 – 18 Unit 4 – 12 spaces for males ages 13 – 18 Unit 5 – 10 spaces for males/females ages 6 – 12 Unit 6 – 9 spaces for males/females ages 6 – 13 with a developmental disability Thameswood – 8 spaces for males/females ages 13 – 18 with a developmental disability Pratten – 12 bed short-term (average length of stay from a few days to two weeks) residential unit for males/females ages 0 – 18 with a variety of complex medical (including technologically dependent clients) and developmental needs. Services include palliative care and “step down” services from acute hospital admissions. This space is like a hospital ward with specialized medical equipment, access to oxygen, etc.
Urgent Response Intervention	Short term, urgent admissions of clients in the CPRI catchment area.

External links

• Official site of Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI)