Early Childhood Mental Health Services
Need help immediately?
If there is an urgent safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to emergency at your nearest hospital.
Suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433
Call BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
KUU-US Crisis Support Line (BC Wide Indigenous Toll Free Crisis and Support Line): 1-800-588-8717
Early childhood mental health services provide treatment and support to families concerned about their child's ability to manage emotional, social and behavioural areas of development.
Early childhood mental health programs provide interdisciplinary behavioural and mental health assessment and treatment services for children. We treat children with a wide range of behavioural issues as well as parenting concerns, including:
- attachment
- parent-child relationship concerns
- aggressive behaviours
- separation anxiety
- social anxiety, and much more
Check the locations for eligibility and referral process.
What to expect
The comprehensive assessment and treatment is done with the family and reaches out to other community partners the child may be involved with. Services are provided by a multi-disciplinary team.
Find your team
VCH provides mental health intake for children ages 0 to 5 in Richmond and Vancouver – see details on locations and how to access below.
If you live in the Coast or on the North Shore, support is available from the Child and Youth Mental Health Intake Clinics operated by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Indigenous-specific support is also available through the First Nations Health Authority or the local First Nation within the community.
