Child and Youth Neuropsychiatry Clinic (CYNC)

Disability Services and Mental Health - Child & Youth

Provided by Island Health

Provides children and their families with psychiatric consultation and system navigation support to access needed community services.
The Child and Youth Neuropsychiatry Clinic (CYNC) is available to all Island Health children, youth and their families to ensure psychiatry care is available in partnership with the family's GP, NP or pediatrician for up to 18 months. In addition to access for a comprehensive psychiatry assessment, psychiatric nursing support is available for the child/youth and their family, as well as system navigation support to ensure connection to services in the community. While initial assessments will be done in person whenever possible, follow-up appointments may be done in-person or virtually. Options for appointments will be discussed with the family, including the most appropriate and convenient location to meet in each community if necessary.

Accepted Referrals
  • Those aged 5 through 18 years
  • Youth who consent to participate
  • Children/youth requiring a non-urgent psychiatric assessment (autism and eating disorder assessments are excluded)
  • Children/youth under 19 years with a developmental disability, neurodiversity and/or intellectual disability with functionally impairing mental health concerns
  • The following diagnoses are included: ASD, complex ADHD, Tourette’s disorder, OCD, FASD, alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder, seizure disorders, head injuries, genetic disorder
Referrals outside of the above scope will be redirected to appropriate service such as DDMHT

250-519-3050

Public email: Child&YouthNeuropsychiatryClinic@islandhealth.ca

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Pediatrician referral
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Availability

Service area: Island Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Alert Bay, Bamfield, Black Creek, Brentwood Bay, Campbell River, Cathedral Grove, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cumberland, Deep Bay, Denman Island, Duncan, Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gold River, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Kyuquot, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Lantzville, Long Beach, Mayne Island, Merville, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nitinaht, North Saanich, Parksville, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Sayward, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sointula, Sooke, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, and Victoria

Service Types Provided
Disability Services
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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