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Mental Health At School

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Organization: Roberts / Smart Centre
Phone Numbers: 613-728-1946
Toll-Free: 1-800-279-9941
Fax: 613-728-4986
Email: info@rsc-crs.com
Website: www.robertssmartcentre.com
Address: 1737 Woodward Dr, Suite 104
Ottawa, ON
K2C 0P9
Intersection: Woodward Dr and Maitland Ave
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Executives: Deborah Headley - Executive Director
613-728-1946 ext 222 * dheadley@rsc-crs.com
Contacts: Ron Kuelz - Intake Coordinator
613-728-1946 ext 236 * intake@rsc-crs.com
Service Description: 24-bed integrated children's mental health centre providing residential treatment for high-risk adolescents

Mental Health Residential Program:
  • 16 residential placements for adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties 
  • 10 of these beds are for youth involved with child welfare
  • 6 beds are for families from the community and are accessed through Coordinated Access

Secure Treatment:
  • 8 beds for adolescents with a severe mental health disorder whose behaviours place them at imminent risk to harm themselves or others, and require intensive treatment in a secure environment

Day Treatment:
  • special education treatment program, in conjunction with local boards of education, serving youth who experience difficulties in the mainstream system due to behavioural problems
  • 4 classrooms
  • English and French

The Debbie Campbell Learning Academy:
  • Private School under the provincial Education Act providing specialized learning and behavioural intervention programs for adolescents with severe behaviour problems 
  •  students may earn a variety of Ontario Secondary School credits at the grade nine and ten level and remedial programs are offered for adolescents who are functioning at the elementary level (English only)

School-based Mental Health program:
  • mental health services in local high schools
  • individualized support to teens within the school setting as well throughout the summer months where needed
  • coordinates and refers teens for mental health services
  • supports social skills development and transitional support

Transition and Community Outreach:
  • Serves youth in the care of the Centre who are moving through key transition points in their development
  • assistance also provided to youth and families in the community where there is a risk of out-of-home placement, harm to self or others and other services are not available or appropriate
  • support needed to stay at home, to transition, to access other community support services and to assist in navigating into the adult mental health system
Fees: Set fees for some services only
Application: Referrals from parents, School Boards, Children's Aid Societies and youth-serving agencies
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: At-risk adolescents between 12-18 years, presenting challenging mental health and behavioural struggles
Languages: English ; French
Area(s) Served: Renfrew County ; Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties ; Prescott and Russell United Counties ; Ottawa (City of)

This information was last completely updated on: 7-2-2025


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