Ledger House - Children, Youth & Families

The Ledger Program is an island-wide resource that provides acute, in-patient, hospital based psychiatric services for children and youth serving all Island Health children, youth and families.

We provide stabilization, assessment, treatment planning and short-term interventions for children and youth aged 6 to 16 years. 

Admissions

Admissions are either urgent or planned.

Urgent Admissions

Special Care Unit (SCU)

Clients admitted to the Special Care Unit generally require urgent service and/or short-term stabilization for any of the following:

• florid psychosis
• active mania
• suicidal with previous, serious suicide attempts
• require intensive 24 hour monitoring

Referrals

Physicians and mental health clinicians can make referrals to the Special Care Unit. Please contact Intake to discuss a potential referral to this unit.

Planned Admissions

Children's and Youth Units

Clients admitted to these two units require in-patient, multi-disciplinary, tertiary mental health assessment and treatment planning. Upon admission, clients must have a secure placement and community discharge plan in place.

Children's Unit 

Inpatient assessment, intervention and discharge planning for children ages 6-11 with complex psychiatric problems

Youth Unit 

Inpatient assessment, intervention and discharge planning for ages 12-16 with complex psychiatric problems

Referrals

Family physicians, pediatricians and mental health clinicians may make a referral to the Comprehensive Assessment Units (CAP) at *Ledger House.

Learn More

Find out more about the referral process
Frequently Asked Questions

*Ledger House is also known as the Jack Ledger Building or Jack Ledger House.