HoPE (Parent-Child Horizon) Program | CIUSSSCN

Family support for mental health

The HoPE program:

• Aimed at families with children or adolescents aged 5 to 25 years old and one of whose parents suffers from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or recurrent major depression.
• Aims to improve screening, accessibility to mental health services and their continuity.

The services offered

A nurse is assigned to each family participating in the program.

The nurse:

• Is in contact with the family on a long-term basis. She is available at all times to answer questions about the physical or mental health needs of all family members;
• Ensures family monitoring to improve screening and early care;
• Routes requests for services to facilitate access to care and services for children and families;
• Ensures continuity of services;
• Acts as a relay between the people working with the family to ensure that communication is optimal;
• Promotes partnership between health services and family doctors as well as educational communities;
• Works with a team of professionals from several sectors of youth and adult mental health.

The nurse does not offer therapeutic treatment.

How to get the services?

• Families can ask the worker for a reference in their file or that of their child.
• Requests can also come from the family doctor.

Families can also contact the HoPE Program team directly to verify if they are eligible for the program.

Useful links

For more information

HoPE Program Team
418 663-2572, then 13246