The Extensive Needs Program is simplifying access to the right care for families of children and youth living with multiple medical, social, physical and developmental healthcare needs. We are excited about this opportunity to better serve children and youth and their families.
The program is currently being developed with our care partners and families, and we are working very hard to get it fully up and running. There isn’t another program like it in Canada and we want to get it right. Getting ready for that means:
- Learning from institutions in other parts of the world
- Building and hiring the CHEO team (see Who is on the team, below) for this innovative service
- Upgrading our existing spaces to ensure they are safe for this unique group of children and youth
- Working with our partners — McMaster Children’s Hospital and Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital — to finalize how we identify the children and youth who will be supported by this new service.
If you are interested in learning more about what supports might be available to your child/youth and your family, please book a Supporting Your Journey call with one of our Intake team members.
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