Our multidisciplinary clinical team is comprised of registered social workers, experts in psychology, psychiatry and psychometry with over 20 years of experience working within forensic and youth justice sectors. Our clinical team is also supported by nurses, physicians, mental health practitioners, and Child and Youth Workers who work collaboratively coordinating care across programs. We create a comprehensive treatment plan that includes various approaches to best meet the needs of clients that are high-risk, court-mandated, and/or clients with complex mental health needs.

Normalized: Young people and families will receive clinically appropriate services within the least intrusive environment.

Professional Excellence: Banyan promotes continuous quality assurance and intervention planning that is based on best practices.

Strengths/Competency Based: Banyan’s approach to treatment planning is strengths-based and is focused on competency building.

The program model seeks to mitigate risk factors and promote protective factors. It is based on the dynamic interplay of the strengths of the individual young person, the plan of care, the multidisciplinary team, our cognitive behavioural programs, and current research as it pertains to youth justice, delinquency, and program interventions.

• Comprehensive assessments are completed at intake, including risk assessments for Substance withdrawal, Mental health concerns, Supporting a youth with an acute mental health issue, Self- Harm, Suicide Ideation, Medical issues.
• Needs and risks are communicated across the team as needed.
• individuals are often linked holistically into several services over time.
• When the individual and/or family build rapport with a specific Clinician, that staff can support them consistently across program transitions