Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre

Details

Name :

Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre

Address  :

120 Tecumseh Street

Town  :

Winnipeg

State  :

Manitoba

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

R3E 2A9

Phone  :

204 477 6391

Fax  :

204 783 8948

Web URL  :

Email  :


Description

MATC falls under the jurisdiction of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Health

MATC is organized and structured around the following

program management model
client centred philosophy with a strong commitment to consumer participation in treatment planning and decision making
integrated continuum of services
multidisciplinary team approach

MATC believes in the following principles and uses them to guide program planning and decision making

a continuum of services
services are available accessible appropriate and flexible
resource allocation is flexible and responds to client need
identification and intervention occurs as early as possible to ensure healthy development and lessen the need for more intensive interventions

Who do we serve

MATC provides mental health services to children and youth with psychiatric andor emotional disorders A full continuum of programs and services both community and hospital based are available to residents of Manitoba Nunavut

What services do we provide

Services range from brief interventions to intensive long term treatment
Treatment is provided from a variety of perspectives and is delivered in partnership with parents and collateral agencies

Followup monitoring and transfer to other services are essential components of service provision Depending upon the level of treatment required by the clientfamily services may be accessed through different programs

Services in other languages may be available based on availability through various interpretive services

MISSION

MATC provides a range of mental health services to children and adolescents
who experience psychiatric andor emotional disorders

MATC strives to be sensitive responsive
and innovative in meeting the changing needs of children adolescents families and communities

VISION

MATC assumes a leadership role in the delivery of a prompt accessible range of integrated mental health services

MATC creates respectful partnerships with parents and communities to help children and adolescents achieve a maximum possible quality of life

VALUES
We value the young we serve

We value the way we serve young people

We value families and caregivers

We value professional excellence

We value quality and improvement in everything we do

We value teamwork and involvement

We value the community resource network
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