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The Provincial Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Unit is the only tertiary child/adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit in New Brunswick. It is located in The Moncton Hospital on the third floor and provides care and services to children and adolescents from nine to 16 years of age. The six-bed unit includes a two-bed observation area.
This Unit provides inpatient critical care and outreach services, including consultation services and referrals, to all regions of New Brunswick.
Referrals can be made by any clinician from the Community Mental Health Centres anywhere in New Brunswick. These referrals are made once all regional resources to address psychiatric diagnoses and treatment have been exhausted. The patient is admitted by a child/adolescent psychiatrist who has admitting privileges on the Provincial Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Unit.
The Provincial Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Unit maintains linkages with several community services, both regionally and provincially, in order to provide services that meet the individual needs of patients and their families.
Also, clinical training sessions are held periodically through onsite workshops for mental health clinicians and physicians.
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