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TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED TO DATE
$709,645
529
Assessments
50
People trained
892
Patients served
15
Treatment spaces
Program overview
The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation is investing in improved treatment for two critical mental health issues: obesity and eating disorders. Both conditions can lead to short-term and long-term health challenges for young people, including cardiac issues and other serious concerns; both are on the rise; and both have physical and psychological implications that can benefit from sustained support from healthcare teams that include mental health providers.
Family-based therapy (FBT)
In the FBT program, trained care providers deliver evidence-based treatment to adolescents, primarily for anorexia and bulimia. Importantly, families are engaged in the treatment process. Where possible, care providers seek to intervene before patients’ conditions have become severe enough to warrant inpatient care, reducing hospitalizations.
Centre of Excellence for Adolescents with Severe Obesity (CEASO)
Severe obesity in teenagers is increasingly prevalent. This condition can lead to a range of serious health complications, diminishing quality and length of life. A growing quantity of evidence shows the importance of intervention when obesity is severe, and CEASO meets an urgent need for multidisciplinary support in this area.
How Family of Support Funding Has Helped
Family of Support funds have helped to:
CEASO:
- Improve patients’ quality of life, both on a mental and physical level
- Train additional physicians and mental health trainees in advanced prevention and early intervention approaches
- Increase patients’ learning of coping strategies and skills to deal with stress.
FBT:
- Decrease the number of hospitalizations and duration of hospital stays
- Increase the number of patient assessments.
