The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health (GH-CCMH) at SickKids is planning new development at our 114 Maitland St. site in downtown Toronto.
We are supporting Minto Canada, a highly regarded developer across our country, in their application to the City of Toronto for rezoning of the properties at 114 Maitland St. (owned by SickKids CCMH corporation) and 110 Maitland St. (owned by Minto) to build a mixed-use residential building. The lower floors of the future building will include 22,000 sq. ft. of new space for GH-CCMH.
“Our vision is a modern, flexible and culturally welcoming space integrated with a continuum of evidence-based child and youth mental health services in the downtown core,” says Neill Carson, Executive Director, GH-CCMH. “We look forward to occupying a purpose-built infant, child and youth mental health assessment, treatment and research space in the lower floors of the proposed build. This is very exciting.”
However, this is about more than just physical space – this is about creating new opportunities for innovation, collaboration and partnership to benefit the people we serve.
“This project is an amazing opportunity to engage creatively with our partners, with our clients and with a successful, highly-experienced development partner to plan for the future of infant, child and youth mental health service in downtown Toronto,” says Jeff Mainland, Chair, Board of Trustees, GH-CCMH, and Executive Vice-President, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
The first step in this multiyear project is the application for rezoning of the two properties by Minto. This will be followed by up to five years of planning in advance of the start of construction.
“While we are eager to be in our new space, this extended runway gives us the time we need to plan carefully and to ensure that this project realizes its full potential for children, youth, families and caregivers,” says Carson.
The Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health at SickKids provides a comprehensive range of early intervention and prevention programs, as well as child and family therapy, outreach, and intensive service. The Centre is part of the SickKids mental health continuum of services including psychiatry and the TeleLink Mental Health Program.
If you are looking for our Intensive Services for Children or Intensive Services for Youth , contact Help Ahead, the central point of intake for intensive mental health services for infants, children, youth and their families in Toronto. You may contact them by phone at 1-866-585-6486 or email helpahead@stridestoronto.ca.
To access our Individual and Family Services, please call our Mental Health Access Program at 416-924-1164, ext. 8708 to discuss service options for your family.
For information regarding all Toronto child mental health services, visit Help Ahead.
