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Is Secure Treatment right for you or a youth you know?
We accept applications for youth aged 12-17 through experiencing significant problems functioning in one or more areas of life: personal, family, school, and community.
Admission to the Secure Treatment Program requires that an application be made to the Provincial Court under “Part VII – Extraordinary Measures” of the Child, Youth, and Family Services Act.
The treatment at RSC requires the youth to:
Independence
Be independent with basic hygiene.
Engagement
Engage in reciprocal communication, understand multi-step directives, and have reflective capacities.
working together
Demonstrate the ability to live in a group setting with limited sensory modification.
Admissions
To apply for Secure Treatment or more information, contact our Intake Team now.
“I was 14 years old when I was placed at the Roberts/Smart Centre. I felt like my life had hit a low. I felt hopeless. With the help of the staff, I was able to find better-coping strategies, something that I struggled with.[…] I began to see value in myself again and gained hope.
I have since gone to college and became a Registered Practical Nurse. I wanted to devote my career to mental health to help others the way I have been helped. I am married to an amazing husband, and we have two sons who are the light of our life.”
24/7 Care and Support
Secure Treatment offers extensive around-the-clock treatment and care that prioritizes the needs of the youth. Sometimes for the first time in their lives.
Health and Wellness
The facility offers a Medication Room on-site, where Youth Counsellors can administer medication safely, and regular meetings with clinicians.
All-in-one Facility
The living quarters include private bedrooms that overlook the common room on the upper floor, a meeting room where youth can receive visitors, a medication room, a gym for indoor sports and activities, a fenced outdoor space, and individual classrooms.
Focus on Education
The program offers an on-site classroom, where students can earn credits toward their high school diploma while in treatment, through a partnership with the M.F. McHugh Education Centre.
Enriched Activities
Youths participate in a wide range of activities from music classes to outdoor education and therapeutic painting to poetry writing. And on top of that go on a variety of educational trips.