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Children and youth living in rural and remote areas across northern Ontario can get access to a range of health, mental health and education services. This includes children and youth in:

• Muskoka
• Parry Sound
• Nipissing
• Manitoulin, and
• all areas to the north.

Services are offered:

• in the young person's language
• in ways that respect cultural background and traditions, and
• as close to the young person's home as possible.

Services for children and youth up to 18 years of age include:

• physiotherapy
• occupational therapy
• speech and language therapy
• psychiatry
• psychology
• case management.

Young people up to the age of 21 can also access:

• educational assessment programs
• remedial learning strategies.

Two Ontario government ministries are involved in supporting these services:

• Ministry of Children and Youth Services
• Ministry of Education.

How to access these services:

Parents can speak with the local schools or their local access mechanism/case manager. The case manager will assess the young person's special needs and the family situation.