Alberta Health Services - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program

Melcor Centre (Mon, Wed, & Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Tues & Thurs 8:00am-7:30pm)

Room 120 A, 200 4th Ave S, Lethbridge

(403)381-5278

Chinook Regional Hospital (Monday to Friday 8:00am-4:30pm)

960 19th St S, Lethbridge

(403)388-6512

Provides care to children who have mental health concerns that affect how they function at home, in school, or in the community.

Sees children with mental health concerns who can’t be treated in a community or facility-based program

Services offered:

• Help during crisis
• Seeing a psychiatrist
• Treatment (one-on-one, family, group therapy)
• Teaching to children and their families
• Referrals to community agencies if needed
• Satellite school program

To be admitted to the program, children must:

• Be 17 years or younger
• Have an acute psychiatric illness that can’t be managed in the community or a facility
• Need to be admitted to the hospital to get diagnosed