Clinical Service Pathway

Clinical Service Pathways

Purpose of Clinical Service Pathways:

• To guide and support care of children and youth between the ages of 12-25 presenting to the hub with mental health/substance use/ health concerns;
• To ensure seamless transition to higher intensity services and follow-up services; and

• To enhance care for young people and their families in the areas of: quality, safety, integration, and efficiency.

Essential Components to Clinical Pathways:

• Timeline
• Categories of care, activities, or interventions
• Standardized assessment points

What to do, when to do it, by whom, and where

Benefits of a Clinical Pathway:

• Provides youth and their families clear expectations of care
• Provides a means of measuring client progress
• Promotes teamwork and integration on a multi-disciplinary team
• Improves client outcomes
• Improves utilization of resources

The attached PDF provides a visual depiction of the YWHO clinical service pathway. More information on sociodemographic data collection, the YWHO data collection platform, and clinical screening questionnaires can be found on upcoming pages of the Knowledge Base.