Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Unit

An interdisciplinary team provides emergency assessments and stabilization, diagnostic tests and procedures, and treatment planning. The CAPE unit accepts patients by direct physician-to-physician referral only. If a child is in crisis, please access your closest local emergency department by presenting directly to hospital or calling 9-1-1.

Address / Contact Info

BC Children's Hospital
4480 Oak St. Vancouver, BCV5Z 4H4
Enter hospital through Gate 3 (Heather Street and 29th Ave entrance). Proceed straight ahead and turn left at stop sign; Mental Health Building located on the right, use entrance 87.

Phone Numbers

CAPE Nursing Station: (604) 875-2075
Toll-free: 1-888-300-3088
Fax: (604) 875-2208

Service Details

Referral protocolphysician
Referral criteriaChildren or adolescents in psychiatric crisis that require stabilization/emergency hospital intervention; medically stable, and not acutely under the influence of substances. Physician-to-physician referral only.
Age ranges servedchild 0-12
Languages spokenEnglish

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This program was last updated on: 30 Aug 2018.