Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Trusted Child & Family Support Services in Toronto
For over a century, we have dedicated ourselves to transforming the lives of children, youth, and families through innovative, evidence-informed programs. Our legacy of service excellence is rooted in three core pillars: child and youth mental health, early learning and childcare, and gender-based violence support. We combine rigorous research with compassionate care delivery, continuously evolving our practices through measurement-based care and organizational learning.Our interdisciplinary team collaborates across disciplines to ensure every child and family receives tailored, culturally responsive support that builds lifelong resilience. Through strategic partnerships and knowledge-sharing initiatives, we actively shape systemic improvements in child mental health and family well-being, maintaining strict adherence to quality standards while prioritizing client-centered outcomes.
Services
Mental Health Therapy
Early Childhood Education
Gender-Based Violence Support
Parenting Workshops
Youth Counseling
Details
- Year established: 1909
Highlights and features
- We implement evidence-based programs refined over 115 years of continuous service
- Our interdisciplinary team combines clinical expertise with research-driven practices
- We provide trauma-informed care across 50+ specialized programs
- Our measurement-based care model ensures continuous quality improvement
- We maintain community partnerships across 15+ GTA locations
What people say
Changed my life
Confidence level
Safe place to build
Strategies transformed parenting
Successful impulse control
Services
Mental Health Therapy
Specialized emotional and behavioral support for children aged 0-18 and their families. Our trauma-informed clinicians employ evidence-based modalities tailored to individual needs, addressing depression, anxiety, developmental challenges, and post-traumatic stress. Programs incorporate family systems approaches to ensure long-term stability and resilience.
Gender-Based Violence Support
Comprehensive care for women and children affected by domestic abuse, including shelter services, group therapy, parenting guidance, and safety planning. Programs address complex trauma through culturally responsive frameworks while facilitating community reintegration and legal support services.
Early Childhood Education
Regulated childcare centers offering play-based learning with curriculum aligned to provincial developmental standards. Services include subsidized care options, therapeutic recreation programs, and transitional support between home and school environments for children aged 0-5.
People
Dr. Maria Levison
Chief Executive Officer
Award-winning child psychiatrist with 25+ years of leadership in community mental health initiatives, specializing in trauma recovery and systemic interventions. Holds multiple academic appointments and chairs provincial advisory councils.
John Chen
Director of Programs
Clinical director overseeing 50+ therapeutic programs, with expertise in implementing measurement-based care frameworks and expanding access to underserved populations through innovative delivery models.
Questions
Do I need a referral for mental health services?
No referral required for most programs. Intake specialists will assess needs and match clients to appropriate services through a brief screening interview.
Are childcare services licensed?
All centers maintain full licensing compliance with provincial childcare standards and participate in the Canada-wide Early Learning Child Care system.
What mental health modalities are offered?
Programs incorporate CBT, DBT, play therapy, family systems approaches, and trauma-informed frameworks adapted from the latest clinical research findings.
Is interpretation available?
Professional interpretation services in 100+ languages are available through partnerships with specialized agencies for all clinical programs.
How long do counseling programs last?
Program durations vary by client needs, typically ranging from 12-week interventions to year-long therapeutic engagements with periodic progress evaluations.
Do you accept private insurance?
Most services are publicly funded or subsidized. Private billing options available for select specialized assessments and consultation services.
Reviews (3)
Mike Faye
Apr 05, 2018
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Congratulations to everyone at CDI for your continued success at providing leading edge programs for children and families.
Angelina Kikot
Mar 01, 2018
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What do you do if you did not hear the person properly? By SNAP's logic you presume that you have heard something what you think is right, however, in reality it turns out that it was wrong but the call to Children Aid Society has been made leaving the family in the situation where they have to apologize for child worker's misunderstanding.… Eventually excusing themselves, SNAP said that they have to report every concern... well if the person during the conversation makes presumptions - it is not a conversation. My point is that when you come for help you get a slap on your face and it is
Margaret Bradley
Feb 04, 2016
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If you are concerned about your child and you feel no one is giving you answers I strongly suggest you look into the SNAP program.
