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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, May 7, 2015 | 34 ROCK has long history helping ROADS? youths with mental health WHERE WE'RE GOING WE DON'T NEED ROADS! continued from p.14 ROCK provides services to 15,000 families, with a projected 50 per cent increase in demand for children's mental health services by the year 2020. ROCK's headquarters is at 471 Pearl St. in downtown Burlington, however, it also operates offices in Oakville and Milton. In response to the increased demand for services, particularly that it is now designated as a lead services agency, ROCK has planned a 20,000-square-foot, three-storey expansion at its Pearl Street location. The $6-million expansion project budget is about half funded with the goal to build as soon as possible, said Dougherty. Some of ROCK's large service and funding partners include the City of Burlington, Halton Region, the United Way, the Trillium Foundation and the provincial ministries of health, education and children and youth services. ROCK's operating budget for 2015-16 is approximately $9.8M. The biggest contributor is the Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services at $5.3M. ROCK has provided mental health services since 1974. It began as the Children's Assessment and Treatment Centre and merged with Halton Adolescent Support Services in 2002. In 2006, it was renamed the Reach Out Centre for Kids. In 2008, it was joined by The Burlington Family Resource Centre to provide Early Years programming. ROCK's services include no appointment walk-in clinics at its three Halton offices, general consultation, family and individual therapy, psychological and diagnostic assessment, group therapy/parenting, intensive child and family service, 14-hour crisis response, court assessment, behavioural consultation and intervention, occupational therapy and residential services. Its staff includes early childhood educators (ECEs), occupational therapists, child and youth workers, crisis counselors, social workers, psychologists and therapists. ROCK's Centre of Learning has expanded internships this past year, providing eight postgraduate degree interns the opportunity for clinical experience and supervision through ROCK. As well, the centre is the lead in a provincewide evaluation of walk-in therapy clinics and single-session brief services at seven children's mental health centres across Ontario. For more information about ROCK, visit http://rockonline.ca. b a F In support of ENVIRONMENTAL Inc. ealth h l a t men s ' N E WOM spital t r o p o sup akville Ho t S U Join ams at O Sunday, May 31, 2015 progr S U o l u runforwomen.ca WWW.OTMHSUNSETCINEMA.COM