Service Goals

The Emergency Team at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUGL) is a specialized team responsible for assessing the severity of acute mental health issues in children and adolescents. The team receives calls during business hours to evaluate the need for intervention.

• If an immediate intervention is deemed necessary, a further assessment of the child/adolescent’s condition takes place. The child/adolescent, along with their guardians, will have an interview with the BUGL Emergency Team. In consultation with the guardians, a plan for intervention is then made, either at BUGL or within their local community.

• If it is determined that the child/adolescent's safety needs to be secured, a decision is made as to whether an emergency admission to the BUGL inpatient ward is necessary.

• After BUGL’s involvement has concluded, the Emergency Team sends a written summary of the emergency assessment's findings to the family's general practitioner and other local healthcare providers.