The Arson Prevention Program for Children (TAPP-C)

What We Offer

TAPP-C brings together fire service and mental health professionals to work with children, youth and their families to eliminate dangerous fire-related Behaviours.

How It Works

Fire service professionals provide families with home fire-safety checks and fire-safety education CAMH staff provide assessment and parent- and child-focused treatment. The treatment component of TAPP-C is a brief CBT-based intervention program with two modules: one for parents and caregivers and one for children and youth.

Prior to providing the treatment component of TAPP-C, the child or youth’s firesetting behaviour is evaluated using a combination of specialized firesetting risk assessment and general mental health assessment. Based on the results of these assessments, children may be provided with the TAPP-C treatment component in combination with more general mental health treatment; other children, whose firesetting risk is determined to be low, may receive the TAPP-C treatment as a stand-alone intervention.

How To Reach Us

For more information or to make a referral, please call 416 535.8501 x 6208. Or visit our website at www.tapp-c.com

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Address

TAPP-C
Child, Youth and Family Program
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
250 College Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1R8

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