The Children's Aid Society of the Region of Peel brought a secure treatment application seeking to commit an 11-year-old child with a dual diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Child Onset-Conduct Disorder to the secure treatment program at Syl Apps Youth Centre.
The child had stabbed an older brother in the chest, causing a collapsed lung, and subsequently assaulted staff and a parent while hospitalized.
The court found that all statutory criteria under section 117 of the Child and Family Services Act were satisfied, including the presence of a mental disorder, serious bodily harm caused within the preceding 45 days, additional incidents of serious bodily harm, the effectiveness of the secure treatment program, availability of appropriate treatment, and the absence of less restrictive alternatives.
The court granted the application for a 180-day commitment.
