Intensive Extended Day Program

Youthdale’s Intensive Extended Day Program (IEDP) serves transitional age youth 16—19 years with complex mental health needs who have left the formal school system and would benefit from recovery-oriented treatment and support with their education, vocation, life skills, housing, and other social determinants of health-related goals. 

Located in downtown Toronto in partnership with Covenant House, the program serves as a particularly effective treatment option for youth transitioning from Youthdale or hospital-based inpatient units or intensive community treatment settings. On average, young people stay in the program for a few months to about a year, attending for a part of each weekday, to a level needed to meet their mental health treatment and life goals.