Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - Nanaimo
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and rehab support for adults with complex recovery needs ranging from chemical dependency or serious mental illness or co-occuring disorders AND significant impairment in functioning.
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ACT serves clients with serious mental illnesses that are complex and who have very significant functional impairments.
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ACT services are delivered by a group of mental health staff from a variety of disciplines, who work as a team and provide the majority of treatment services.
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ACT services are individually tailored to the needs of each client.
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ACT teams are mobile and deliver services in the community.
Access Services
- Referrals are done internally through the Pathways system, or directly from the community via ACCESS Services at Brooks Landing phone 250-739-5710.
Services Provided
- Service coordination
- Crisis assessment and intervention
- Psychiatric/Psychological treatment and supports
- Psychiatric medication: prescription and management
- Services/supports for concurrent substance use disorder
- Work-related services
- Activities of daily living
- Social/interpersonal relationship and leisure-time skill training
- Peer support services
- Support services
- Family-centred services
Program name (alternate): ACT
Address / Contact Info
Island Health
Mental Health and Substance Use Services (MHSU)
Nanaimo , BCNanaimo
BC
Phone Numbers
Phone: (250) 739-5710
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Service Details
Regional Centres Served | Nanaimo |
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Referral protocol | physician, health professional |
Referral criteria | Referrals are done internally through the Pathways system, or directly from the community via ACCESS Services at Brooks Landing phone 250-739-5710. |
Languages spoken | English |
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This program was last updated on: 09 May 2017.