Case Management - Mental Health
The program provides intensive case management for individuals experiencing serious and persistent mental illness and developmental disabilities.
The function of COAST is to assist people in moving towards recovery and to facilitate a higher level of independence in the community. The involvement of family, friends and other supports is encouraged and welcomed. COAST is a mobile service that provides comprehensive and individualized treatment, housing, medication, and rehabilitation (i.e., employment, finances, cooking). The intensity and duration of service is based on each person's needs and wishes.
Individuals must meet the following criteria:
1. Have a recognized developmental disability of a mild to moderate severity; diagnosed with or exhibit behaviours that are attributable to a serious, persistent, and complex mental illness with a priority being given towards pre-existing psychotic and bi-polar disorders. Individuals/substitute decisions maker must have provided consent to the referral; have the capacity to reside within a community setting but requires intensive community-based supports to do so.
2. Individuals must experience complex deficits in three or more of the following areas: communication, self-care, self-direction, social skills, community use, home living skills, health and safety, work, leisure, functional academics.
3. In addition, the individual must meet two or more of the following:
- is at risk for repeated or prolonged institutionalizations within a health care or correctional facility. Has had 3 or more psychiatric hospitalizations within the last 2 years or has been detained for more than 60 days within a psychiatric
facility within the same time period.
- is socially or geographically isolated.
- is experiencing barriers related to race, culture, ethnicity, or disability.
- has been recently evicted from a residential setting, is residing within a shelter, or is at serious risk of being evicted from their place of residence.
- has frequent involvement with the police, legal system, or frequently uses crisis/emergency services.
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Muskoka-Parry Sound Branch - Bracebridge
173 Manitoba Street
Bracebridge
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Muskoka-Parry Sound Branch
Telephone Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
After hours on-call available through the crisis line.
Phone: 705-645-2262
Toll Free: 800-245-5036
FAX: 705-645-7473