Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT)
Provides a community-based combination of – treatment / symptom assessment and support-medication management, intensive case management and individual supportive therapy. The team also provides crisis assessment and intervention, rehabilitation/support, services-vocational, ADL, social, creative outreach and engagement in the Therapeutic Process by an interdisciplinary Mental Health Team.
Referrals are accepted from a medical doctor, healthcare professional, or by self-referral.
Referrals are though Ontario Shores Central Intake.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals must be diagnosed with a major mental illness and need an average of 3 intensive visits a week community-based support.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Primary diagnosis of Personality Disorder
- Substance abuse
- Developmental disability
- Disorders that can be serviced by other specialties
- Risk of being violent
- Resident of a Long Term Care Facility
http://www.ontarioshores.ca/accessing-care/make-referral-ontario-shores
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences - Whitby Assertive Community Treatment Team
Whitby Mall, West Tower
1615 Dundas Street E
Whitby
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Main Hours: Open 24/7
Central Access - FAX: 905-430-4000
Central Access - Toll Free: 877-767-9642