Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) - Mental Health and Addictions
Addictions / Substance Use and Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
The Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) supports patients who suffer from severe addictions and mental health issues and transition them from local emergency departments in Vancouver to appropriate community services.
The Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) program serves clients over the age of 19 who are diagnosed with a major mental illness and experiencing significant problems that interfere with their functioning in the community.
Assertive Outreach Team provides time-limited (28 days) intensive, outreach services to residents of Vancouver who are identified as difficult to engage while also having suspected or identified mental health issues along with substance use issues. They help by providing:
Assertive Outreach Team provides time-limited (28 days) intensive, outreach services to residents of Vancouver who are identified as difficult to engage while also having suspected or identified mental health issues along with substance use issues. They help by providing:
- Frequent outreach visits
- Crisis intervention, apprehension, sectioning
- Intensive monitoring and support
- Accompaniment to MHA-related appointments
- Liaising and connecting with other services
- Daily medication admin
- Monitoring of extended leave
This is a partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health and the Vancouver Police Department, and clients are seen by a team made up of one nurse and one VPD officer.
This program targets:
- Individuals with high use of emergency departments (appropriate or inappropriate)
- Individuals who have been flagged by Police as potentially suffering from mental health or substance use issues
- Individuals who pose a potential risk to the community due to chaotic nature of substance use/misuse or mental health symptoms
Referral: Referrals accepted from VPD and ED (SPH and VGH). This service can be accessed with a referral through the Access and Assessment Centre (AAC).
604-675-3700
Website: http://www.vch.ca/your-care/mental...
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Health professional referral
- Vancouver Police Department referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Aboriginal Wellness Program (AWP) - Addiction and Wellness Counselling
- HealthConnection Clinic
- Older Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services Central Intake - Non-emergency support phone line
Availability
Service area: Vancouver
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
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