Nanaimo
1. Name of Service
Early Intervention Services (embedded in the Nanaimo Adult Community Support Services Portfolio)
Nanaimo MHSU Island Health
2. Address of Service
203 - 2000 Island Highway,
Nanaimo, BC
V9S 5W3
phone: 250-739-5796
fax: 250-739-5739
3. Hours of Service:
Monday to Friday from 8:30am – 4:30pm
After hours: 7 day a week, additional clinical and rehab supports/programming, holidays, evenings, weekends available through our ACSS program.
Crisis response team 7:00am - 10:00pm via Crisis Line
Nanaimo General Hospital has a psychiatric emergency service available 24/7
4. Who Can Receive Services?
| Age range | Young adults, 19 - 30 years of age. Clients from youth services can begin transitioning into program at 18.5 years of age. Work closely with local MCFD, CYMH & CICAPP services to seamlessly transition youth to adult services and/or accept young adults where the developmental and clinical needs are best met with an adult population/targeted service. |
| Type of psychosis or disorders | Any young person experiencing a first break episode (including presumed substance induced episode) or presents with possible prodromal clinical picture. |
| Catchment areas served | Nanaimo |
| Other criteria | None |
5. Do I Need a Referral?
Referral is internal through Interior Health teams such as Intake, Psychiatric Emergency Services, or Community Outreach Response. People can walk in to Brooks Landing Drop-in Clinic to be assessed for potential referral.
6. Program Description:
Basic early psychosis services provided include:
* Provide complete mental health assessment including capacity to offer functional (OT) and psychological and psychiatric assessment.* Clinicians work with primary care for physical health concerns. |
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In addition to these basic early intervention services more comprehensive services may be offered including:
* CBT for psychosis |
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* includes metabolic monitoring, side effect monitoring, healthy living programs, physical education 1:1 and group |
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