1. Name of Service
Vancouver / Richmond Early Psychosis Intervention
2. Address of Service
333-2750 East Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
V5K 1Z9
phone: 604-675-3875
fax: 604-675-3894
3. Hours of Service:
Monday to Friday from 8:30am - 5:00pm
For emergency services in Vancouver, call Access and Assessment Centre (AAC) at 604-875-8289
For emergency services in Richmond, call Mental Health Emergency Services, 604-244-5562
4. Who Can Receive Services?
| Age range | 13 – 30 years of age |
| Type of psychosis or disorders | Suspected or confirmed first episode of psychosis, except where explained, except where explained by another medical condition or drug induced psychosis |
| Catchment areas served | Vancouver and Richmond |
5. Do I Need a Referral?
Anyone can refer including self-referral
6. Program Description:
Basic early psychosis services provided include:
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In addition to these basic early intervention services more comprehensive services may be offered including:
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Comprehensiveness and degree of specialization of the service:
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Criteria to help describe level of service.
Full EPI Program (Level 1) with a full range of services and compliance with almost all Standards and Guidelines). Highly specialized program and staff
Developing EPI Program (i.e. Level 2) with most staff who have received specialized EPI training and the service is not at the level of service given by Full programs but certainly exceeds the breadth and intensity of services by EPI-Informed Level 3 services or generic mental health centres.
EPI-Informed Care (Level 3) is characterized by no formal status and reduced scope of services compared to the Standards and guidelines yet there must be a minimum of specialized training or skill working with early psychosis clients and families. This type of service is frequent in rural areas where there may be a sole clinician who has received specialized EPI training who handles first episode clients and works with physicians in the communities in the catchment area.
General Mental health service (Level 4 - No special EPI service) refers to general mental health service without the specialized training, expertise and services concerning early psychosis.