We provide acute and short term treatment services provide assessment, stabilization and short-term treatment in hospital, community or home environments.
Examples of diagnoses treated by our services include:
- Major depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Severe anxiety disorders
- Psychosis
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Schizophrenia
Symptoms requiring acute and short term treatment include:
- Active suicidal thoughts or recent suicide attempt
- Thoughts of harming others
- Hallucinations
- Severe mood swings
- Mania
- Disorganized speech and/or behaviour
- Catatonia
- Inability to function at home or at work
Our psychiatry assessment and emergency units provide short-term assessment, stabilization and treatment services for individuals experiencing a psychiatric/mental health crisis.
Our acute inpatient units provide assessment, care planning treatment and evaluation for adults who are acutely ill and frequently psychotic. Group and individual treatment and links with community services are a priority.
In additional to general psychiatry beds, many units specialize in specific conditions, such as psychosis, mood disorders or concurrent disorders.
Our step up/down services provide short-term crisis intervention and stabilization programs as an alternative to hospitalization. Treatment plans are created on admission and can include medication planning as well as daily living activities and admission to an afternoon drop-in program.
Our acute home-based treatment is a short-term, mental health treatment in home settings. The team will visit your home to discuss your symptoms and prescribe and monitor medications as required.
Each program will have eligibility requirements based on age, geographic location and symptoms. You can access our services with a referral from your family doctor, psychiatrist or case manager. Referrals are also made through emergency departments.