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Acute home-based treatment is short-term, mental health treatment in your home. A team will visit your home to discuss your symptoms and prescribe and monitor medications as required.

How to access

  • Check eligibility

    To be eligible for this program you must be:

    • 17 years and older
    • Living in Richmond, Vancouver or on the North Shore
    • Experiencing a worsening of symptoms or distress due to mental illness and/or substance use concerns.
    • Willing and able to accept care at home.

    You cannot participate in this program if you are:

    • Actively suicidal or at risk to harm others.
    • Not living in a safe home environment, for example there are weapons or other individuals with a history of violence in your home.
  • Get a referral

    You must be referred by a medical professional such as a doctor, case manager, or nurse..

Hours of operation

Currently closed
  • Monday:   9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday:   9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday:   9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Thursday:   9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Friday:   9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Saturday:   9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Sunday:   9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Parking & transportation

Lions Gate Hospital is located on 231 East 15th Street in North Vancouver.

​Paid visitor parking is available in the hospital parkade on 15th Street, east of St. Georges Avenue.

For detailed information regarding parking, public transit and wheelchair accessibility, please review the LGH Patient & Family Handbook.

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Lions Gate Hospital (LGH)

​Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) provides a full range of general and many specialized acute care services, including general medicine, emergency and critical care, general surgery, orthopedics, maternity, pediatrics, psychiatry, chemotherapy, cardiac care, diagnostics, nuclear medicine, palliative care, rehabilitative services and neurosurgery.

Acute Home-Based Treatment (AHBT)

Acute Home Based Treatment (AHBT) offers short-term care as an alternative to hospital for clients with mental illness, who are currently experiencing a worsening of their symptoms, in their home setting.