Carlington Community Health Centre - Assertive Community Treatment Team

Organization:

Phone Numbers:

613-722-9731

Fax:

613-722-8244

Email:

info@carlingtonchc.org

Address:

Carlington ACT
900 Merivale Rd
Ottawa, ON
K1Z 5Z8

Intersection:

Merivale Rd and Carling Ave

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm * Sat-Sun 10am-6pm * after-hours and crisis intervention for clients within the program Mon-Sun 24 hours

Executives:

Yacouba Traoré - Executive Director

Public Contacts:

Jill McDougall - Program Director
613-722-9731 ext 281 * jmcdougall@carlingtonchc.org

Service Description:

Mental health treatment, rehabilitation and support services for identified clients with severe and persistent mental illness

Services:

crisis intervention (clients of ACT only)
education, support and consultation to clients' families
medication prescription, administration, monitoring
social, interpersonal relationship, and leisure-time skill training
substance use counselling
support with activities of daily living
symptom assessment, management, individual supportive therapy
work related services

Fees:

None

Application:

Referral to the Carlington Assertive Community Treatment Team are done through the ACTT Central Intake Office at 613-722-6521 ext 7325

Eligibility / Target Population:

Persons 16 years old and over with persistent or chronic mental illness

Persons with a high service use as defined by being in an institution on the basis of a mental illness for more than 90 days continuous, 50 days in the past year or 150 days over the past 3 years. Additional consideration is given to clients who exhibit difficulty with homelessness and incarceration

Persons with a significant functional impairment demonstrated by: the inability to maintain activities of daily living, the inability to maintain personal safety, and the inability to participate in existing services

Complexity of presenting problems given priority, such as coexisting substance use of more than 6 months, co-morbidity of psychiatric diagnosis, or criminal justice involvement

Languages:

English ; French

Language Notes:

French limited

Area Served:

Ottawa (City of)