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Program:
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Assertive Community Treatment Program (ACTT)
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Address:
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Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga Hospital
100 Queensway W
Mississauga, ON
L5B 1B8
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Map
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Intersection:
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Hurontario St (Hwy 10) and Queensway W
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Service Description:
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Community program for people with severe and persistent mental illness, who require ongoing, comprehensive and individualized mental health services
- intended for people who have a minimum of sixty hospital days in the previous two years
- team works in partnership with their clients to decrease the need for hospitalization and improve the client's quality of life
- assertive outreach is provided to clients who have had difficulty maintaining contact with mental health services
- multidisciplinary team, which includes a psychiatrist, provides treatment, rehabilitation and support services in the client's home or in the community
- services are geared for those with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder with complex needs
- persons served by ACT often have co-existing problems such as homelessness, substance use problems, or involvement with the judicial system
- referrals are made through one-Link
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Application:
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Clients are required to have a primary psychiatric diagnosis
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Services are geared toward those with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder, with complex needs
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