Acute Home-based Treatment Program

Offers short-term acute psychiatric care for clients with severe mental illness in their own home, as an alternative to hospitalization. This program is designed to provide individuals who are currently experiencing a psychiatric crisis the opportunity of choosing where they get their acute psychiatric treatment.

Agency

Vancouver Coastal Health

7671 Alderbridge Way, Richmond, BC V6X 1Z9

Acute Home-based Treatment Program at Richmond Community Health Access Centre

Other sites

Acute Home-based Treatment Program at HOpe Centre

1337 St. Andrews Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7L 0B8

Application Process

Physician, psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, or case manager referral required.

Eligibility

Age Restricted
Geographically Restricted

Youth and adults aged 17 and over, living Richmond, Vancouver or the North Shore, and experiencing a worsening of symptoms or distress due to mental illness and or substance use concerns.

Main Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/service/acute-home-based-treatment-ahbt

Service delivery

In Person

Other programs provided by Vancouver Coastal Health

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