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COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Mandate/Mission
TO RESTORE, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH FOR CLIENTS IN QUESNEL ENSURING PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIVE SERVICES. MENTAL HEALTH FULFILS THIS MISSION THROUGH ITS MANDATE TO PROVIDE CORE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES.
Client Group
Residents of Quesnel and Area
Access
| Phone: | (250) 983-6828 |
| Address: | Quesnel Mental Health Centre
627 Walkem
Quesnel, BC, V2J 2J6 |
| Procedure: | Referral can be self-referral, physician referral, or agency referral. |
Services
- Changeways group programs
- Short term intervention
- Double Trouble (dual diagnosis) Support Group
- Assertive Community Treatment Program – (see separate profile)
- Rapid Access Program
- Core mental health service for persistent and chronically ill
- Youth Transition
- Assessment, treatment, rehab and maintenance
- Case management and consultation services
Program Purpose
- Reduce (re) hospitalization
- Reduce the debilitating effects of the illness on the client
- Create an environment for independent and autonomous functioning
- Provide services closer to home
- Enable clients to access services that will normalize their lifestyle
- Provide less intrusive services
- Community Education
- Psychiatry assessments
- Crisis intervention
Organization Information
| Funded By: | Northern Health Authority |
| Administration: | Quesnel Mental Health Centre |
| Staff: | Office Manager: Kathryn Verbenkov
Mental Health Team Leader: Debbie Wait |
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