Older Adult Mental Health Program - Sunshine Coast
- #107 - 5710 Teredo Square Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
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- Phone: (604) 924-8370
- Fax: (604) 885-5842
Need help immediately?
If there is a life-threatening safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.
Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433
BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Indigenous Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717
Harm reduction: Toward the Heart
Older Adult Mental Health Program - Sunshine Coast provides care planning, capability assessments and short-term-counselling to adults aged 65 and over who have cognitive decline due to aging-related conditions.
What our services include
- Mental Health and cognitive assessments related to advancing age and risk management
- Educational and general support to families, caregivers and clients
- Participating in ReACT investigations of abuse and neglect to vulnerable adults under the Adult Guardianship Act
- Supporting the Geriatric Psychiatry program (referral from a physician is required for referral to the Geriatric Psychiatrist)
- Consultation and collaboration with other programs, agencies, families and physicians
How to access
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Check eligibility
- Adults aged 65 and over who have developed a mental health problem, or behavioural issues related to advancing dementia, or have medical problems related to aging that complicate the treatment of a mental illness.
- Resident of the Sunshine Coast, B.C. (Egmont to Port Mellon)
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Contact us
Call our team at (604) 924-8370 for more information on this service.
We accept referrals from community partners, physicians, family, friends and self-referrals.
Referral to Geriatric Psychiatry requires a faxed referral from a Physician with MSP number. To refer, fax a referral to (604) 885-5842.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed