Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams
Related topics: Mental health and substance use Richmond mental health and substance use services
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Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433
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Harm reduction: Toward the Heart
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a team-based, person-centered service delivery model that supports people living with complex mental health or concurrent mental health and substance use disorders in their community.
What to expect
ACT is an evidence-based service delivery model that combines treatment, rehabilitation and support services using team-based care as a community alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. These teams provide intensive, specific and continuous services to meet the needs of individuals living with serious and persistent mental health and/or substance use challenges, who have not benefited from traditional outpatient programs.
More information
For more information on ACT teams in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, visit the ACT website.
