Community Geographic Team Resources - Mental Health

Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone

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Description
Provides Forensic Mental Health services to individuals mandated by the courts.

Community Geographic Teams (CGT) provide direct and indirect services to people who have trouble accessing assessment and treatment services because of distance, transportation, or no local forensic mental health provider. Services are provided:

  • to rural areas
  • regional centres
  • First Nation communities in Southern Alberta

Services are delivered face to face in person, or can be delieverd virtually as determined by clinical need.
Forensic mental health services are provided to provincially mandated clients via satellite clinics located in Red Deer, Lethbridge, Calgary Rural and Medicine Hat. And by travelling clinics throughout rural Southern Alberta and Treaty Seven First Nation Communities.


Key Provider: psychiatrists, psychologists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers
Eligibility
Yes, People 12 years of age or older:
  • in conflict with the law
  • thought to have mental health problems
  • legally mandated for assessment and treatment services
  • who must be assessed and treated for mental health or behavioural problems
Application Process
Service Access: Professional Referral Required, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information. Referral is by a court order for pre-trial and pre-sentence assessments. Treatment referrals are for mandated indivuals and are accepted from community corrections (Probation) Please make the reason for referral clear and, where available, include all background information (e.g., details of the offence, police reports, court transcripts, and criminal record of the accused). When probation officers or other agencies are making a referral, where possible, the standard FAOS referral form should be used. Again, please send background information (e.g., PSR, PDR, PIS, PO) and make the reason for the referral clear.
Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: Yes,

Varies.


Telephone
403-943-4596
Fax
403-219-3521
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: No


Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - This facility is wheelchair accessible.
Other disabled access: N/A -
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Agency Information
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Last Verified On
May 28, 2024
Address
2675 36 Street NE
Calgary, AB, T1Y 6H6
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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Tue
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Wed
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Thu
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Fri
08:00 AM to 04:15 PM

Closed on Statutory holidays.

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