Addiction and Mental Health - Community Treatment Order

Alberta Health Services - North Zone


Description
This service provides persons with serious and persistent mental disorders that experience reoccurring relapses and hospitalizations.

This service is intended for persons with serious and persistent mental disorders who have demonstrated that without community treatment and support, they will experience reoccurring relapses and hospitalizations, frequently as formal patients. The purpose of community treatment orders (CTOs) is to provide these individuals with the particular treatment and care they require in the community, thus breaking the cycle of admission-discharge-readmission.


Key Provider: mental health therapists, psychiatrists, registered nurses (RNs)
Eligibility
Yes, Persons with a severe and persistent mental disorder (i.e. Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder)
History of non-compliance to treatment in community setting
Application Process
Service Access: Professional Referral Required, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Referral Process: N/A


Waiting Period: No,
Toll Free
1-877-303-2642 (24-Hour Helpline)
Telephone
780-645-1850 (Mental Health General & Referral Line)
Fax
780-645-2788 (Mental Health General & Referral Line)
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: No


Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A -
Topic(s)
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
April 9, 2024
Address
4713 48 Avenue
St Paul, AB, T0A 3A3

This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24 / 7 emergency department.


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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:00 AM to 04:30 PM
Tue
08:00 AM to 04:30 PM
Wed
08:00 AM to 04:30 PM
Thu
08:00 AM to 04:30 PM
Fri
08:00 AM to 04:30 PM