Community Outreach Assessment Support Team (COAST)

COAST is a cross-ministerial initiative between Recovery Alberta and Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Family Support for Children with Disabilities, and Children and Family Services. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, we support children, youth, and adults with complex service needs (such as intellectual disability and challenging behaviours/high risk). The team aims to support the person, family, caregivers, community, and larger systems through assessment, recommendations, interventions, education, and support to transition effectively. COAST has acces to specialized psychiatry support utilizing a shared care model with community physicians.

1. Currently accessing supports from Disability Services (PDD or FSCD) or Children and Family Services programs.


2. Meets the definition of Complex Service Needs (Definition from Government of Alberta, Disability Services. See below).

• The Individual currently poses a significant risk, and/or are destructive to themselves, others or property.They require intensive services. They have a history of one or more of the following life experiences: Mental health disorder, terminations from services due to challenging behaviours, specialized treatment for psychiatric and/or behavioural issues, multi-system involvement, incarceration(s) or criminal justice involvement, chronic substance abuse/dependency problems.

By appointment only