Early Psychosis Intervention Program - Child and Youth - North Shore/Coastal
Mental Health - Child & Youth and Youth Services
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
Provides early identification and treatment for first episode of psychosis. For patients aged 13-17.
Provides early treatment for a suspected or confirmed first episode of psychosis, except where explained by another medical condition or drug-induced psychosis. Individuals who have concerns about themselves or on behalf of someone else can call their EPI program directly. You do not need a referral from a professional.
In some locations there are highly specialized EPI Programs that can offer a full range of interventions and supports. Other communities have a Mental Health Centre who can offer you help or connect you with resources.
British Columbia is working towards having a full range of EPI treatments and supports available everywhere in the province.
The Initial Assessment will include:
Social Circumstances: social supports, housing, income
Psychiatric History: history of current problems, any prior diagnoses or treatment, psychiatric family history
Other History: personal, family, developmental, medical
Substance Use: pattern of current use, history of use, consequences of use.
Mental Status: mood, affect, speech, thought processes, thought content, perception, cognition
Risk Assessment: suicide, violence towards others, self-harm, self-neglect
Functioning: coping, social functioning, school/work
Impact on Family: emotional coping, general health
British Columbia is working towards having a full range of EPI treatments and supports available everywhere in the province.
The Initial Assessment will include:
EPI Coastal serves the following cities: North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky, Bella Coola, and Bella Bella.
604-984-5000
Public email: EPICoastal@vch.ca
Website: https://www.earlypsychosis.ca...
HoPE Centre - #3rd Floor, 1227 St. Andrews Avenue, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7L 0B8
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM.
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Health professional referral
- Health Authority personnel referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Sunshine Coast Youth Program (SCYP) - A Mental Health and Substance Use Program
- Youth Urgent Response Team (YURT) - An urgent youth mental health and substance use service
- Youth Outreach Service (For Youth with no Fixed Address)
Availability
Service area: Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Bowen Island, Gibsons, Lillooet, North Vancouver, Pemberton, Sechelt, Squamish, West Vancouver + show cities
Service Types Provided
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Youth Services
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at a single location
- Provided in a group in-person
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