Addiction Treatment & Addiction Counselling

Core programs include: Inpatient Psychiatric Services: 21-bed inpatient psychiatric unit. Focus of an inpatient admission is to treat acute symptoms in order to stabilize a patient"s mental illness and initiate a treatment plan. The goal is for the patient to then successfully transition into the community for ongoing treatment and support. Psychiatric Assessment Nurse (PAN): A specialized mental health nurse provides an assessment to inpatients. Once the assessment is complete, a treatment decision is made either to admit or to discharge for community follow-up. PAN partners with many other community agencies with a goal of creating a treatment plan that allows the client to return to the community with a coordinated treatment plan in place. Community based services: Partnered with Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent (CMHA LK) to provide an integrated mental health and addictions service. Outpatient Services: Mental Health Counseling and Treatment, Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, Early Psychosis Intervention Program - Today Not Tomorrow (TNT), Psychogeriatric Mental Health Outreach Team (GMHOT), Addictions Assessment, Treatment and Referral Program, Concurrent Disorders Program, Problem Gambling and Eating Disorders and Assertive Community Treatment.