North Shore Mental Health and Addictions:
THE JOURNEY:From Services to Centre of Excellence
November 2010
Agenda
• Introduction• The Beginning• The Present• The Future• Accessing Services
Mental Disorders
The Tentacles of Mental Illness, What Are They?
• High Prevalence/Low Prevalence Illness
• Psychotic
• Affective
• Behavioural– Addictive– Lifestyle
• Social
• Organic
Vision
• High quality • Sustainable• Comprehensive• for the residents of the North Shore
The Beginning
Historic Service overview
• Acute– Emergency– Inpatient A2
• Chronic– Magnolia– CPS– ATS
• Populations– Adult– Child & Youth– Geriatric
• Contractors– Substance use– Housing
Recent History
• Services historically evolved
• Developed process of Operational and Strategic review
• Social Advocacy and Engagement
• Implementation
• Innovations– RAPS– Central intake
Early Progress
• New, energized leadership• Medical Director• Administrative Director
• New psychiatrists hired• Financial compensation augmented to ensure inpatient
physician coverage• Planning/funding initiated for short term improvements to
Inpatient Unit• Multidisciplinary Quality Committee formed• Community Advisory Committee• Multidisciplinary, closed inpatient unit for better and more
efficient care
Later Progress
• Established Transitional Program• Additional community acute bed at Magnolia • New Rapid Access Clinic (E. 13th Street entry) –
crisis response• Contract review for improved patient care• Central intake process• Community services redesign
The Present
Agenda for the Present
• Establishing priorities: our responsibilities
• Redesign: community mental health services
• Redesign: community addiction/concurrent disorders services
Priorities
• Priority populations need the right services at the right time in the right setting
• More services delivered in community – when it’s the right setting
• Services delivered in hospital – when it’s the right setting
From This:
ATS:
• High Prevalence Illness:
• Depression
• Anxiety
• GP referred
CPS:
Low Prevalence Illness: Serious and Persistent
1. Inefficiency: multiple intake processes; lack of discharge criteria; over extended client enrollments; duplication of services also available in community
2. Services (ATS) beyond usual publicly funded system; not sustainable in our economy
3. Most severely ill slotted in ATS or CPS silo
4. No central intake and triage process
5. Need to increase crisis response capacity
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To This: Serving the Most In Need Clients With Existing Resources
Community Mental Health Services
Former CPS and ATS
Combined Programming: Group,
Outreach, Rehabilitation, etc.
Priority Clients
•Reduced administration•Reduced duplication•Clarity regarding mandate•Using available resources for those most in-need
Our Opportunity!
• Integration of ATS and CPS for newCommunity Mental Health Services
• Shifting priority focus to most vulnerable population either with serious, persistent illness, or other debilitating illness
• Reduce administrative costs; co-locate teams; clinical cross training and skill development; opportunity to develop ACT teams
Substance Misuse/Concurrent Disorders Services
• The number of people with co-occurring disorders tends to be highly underestimated.
• These individuals:
– Are highest in risk for harm
– Incur the highest service costs
– Experience the poorest outcomesK. Minkoff, MD
• When compared with people who have a mental health problem alone, people with dual diagnosis are more likely to have:– Increased likelihood of suicide– More severe mental health problems– Homelessness and unstable housing– Increased risk of victimization– Increased risk for HIV infection– More contact with the criminal justice system– Increased risk of being violent
Examples of Risk for Harms
The Future
Older than A2
Agenda for the Future
• A new Centre of Excellence
• Older Adult Mental Health and Addictions
• Child and Youth Services
• Academic– Research– Teaching
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The new Centre
• 54,200-square-feet• 4 floors:
– Floor 1-3 Outpatient mental health services; ¾ of 2nd floor expansion of UBC Medical School
– Floor 4 Inpatient psychiatry; roof top garden; private and semi-private rooms; gathering area
– Underground parking and Ambulance Station
Why a New Centre?
• Key recommendation from Operational Review • This has been planned for replacement for 10+
years• Inpatient: 26 beds – pods for populations• Standard Observation Rooms• Community Mental Services delivered at
common site• Family and Community Resources• Teaching, Research
Benefits of New Centre
• Improved patient and staff safety, and security.
• Redesigned models of care including community mental health services
• Redesigned patient areas to provide modern patient care
• Provision of seclusion rooms built to code; safe for staff and patients
Older Adult Mental Health and Addictions
• Coastal’s older adult services redesign underway
• New model of care – streamline staff processes for improved client care
Child and Youth Services
• Extensive work with Ministry of Child and Family Development, municipalities, School Districts
• Reduced duplication in community
• Additional psychiatry available for consultation
Inpatient Innovations
• Implementation of modified iCARE to improve client discharge from hospital
• Checking client mental health goals daily
Opportunities with primary care
• Improved Access
• Rapid elective consult
• General medicine in Community Mental Health
Academic Opportunities
• Collaborative applied research proposal– SPECT Imaging– Bipolar psychosocial correlates
• UBC Teaching space
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Welcoming Practice
• Wherever the client appears in the system of care, it is the right place for them to access the services of the system
• NO WRONG DOOR
Access
Urgent Referrals1) Emergency Department
2) Rapid Access Psychiatric Services• Psychiatric crisis intervention and stabilization
with provision for psychiatrist consult. Client will be referred to Community MH& A once stabilized, and if clinically indicated.
• Need for service within 72 hours due to acute symptoms of a mental health disorder.
Community Mental HealthAge-based Services
• Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services
Intake → Fax: 604-904-3542
• Older Adult Mental Health
Intake → Fax: 604-904-6266
• Child & Youth Mental Health
Intake → Fax: 604-983-0615
Adult Community Mental Health Services Mandate
• Provides multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment, rehab, and support services to individuals 19 and over living on the North Shore and experiencing an acute, chronic, or serious and persistent mental illness that impacts daily functioning
Adult Community Mental Health Services Mandate – cont’d
• Intended for individuals who require a team-based approach to specialized services that can not be provided by the individual’s primary care provider / GP, private psychiatrist, or other community resource alone, are willing to engage in the services, and would benefit from the range and/or type of services provided
Adult Community Mental Health Services
Mandate – cont’d
• Individuals must have a physician referral and be willing to have the service provider work collaboratively with their primary GP.
Adult Community Mental Health & Addiction Services
• Services are provided at several sites on the North Shore, and on an outreach basis as necessary:
– West 17th St, NV
– St. Andrews, NV
– Marine & W 22nd St, WV
– Residential Facilities in NV & WV
Adult Community MH Services• Assessment• Psychiatric Consultation• Group Programs• 1:1 Therapy (9 to 12 sessions)• Case Management• Psychosocial Rehabilitation• Family Support Program• Health & Wellness Clinic• Peer Support
Urgency? No
Yes
Adult CommunityMental Health &
Addiction Services Central Intake
Rapid Access Psychiatric Services
/ ER
GP Referral
GP Referrals
Stepping Stones
Substance Misuse
Program
LongTerm
Program
ShortTerm
Program
Community Residential
Program
Central Intake
Adult CommunityMental Health & Addiction Services
Patient – What to Expect:
• Telephone screening phone call within one business dayAND
• Immediate access to support and orientation groups and appointment for in-person assessment
OR• In-person meeting scheduled with intake worker at
Shakespeare House for tour and orientationOR
• Referral to other resources in the community (if patient does not require addiction or comprehensive mental health services)
GP Communication – What to Expect
√ 1. Confirmation of referral and disposition
√ 2. Copy of Initial Assessment 3. Progress Summary q 6 months (STP)
or Copy of Annual Case Review (LTP-TBD)
√ 4. Letter advising of discharge and
follow-up recommendations
Date ____________________________ RE: ____________________________
Dear Dr./Other: ____________________ DOB: ___________________________
Your referral on your patient has been received.
Client seen at _____________________________________________. See attached report.
Client screened and assessment appointment scheduled at __________________________
Client screened and referred to _________________________________________________.
Client screened and declined service. Referral is inactivated.
Unable to contact client after 3 phone calls. Referral is inactivated.
Client does not meet the mandated services for North Shore Mental Health & Addiction Services. Referral is inactivated.
Recommend: ____________________________________________________.
Client does not live within the catchment area of North Shore Mental Health & Addiction Services. Referral is inactivated.
Recommend: _____________________________________________________.
Client withdrew without notification. No further contact. Referral is inactivated.
Other ____________________________________________________________
Should you have any questions, please contact: Central Intake Office at 604-904-3540 or ________________________________ RAPS Clinic at 604-988-3131, Local 4513 or _____________________________
RAPS Emergency at 604-988-3131, Local 4289
Impacts for the community
• Appropriate care setting for patients and families
• Fulfilling community ethic of humanitarian care
• Opportunity to improve system flow and improve wait times in overall mental health & addictions system
Questions?
Thank You!