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Early Episode Psychosis Program/Service D'intervention En Matière De Psychose Précoce - Kapuskasing - 29 Byng Avenue
1-29 Byng Ave
Kapuskasing, ON
P5N 1W6
Kapuskasing, ON
P5N 1W6
705-335-8468
Fax: 705-337-6008
Mon 8:30am-4:30pm * Tue 8:30am-4:30pm * Wed 8:30am-4:30pm * Thu 8:30am-4:30pm * Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Last update: Feb 4, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
Referrals to the Early Psychosis Intervention program come from the family physician or internally via a mental health worker who may refer after the initial intake procedure.
Individuals must be experiencing psychosis where symptoms have been treated for a period of no more than 6 to 12 months.
French to follow:
Les références au service sont internes et/ou proviennent du médecin de famille. Elles proviennent du programme de psychothérapie / counselling qui, suite à une pré-évaluation ou une évaluation, réfère le client au programme d'intervention en matière de psychose précoce. Le client droit vivre une psychose où les symptômes sont traités pour une période n'excédant pas plus de 6 à 12 mois.
Contacts
Intake Worker
Languages
English ; French
Area Served
Fauquier-Strickland, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Mattice-Val Côté, Moonbeam, Smooth Rock Falls, and Val Rita-Harty
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
The Early Psychosis Intervention program is a specialized service aimed at intervening as early as possible with adolescents and young adults affected by their first psychotic episode, with the goal of reducing the severity of symptoms as well as reducing the risk of a decrease in functioning (both in the short and long term) on personal, social, professional and academic levels.
Services offered include: intervention services to clients and their family members; psychiatric consultation and regular follow-up; advocacy and service coordination; medication management; and education and prevention on the subject of psychosis for clients and their families.
Services offered include: intervention services to clients and their family members; psychiatric consultation and regular follow-up; advocacy and service coordination; medication management; and education and prevention on the subject of psychosis for clients and their families.