Assertive Community Treatment  Teams

16 years+

The Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT) are teams of mental health professionals who work together to provide intensive support to individuals with urgent and complex mental, physical, and emotional needs. The team typically will consist of a psychiatrist, case managers and nurses. The service is available days, evenings, and weekends, 365 days/year. Clients served by the team will usually need to be met with several times each week to support them in stabilizing their health. Visits are conducted in the home or community. Medication management is a part of this service.

Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for service, an individual must:

• be at least 16 years of age
• be experiencing severe, persistent mental illness with complex symptoms and issues
• have a lot of difficulty functioning in everyday life and may have had several hospitalizations.
• be able to be safely supported in the community.

This program serves those living in the area east of Highway 427, west of Yonge St., south of Eglinton Ave., and north of Lake Ontario, as well as those living in Rexdale.