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Excellent care for everyone, everywhere, every time. Mental Health and Substance Use South Island Service Enhancements March 26, 2014. Objective. Highlight service enhancements in South Island Children and Youth Hard to Reach. Mental Health & Substance Use Services Vancouver Island. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Excellent care for everyone, everywhere, every time.
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Mental Health and Substance Use
South Island Service Enhancements
March 26, 2014
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Objective
Highlight service enhancements in South Island
Children and YouthHard to Reach
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Mental Health & Substance Use ServicesVancouver Island
Acute/Tertiary Facilities
Assertive Community Treatment Teams
Community Hospitals & Services
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Children & Youth Why Now?
• Capacity to meet increasing need• Government priority• Spotlight on services
• Representative for Children & Youth
• Other Health Authorities taking action
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Children & Youth
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17 to 19
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Under 11
Two-fold Increase in calls to the Crisis Response Team in Victoria
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Children & Youth
Three-fold increase in encounters at Victoria General Hospital
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Steps taken ...• Developed a Strategic Plan
• Introduced new services at Victoria General Hospital- Improved timely access to crisis mental health services
• Initiated safety upgrade at Jack Ledger Child/Youth Facility
- Plans to expand the special care unit (Fall 2014)
• Improving links to Community Services- Future area of focus
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What does Progress look like?
• Faster access to specialized mental health services– From 48 hrs+ to 24 hrs or less– Child/Youth counselor on the Pediatric Unit
• Fewer Admissions– 50% reduction in admissions through Emergency Dept
• Stronger care plans for youth during their inpatient stay
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Power of PreventionPower of Prevention
Far from what I once wasbut not yet what I’m going to be .
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Hard to ReachWhat does it mean?
• Serious addictions and social issues, often with mental illness
• Target population is well known, but isn’t using services
• Goal is to reduce harm to individuals and the public
• Team approach needed
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Hard to Reach in Greater Victoria
• Non cannabis drug offences are 26% higher in Victoria than the island (241 vs. 192 per 100,000)
• Illicit drug deaths are 67% higher than BC average (10.4 vs. 6.2 per 100,000)
• One of the top 3 regions on the island for drug induced deaths
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Hard to Reach ModelStrategic Oversight Committee
Operations Committee
Hub #1HealthcareCounselingHarm reduction
suppliesHIV and Hepatitis C Outreach team home
base
Intensive Case Management Team
EngagementHealthcare CounselingAccess to HousingPeer SupportAboriginal Liaison
Hub #2RehabilitationGroup CounselingHousing referralsHarm ReductionMedical supplies
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Hard to ReachIntensive Case Management Team
• Engagement first, treatment follows
• Strong partnerships with community agencies
• Multiple programs in Island Health working together – Public Health, Primary Health Care, Mental Health
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Complete.Maybe we can put IH as one cateory with all our departments listed inderneath and then the external partners. There are some new board members who may not understand what is within our service so good to cluster for them to see.
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Start where you are.Use what you have.Do what you can. -Arthur Ashe
