 ACT Team
60 West Drive, Suite 102,
Brampton, ON L6T 3T6
Ph.: 905-459-2282
Fax: 905-459-2290
E-mail: actt@cmhapeel.ca
Monday to Friday (admin hours)
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Central Intake 905-451-2123
Agencies may
click here for a Central Intake referral form.
The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT Team) offers a broad
range of intensive community supports to individuals
experiencing serious mental health concerns and their families,
in order to reach their recovery goals.
What is the Assertive Community Treatment Team?
The ACT Team is a multi-disciplinary team that includes
addictions, vocational and peer support, nurses, support
workers, a social worker, an occupational therapist, and
psychiatrists. Team members provide individual and family
assistance, as well as advocacy around accessing community
resources and services, to individuals experiencing serious
mental health concerns.
Who can benefit?
Anyone 16 years of age and over who experiences mental health
concerns and complex service needs, and who has found it
difficult to engage with other mental health services. The ACT
Team serves residents of Malton, Bolton, and Brampton east of
Hwy. 410. What are the major benefits?
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Intensive, individualized support
around personal growth and recovery goals.
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Long term support and advocacy
around mental and physical health and wellness, life
skills,addictions, education and employment, housing
and social supports.
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Psychiatric assessments and
assistance with medication.
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Individual and family support,
including access to group programs such as: peer
support, fitness promotion, social recreation, and
family support.
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Access to services 24 hours a day in
locations where clients need them: at home or work,
and in other community or institutional settings
How to reach us?
Interested individuals can contact CMHA/Peel’s Resource Centre
for referrals or more information:
2 County Court Blvd., Suite 102
Brampton L6W 3W8
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 905-451-2123 • Fax: 905-456-7492
Email: info@cmhapeel.ca
www.cmhapeel.ca
Canadian Mental Health Association/Peel Branch is one of three
providers of ACT Teams in the Peel Region of ACT teams. Working
in partnership with these providers to establish service
catchment areas, CMHA’s team is responsible for clients in the
north-east part of Peel Region. In the city of Brampton, the
area is bounded by Hwy. 50 to the east, Hwy. 410 to the west,
just south of Hwy. 407 to the south and Mayfield Road to the
north. CMHA/Peel ACT also is responsible for clients living in
the town of Bolton, and Malton.
Click here to view a map
outlining which ACT team covers which area. If you have any
questions about which ACT team to contact, call the Resource
Centre at 905-451-2123.
For information about the Ontario ACT Association’s Program
Standards, please visit their web site
http://www.ontarioacttassociation.com/ontario_standards
Portions of the above text are taken
from the Ontario ACT Association’s web site, Program Standards.
http://www.ontarioacttassociation.com/ontario_standards
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