New mental health program launching at Grace Hospital
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This article was published 17/04/2014 (4165 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Grace Hospital is soon to be home to a new mental health treatment model.
The province announced a new program dealing with services for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, plus other related mental health issues such as homelessness or substance abuse.
Called PACT (program for assertive community treatment), the program is scheduled to open on the grounds of the Grace this spring.
“Community-based rehabilitation services such as PACT are associated with substantially better outcomes for mental health patients than long-term hospital treatment,” Dr. Murray Enns, medical director of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s mental health program, said in a statement. “PACT teams are proven to improve the health and quality of life for clients, while reducing hospital stays, substance abuse and the use of crisis services.”
It will be the third PACT model in Winnipeg, the province says.
The arrival of the PACT program means rehabilitation services currently provided through the extended treatment unit (ETU) at the Grace will be phased out. Acute care will remain in place and will be refocused to meet the needs of patients as they transfer to alternate care settings.
Eventually, the ETU will close as part of the redevelopment of the hospital.
“We are greatly encouraged to see this investment in community services through increased PACT teams,” offered Nicole Chammartin, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association, (Winnipeg). “Continuing to move towards expanded rehabilitation-focused community services is important and we hope this will lead to further investments to create a robust mental health system in Manitoba.”
According to the province, a PACT support model serves between 80 to 100 clients and has an annual budget of approximately $1.5 million.