Mental Health & Addictions Chilliwack Healthier Community Strategic Action Plan

Mental Health & Addictions Will become leading health care issue in next 20 years (WHO) 1 in 5 people will experience some form of mental disorder this year (Province) Connection between homelessness, addictions, & mental health

2008 FVRD Homeless Count 465 homeless in FVRD –98 in Chilliwack 64% reported an addiction –32% addiction & other health problem –32% addiction only 33 % reported a mental illness –25% mental illness & other health problem –8% mental illness only

Mental Health Services (FHA) Adult Mental Health Centre –Adult Community Support Services –Adult Short Term Assessment & Treatment –Group Therapy Services –Concurrent Disorder Program –Early Psychosis Intervention (13-35 yrs) –Eating Disorder Clinician –Geriatric Program

Mental Health Services (FHA) Chilliwack General Hospital –14 bed psychiatric unit Crisis Residential Emergency Short Stay –10 beds (Abbotsford) Contract Services –Programs (Communitas Supportive Care) Peer Support, Support Towards Employment, Wellness Recovery Action Plan –Creative Centre Society Community living support workers & clubhouse –Aboriginal Mental Health Liasion Program (Stó:lō Nation Health Services)

Resources Chilliwack Mental Health Advisory Committee Chilliwack Supportive Housing Society New Horizon Soceity Evening & Weekend Support program Mood Disorders Group

Chilliwack Addiction & Prevention Services 200 needle exchange users 41 documented sex trade workers 1,562 active clients struggling with addiction Additional 3,120 contacts in last year

Chilliwack Mental Health Centre Core Issues Increasing # referrals –Housing more affordable than Metro Vancouver Heavy caseloads –50 clients / clinician –130 referrals / month –Focus on group work over individual counselling –High incidence of depression & anxiety

Lack of appropriate housing Outreach – access for those in need of care Psychiatrist recruitment Mental Health Challenges Chilliwack Mental Health Centre Core Issues

Housing – current supply –Chilliwack Mental Health –22 bed facility –Transitional Living Program –Supported Independent Living subsidies

Housing - proposed

Supportive Housing Needed low-barrier housing and/ or shelter Support recovery homes Licensed residential facilities Supported Independent Living Rental Subsidies Safe place to become sober - safety and policing concerns