1. Mental Health & Addictions Chilliwack Healthier Community Strategic Action Plan

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

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

7. 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

8. 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

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

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

11. Housing - proposed

12. 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