Kitsilano-Fairview Mental Health Team

Vancouver community adult mental health and substance use (MHSU) teams are designed to be neighbourhood-based in order to encourage collaboration and partnerships with local community services, including family physicians and other care providers. Clients and families can access a range of integrated mental health, substance use, or both mental health and substance use services.

These mental health and substance use services can include individual sessions, group programs, clinic-based appointments, virtual appointments and outreach, and are available on a short or longer-term basis.

Team services support people to transition to other community-based supports, including family physicians and other care providers. At the time of transition from services, clients may have achieved some or all of their self-identified goals, which could include:

• improved quality of life,
• developed new skills,
• reduced symptoms,
• reduced substance use,
• reduced self-stigma, and
• increased independence, community connectedness, and engagement in meaningful activities.