Homewood’s Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT) offer client-centred, highly individualized treatment, support and rehabilitation for residents of Guelph and Wellington County living with severe and persistent mental illness. This program helps clients to achieve their quality-of-life goals and helps them prepare to live as independently as possible.

Services and Support

ACTT program participants can expect to receive a wide range of supports, treatments and interventions including:

• medication monitoring and supervision
• crisis assessment and intervention
• symptom assessment, management and education
• supportive counselling
• collaboration with families and agencies
• life skills teaching
• housing assistance
• recreational support
• vocational support
• continuity of care
• advocacy

Admission Criteria

Referrals to the wait list are accepted from individuals, families and service providers on behalf of people who:

• are age 16 to 64 years of age on admission;
• are diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness, particularly schizophrenia;
• are unable to function independently in the community in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure due to mental illness;
• have a high number of admissions to hospital; and
• require intensive service to maintain treatment, rehabilitation and support in the community.

Contact: 

ACT Team Rural Wellington-Dufferin

Phone: 519-787-1800