LCSS - Langley Intensive Case Management Team (ICMT)

The Langley ICMT is a multi-disciplinary team that engages with clients that meet eligibility criteria through street outreach with a primary focus on client engagement, housing stability and brokering services, including provision of and access to health care including mental health services. They work with clients where they are at, to create a plan to improve and stabilize their lives. The team consists of 9 staff from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. 4 Case Managers; 1 peer Support Worker, 2 Nurses, 1 Addiction Specialist, 1 Housing Specialist, 1 Nurse Practitioner (1 day/week), 1 Psychiatrist (1 day/week) and a Team Lead. The ICMT is not to respond to, nor provide crisis management to the community. This program has been developed to reduce crisis/emergency incidents by creating a scope of health equity by bringing services to the population with a goal of transitioning them to current mainstream programs in the community.

Not all Clientele referred will meet specific criteria for ICMT services. As a part of a continuum of care, the ICMT service is intended to reach both those individuals that: a) have high needs for care, but may be infrequent users of services; and b) have a high need for services and frequent service use, but dont meet the criteria for more intensive services (i.e. ACT, Inpatient Services). Some individuals may be experiencing homelessness, substance use and/or mental health problems, but are demonstrating the ability to access or integrate into other community services independently or with less intensive support. 1. Individual must meet Core Criteria At least 19 years of age Voluntarily agree to service Reside, or consider themselves to primarily access services in Langley. AND 2. Individual has problematic to chronic dependent substance use (with or without mental illness) that seriously interferes with their ability to live in the community AND may include one of the following: Is Chronically Homeless (homeless for 6 months or more in past year, OR Is Episodically Homeless (experienced homelessness 3 or more times in the past year); OR Has recently been released from incarceration or hospital into unstable housing (within past 6 months); ADDITIONALLY Individual has significant functional impairments that interfere with integration in the community and needs significant assistance that may include, but are not limited to; Navigate and self-manage necessary services; Maintain personal hygiene Meet nutritional needs Care for personal affairs (business, appointments etc.) Obtain or maintain medical, legal and housing services Recognize and avoid common dangers to personal health Perform daily living tasks such as cooking, laundry, childcare Obtain or maintain employment at a self sustaining level Maintaining a safe living situation without threat of eviction Obtaining, taking and complies with directions of prescribed medications Following a crisis or safety plan Maintaining community integration Keeping appointments with needed services which have resulted in the exhibition of two or more of the following within the past 12 months o Hospitalization o Incarceration o Homelessness or other Crisis Services (Emergency, Ambulatory, Fire) Individual is; Frequently seen in emergency room (3 or more times within past 12 months) for behavioral needs; OR Transitioning or have been recently discharged from Intensive Community Services such as ACT; Is transitioning or recently discharged from a psychiatric inpatient setting; OR Is frequently admitted to a psychiatric inpatient facility (3 or more times in previous year) for behavioral needs;

Call (604) 546-9044, email info@lcss.ca, or use the website.

Phone

(604) 546-9044

Email

info@lcss.ca

Website

https://www.lcss.ca/programs-and-services/intensive-case-management-team/