The Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, inaugurated three measures Monday morning to improve access to mental health care in downtown Montreal.
The new initiatives announced by the minister at Notre-Dame hospital aim to reduce the use of hospitalization for people who need specialized mental health support.
These initiatives, the Brief Psychiatric Intervention Unit (UIBP), psychiatric hospitalization at home and the Brief Community Support Team (ABC), aim to reduce hospitalizations and promote home care. .
They arise from the 2022-2026 Interministerial Mental Health Action Plan (PAISM) of one billion dollars announced two years ago.
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