During the person's hospital stay, the psychiatrist or another psychiatric specialist will most probably refer the person to the hospital's Outpatient Department (OPD) for follow up. Here they will receive medication and health consultation and treatment. There are a variety of services associated with the OPD. Contact them at (514) 630-2010 for further information.

Headed by a psychiatrist from the Lakeshore hospital, the PACT Team is a mobile community-based treatment team for persons with severe and persistent mental health problems. It is a multidisciplinary agency which functions interchangeably to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support for persons to live successfully within the community.

Community Perspective offers adults with mental illness individual support and follow-up; help finding appropriate, low cost housing; and assists the person with basic life skills such as budgeting and human rights education. A community worker, through home visits, helps to enhance the quality of life by maximizing coping skills and by developing a support network.
16115 Gouin Blvd #300, Ste. Genevieve, (514) 696-0972
http://www.pcsm-cpmh.org

Citizen Advocacy provides advocacy and support to adults with mental illness and other persons in need of their services. Volunteers, supervised and trained by social service professionals, are there to provide emotional and practical support (such as banking, shopping and activities) to persons living independently in the community. They also provide individual and collective defense of rights assistance. Their Church Apartment Program offers permanent semi-supervised homes for adults with mental illness.
68 Prince-Edward, Pointe-Claire, (514) 694-5850
http://www.westislandcitizenadvocacy.com