Multidisciplinary collaboration for people experiencing homelessness with a severe mental illness

Working with people that are homeless with a severe mental illness requires a collaborative multidisciplinary team approach to provide comprehensive treatment and case management. As clients present with complex psychosocial needs, to ensure all these needs are met requires collaborative and creative interventions. To encompass the complex nature of the work, the Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service (HOPS) has developed a team based approach where all disciplines actively contribute to day to day care and in all stages of treatment planning.