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Referral is made by a Primary care Practitioner (Family Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Physician at a walk-in clinic that agrees to provide follow-up). The primary care provider will send the referral to Central Intake who will then do a phone call Intake assessment with the patient.

Once the patient is found to meet the inclusion criteria for RASP, the patient will be scheduled for an assessment with a RASP psychiatrist who will then assess the patient and make recommendations regarding the patient’s treatment and further psychiatric care.

To access the Day Hospital, you must be referred by a psychiatrist. Please ask your psychiatrist or you may reach out to a member of your health care team (also called your Circle of Care) for more information.

Your Circle of Care is made up of members of the health care team who are involved in your ongoing recovery. This includes doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other health care providers.

Day Hospital staff will review your referral. If the Day Hospital will support your treatment and healing journey, members of your Circle of Care will give you an admission date and explain the process for admission.

A referral from emergency room physician required.

A referral from a Mental Health and Addictions psychiatrist/clinician, or a medical/surgical specialist is required.

A referral from your doctor is required.

A referral from your doctor or another health care professional in required.

Individuals with that meet the following criteria may be referred:

• Exhibiting symptoms of, or has been diagnosed with, a first episode of psychosis
• Between the ages of 12 to 35
• Has been treated for less than six months with an antipsychotic

Within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM): Referrals can be made by anyone including: self-referrals, family members, friends, teachers, counsellors, family physicians and health care professionals. To make a referral, call 902-473-2976.

A referral from a doctor is required.

Patients are typically admitted to the hospital following assessment by psychiatrists or emergency department physicians at a hospital emergency room or a community clinic.