Provincial Assessment Centre to join Provincial Health Services Authority

The Provincial Assessment Centre will be transferred from Community Living B.C. (CLBC), to BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) in fall 2023.

02 Mar 2023

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Provincial Assessment Centre (PAC)

The Provincial Assessment Centre (PAC) is a multi-disciplinary mental health service for people age 14 and up with a developmental disability and a concurrent mental illness, or behaviour issue. It includes a 10-bed inpatient facility in Coquitlam, and outpatient services.

Since 2005, CLBC has operated PAC. Following a service delivery model review, it was determined that PAC would best be integrated with the provincial mental health system. BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services operates a range of specialized facilities and services, including Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, and Heartwood Centre for Women.

Work to transition the service from CLBC to PHSA is ongoing, and expected to be complete in the fall of 2023. CLBC is working closely with PHSA to ensure a smooth transition so there is no disruption to service for individuals and families.

We are grateful to all the First Nations who have cared for and nurtured the lands and waters around us for all time, including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) on whose unceded and ancestral territory our head office is located.