Prevention & Early Intervention Program for Psychoses

• Psychiatric consultation and treatment
• Case management
• Individual and group sessions
• Family support and education
• Medication monitoring
• Community presentations and school-based presentations are also available to promote public awareness of early intervention for the treatment of psychosis

• Age 16 to 35
• Symptoms of psychosis or early psychosis 
• Hallucinations (auditory, visual or other)
• Delusions (paranoia, grandiosity, thought broadcasting and insertion, etc.) 
• Disorganized thinking (feeling confused, thoughts are fast or slow, difficulty concentrating, or following a conversation)
• No previous treatment received or 6 months or less treatment for psychosis
• Resident of Huron or Perth County

• Negative symptoms (apathy, anhedonia, attention, etc.)
• Mood (depressed euphoria, anxious, etc.)
• Other (sleep, energy, harm to self or others, etc.)

Individuals who meet any of the following criteria are not eligible for PEPP:

• Anti-psychotic treatment for more than six months consistently 
• Symptoms not clearly explained by an organic brain syndrome or other medical disorders
• Diagnosis of Intellectual Developmental Disorder, neurological or other medical conditions associated with psychosis
• Methamphetamine use in the past three (3) months

Referrals can be made by anyone including physicians, family, friends, self, schools, community workers and community programs.

PEPP Referral Form