Summary
The Victoria Integrated Community Outreach Team officially commenced operations on 01
January 2007. This team was established through the cooperation of senior managers from the
Vancouver Island Health Authority, Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance (now
Ministry of Housing and Social Development), Community Corrections Branch of the Ministry
of Public Safety and Solicitor General and the Victoria Police Department.
VICOT’s mandate is to:
Provide integrated service delivery to mentally disordered/concurrent disordered
individuals in the downtown Victoria area who are not accessing service on a consistent
basis;
Enhance protection of the public through the provision of supervision services to mutual
clients;
Integrate case management focusing on needs related to: addictions, physical and mental
health; access and retention in mental health services; housing access/retention; access to
financial supports; offending and incarceration; providing the mechanisms of service
deliver directly and not broker services through other parties.