Acquired Brain Injury Services

Cota’s ABI Case Managers provide practical individualized support in the community to adults 16-64 years of age living with an acquired brain injury across the Toronto and in South York Region.

Cota’s Toronto-based ABI case Managers are members of Cota’s Integrated Service Teams (ISTs) which are multidisciplinary teams that provide case management services to multiple target populations within defined geographic catchment areas. Each Cota IST is comprised of case managers that specialize in Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injury, Substance Use, Dual Diagnosis and Geriatric Mental Health.  The ISTs receive support from consulting psychiatrists.

Cota’s IST services are aligned with the geographic areas of Toronto-based Ontario Health Teams (OHTs), as follows:

• Cota’s North York IST is aligned with both the North Western Toronto OHT and North York Health Partners OHT

• Cota’s Scarborough IST is aligned with the Scarborough OHT

• Cota’s Toronto West IST is aligned with both the Toronto West OHT and Toronto Mid-WestOHT

• Cota’s Toronto East IST is aligned with the Downtown East OHT and East Toronto Health Partners OHT

For more information, or to make a referral, to Cota’s Toronto-based ABI Case Management please call the Toronto ABI Network (416) 597-3057 or visit their website at www.abinetwork.ca.

This program provides rapid, short-term intervention to address an acute situational crisis for individuals with acquired brain injury. For the purpose of this service ‘situational crisis’ is defined as:

• A situation where an individual (or their families) usual coping mechanisms are overwhelmed, leading to a disruption in their normal functioning and an inability to resolve the situation using their standard problem-solving resources
• Is temporary in nature
• A circumstance, that if not addressed quickly, could lead to potentially harmful outcomes.
  
  

Note: this excludes situations that require immediate crisis support services, such as 911 or 211

Key aspects of Cota’s ABI Crisis Case Management services include: rapid assessment, crisis intervention, resource coordination, safety planning, advocacy, follow-up and monitoring.

People eligible for this service:

• Are between the ages of 16 and 64
• Reside within the city of Toronto
• Have a documented acquired brain injury and are experiencing long-term (>6 months) functional and/or psychosocial challenges following initial hospitalization and inpatient treatment/rehabilitation
• Are willing to participate in, and have consented to, a goal-driven service
• Have complex support needs (excluding degenerative conditions such as Korsakoff, dementia, or other degenerative conditions)
• Are not in receipt of insurance funds
• Do not currently have other case management services in place of a similar nature
• Have met the definition of ‘situational crisis’, and require a direct visit (face-to-face) minimally once/week

To Make a Referral:

Any caregiver, professional or client can make a referral for Cota ABI Case Management services through the Toronto Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Network. Please complete the ABI Client Community Profile located on the Toronto ABI Network website at www.abinetwork.ca and submit it. You may also contact the Toronto ABI Network at 416-597-3057. You will be contacted by a Cota employee once your referral is processed.