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Addiction and mental health services

• physician based treatment
  
• counselling and case management services for all addiction and mental health needs

Mental health and addictions team providing mental health wellness services that are culturally safe and trauma-informed for members of the urban community who self-identify as having Aboriginal ancestry

Child and Youth Services - working with children and youth 6 years of age to 24 years of age. Also work with parents, families, caregivers and child protection professionals in providing culturally safe mental health services.

Adult Services - available to individuals 25 years of age and older experiencing mental health issues / psychosocial stressors that are interfering with mental wellness

Services Include:

• trauma-informed care
• intake and assessment
• counselling
• wellness planning and ongoing maintenance support
• service coordination and referrals
• advocacy for appropriate services when needed
• play therapy
• sand therapy
• skills training for children and families
• ASIST suicide intervention
• cognitive behavioural therapy
• solution-focused brief therapy
• mindfulness practices

Mental Health Youth Patient Navigator - available to provide support to youth ages 15-24 who need support in navigating and accessing service and who are transitional aged

Services Include (but not limited to):

• advocacy
• provide pathways to promote healing through holistic approach ( physical, mental, emotional, spiritual)
• assisting with Navigating the Health Care System
• navigation/accessing services and programs
• linkage to specialized services for Mental Health & Addictions
• accompany youth to their medical appointments (upon request)
• assist with social determinants of health that impact an individuals mental health (i.e. identification, housing, food security, life skills)

Presentations available upon request on relevant mental health topics

Weekly support group for those with both mental health and substance abuse issues. Lead by a qualified facilitator

• Joint effort between Canadian Mental Health Association and St. Leonard's Community Services

Ongoing support group for families dealing with mental health issues

• facilitated by family members who face the same challenges
  
• provides families with coping strategies and provides a support network

Group living for adults with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities

Health centre focused on individual, family and community health. Health professionals assess and treat non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses. Referrals to other local health services and personal development groups available
Services include:

• primary health care services
• social work services
• health promotion and education programs
• community development programs
• chronic disease management
• nutritional information and education
• community outreach programs

Additional Services on Site:

• Compass Diabetes Foot Care Program
• Memory Clinic
• Dental Clinic
• Caring for My COPD Program
• Grand River Council on Aging
• LGBTQ2S Resources
• AIDS/HIV Regional Coordinator
• Gender Affirming Clinic

Administration office provides support to all St Leonard's programs, services, and residences in the community

Regional service to assist family, community and long-term care providers in the continuing care of older adults with complex cognitive, emotional and behavioural disorders

• specialized assessment, consultation, treatment and short-term specialty case management and intervention
  
• education and community/program development, community homes, retirement, and supportive housing and long-term care facilities

Wait times can be upwards of 5-6 months to see a psychiatrist

Intensive treatment, rehabilitation and supports, including peer support, for eligible adults with serious mental illness and addictions

• team members work with individuals in their home, place of work and other chosen environments
  
• supports eligible individuals by assisting with medication, housing, finances, employment and life skills

Licensed Paediatric specialists

Services provided:

• urgent care for children
  
• routine physicals for babies and children
  
• vaccinations
  
• pharmacy located next door
  
• videoconference appointments available
  
• special consultations are available for children on the Autism spectrum or with other Behavioural and Learning disabilities

Group providing education and support to individuals wanting to understand problem gambling, change gambling behaviours, and restore life balance
For people struggling with problematic gambling behaviour including, but not limited to:

• casino gambling
• sports betting
• lottery tickets
• online poker
• stock market investing

Topics include:

• the problem gambling behavioural chain
• dealing with triggers and high-risk situations
• understanding chance/probability
• gambling traps/illusions
• recognizing erroneous gambling thoughts
• developing relapse prevention strategies

First point of contact for children and youth ages 0-18 with mental health concerns, intellectual disabilities, Autism or FASD. First place to contact for information, questions, and access to community resources and programs

Help navigate services available to children, youth, and their families. Complete an intake and make referrals for children and youth to get the services they need when dealing with:

• acting out behaviours
• aggression
• anxiety
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• bullying or being bullied
• child and family conflict
• depression
• drug and alcohol use
• grief
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• hyperactivity
• intellectual disability
• managing anger
• parenting programs
• self-esteem
• self-harming; suicidal thoughts
• trauma
• worrying

Lead agency for Service Coordination Brant which provides coordinated service planning to families of children and youth with multiple service needs. Service Coordination ensures there is a clearly identified staff for each family to lead their service plan and support services working together to meet each family's unique needs

Lead agency for the Ontario Autism Program - Urgent Response Service - short-term supports for children registered with the Ontario Autism Program who are experiencing new or worsening high-risk behaviours

Manages the Community Information Brant, Haldimand & Norfolk database www.info-bhn.ca containing information on local community programs and services

Counselling services aim to support children/youth and their families by:

• addressing identified needs and challenges
  
• strengthening awareness and understanding of the challenges and why they might be occurring
  
• reducing the severity of mental health problems or symptoms
  
• strengthening coping strategies,and reducing the need for more intensive services

Counselling services can be provided for children and youth experiencing:

• changes in mood swings or suddenly feeling anxious, sad, tearful, worried
  
• problems at school: with learning performance, peers and/or classroom behavior; sudden changes in daily patterns
  
• difficulty sleeping or staying asleep or problems with appetite
  
• an increase in physical complaints: stomach ache, headache, not feeling well
  
• behavioural changes: excessive anger, acting out (hitting, fighting, extreme tantrums, stealing); bedwetting
  
• decreased interest in previously enjoyed: hobbies, foods, activities

Counselling services are open to all, but priority is given to children and youth with serious mental health concerns such as harm to self and/or other including suicidal ideation/attempts and/or hospitalization

The program offers:

• individual and family counselling
  
• parent education and support, individually or in groups
  
• therapeutic groups for children and youth
  
• case management and referral to other services
  
• TAPP-C (The Arson Prevention Program for Children) assessments, in partnership with Brantford and Brant County Fire Departments
  
• distance counselling via telephone or video conference

Skill-building and support services enable the family, including siblings, parents and/or guardians to better address a child or youth's mental health issues by changing attitudes and behaviours, providing support as they adjust to new diagnoses, building skills and competencies, and/or creating awareness and resiliency


Family/caregiver skill-building and support services may include the provision of effective parenting strategies as well as access to peer supports to promote resilience and positive child/youth/family functioning

Respite Program - provides respite services to children and youth with identified mental health concerns who require short-term relief from families and caregivers to allow them to recharge and reflect. The Respite Program is tailored to the needs of the child or youth and their family. The program provides activities and programming that promote skill development and help build self-confidence and independence. Improving social skills and making friends are also part of the program

Respite is offered in a variety of ways including:

• weekly one-on-one sessions
• social groups
• Summer / Winter / March Break programming
• P.A. Day programming

Overnight opportunities may be explored; and Virtual respite groups and/or individual programming

Intensive Services provide services to children, youth who have been identified with having mental health needs that require intensive intervention to maintain their functioning at home, school, and/or in the community. Services are developed in partnership with the family to make sure they receive what they need and when (e.g., home, community, school or core service procedure setting). The goal of Intensive Services is to: reduce the severity of mental health problems, strengthen coping strategies; increase awareness and understanding of the problem; and improve functioning. Intensive Services include: counselling in a comfortable environment; parenting strategies designed to promote positive family functioning; individual and/or family therapy (for the entire family as identified by parents); hours of support are determined upon assessment at the time of entry (times may vary); service collaboration and case management; strong emphasis on community partnership working together; and linking families to community resources/support



Goals of Intensive Services are to:

• reduce the severity of mental health problems
  
• strengthen coping strategies
  
• increase awareness and understanding of the problem
  
• improve functioning

Intensive Services include:

• counselling in a comfortable environment
  
• parenting strategies designed to promote positive family functioning
  
• individual and/or family therapy (for entire family as identified by parents)
  
• hours of support - (determined upon assessment at time of entry - times may vary)
  
• service collaboration and case management;
  
• strong emphasis on community partnership working together
  
• linking families to community resources/support

Wraparound Brant: Wraparound services are a specialized service available to support children and youth and their families with complex needs. Complex needs are defined as having concerns in more than one area (e.g. mental health and developmental services) and to avoid family breakdown. A Wraparound facilitator identities the family's strengths and needs, and develops a personalized plan to address those needs. That plan will include the following services: In-home counselling, school support and/or community support (e.g., recreational activities); Individual and/or family therapy (for entire family as identified by parents); Behaviour management programming and parenting strategies; Service co-ordination by your Wraparound Facilitator; A family meeting with informal supports, school and community partners to review the treatment plan. Revisions to the plan will be made as necessary; Respite services providing time limited relief for the family.

The Wraparound Service model includes partnerships, coordination of services, family support, individualized support, flexibility and ensuring services are family-centered



That plan will include the following services:

• in-home counselling
  
• school support and/or community support (e.g., recreational activities);
  
• individual and/or family therapy (for entire family as identified by parents)
  
• behaviour management programming and parenting strategies
  
• service co-ordination by a Wraparound Facilitator
  
• family meeting with informal supports

The Early Years Program is a home, school and community-based program that promotes healthy social and emotional development of children from birth to 6 years of age and their families. Services are customized to meet the individual needs of each child and family, matching the level of need with appropriate intensity of service. Hours of service are flexible and include both evenings and weekends.

The Early Years Program also provides consultation, support and training services to community programs that are involved with children from birth to six years of age

Programs directed to children and adolescents experiencing social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. These age-specific programs include office-based individual and family counselling, group therapy, suicide prevention, day treatment, and intensive services

• Office-based counselling provides support to families whose children and youth struggle with mental health concerns, school difficulties, family conflict, divorce, trauma, grief, addictions, behavioural concerns, suicide concerns, suicidal ideation, and general counselling

• Intensive Services are directed toward families of children (0-18 years) * This program offers counselling and support, parenting strategies, consultation, and support to schools, parenting groups, and children's programs

• Tele-Mental Health provides Program Consultations, an Educational Component, and Direct Consultations with Child Psychiatrists throughout Ontario using video conferencing

Implements the community health programs and support services under the authority of the Six Nations of the Grand River elected council as follows:

• Ambulance
  
• Birthing Centre
  
• Child & Youth Health Team - Jordan's Principle
  
• Clinic Nurse Program
  
• Community Health Clerks
  
• Community Health Representatives
  
• Crisis Response Team
  
• Dental Services (support staff)
  
• Diabetes Education Program
  
• Egowadiya dagenha - Land Based Healing Centre
  
• Family Health Team
  
• Healthy Babies / Healthy Children
  
• Health Promotion / Nutrition Services
  
• Home and Community Care
  
• Maternal / Child Program
  
• Medical Transportation (support staff)
  
• Mental Health & Addictions
  
• Paramedic Services
  
• School Nurse Program
  
• Sexual Health Nurse Program
  
• Traditional Medicine Program
  
• Therapy Services

Provides services for people who have experienced a mental health and/or addiction issue in Waterloo Region and Wellington County

Addiction Program - assessment and outpatient counselling for people of all ages experiencing issues with alcohol, drug use and gambling. Mental health and peer support also available. Assistance is available to family and friends. Additionally, counsellors are available through the guidance offices of high schools. Community education is a major component of this program

Adult Mental Health Program - community-based, client-focused services to adults with mental illnesses or with concurrent disorders (mental illness and addictions) including assessment, consultation, treatment, education, support, and advocacy. It is an interdisciplinary staff (physicians, nurses, social workers, with support from addiction counsellors and peer support as required)

Specialized Geriatric Services - provides non-emergency clinical assessment, consultation, treatment and education to older adults, their families, and service providers who are, or know of, someone who is experiencing mental health issues combined with age-related difficulties

Offers residential and support services for youth experiencing challenges with their mental health and who may be experiencing difficulties in their current living situation.
Programs are available for youth ages 6 to 18
Intensity of care varies by the needs of the youth and the family.

Group-based day program for people over the age of 18 with a mental health diagnosis.

Works in conjunction with health and social service community partners, to identify seniors living in severe self-neglect, known as Diogenes Syndrome. This service is intended to increase access to support services for vulnerable and at-risk seniors and prevent the need for other services such as hospitalization and long term care.

Agency head office

Services include:

• Peer Support Program (Achieve: mental health and wellness recovery centre)
  
  
• Addiction Program - assessment and outpatient counselling for people of all ages experiencing issues with alcohol, drug use and gambling. Mental health and peer support also available. Assistance is available to family and friends. Additionally, counsellors are available through the guidance offices of high schools. Community education is a major component of this program
  
  
• Adult Mental Health Program - community-based, client-focused services to adults with mental illnesses or with concurrent disorders (mental illness and addictions) including assessment, consultation, treatment, education, support, and advocacy. It is an interdisciplinary staff (physicians, nurses, social workers, with support from addiction counsellors and peer support as required)
  
  
• Telemedicine Services - provides non-emergency community-based services for adults 16 years or older with mental illness and/or addiction issues. The service uses video cameras and monitors to connect clients to specialists who live elsewhere for a one-time consult, increasing access to specialized care using videoconferencing technology
  
  
• Crisis Assessment and Support Team (CAST) - mental health crisis support telephone line staffed by experienced mental health professionals. Provides face-to-face assessments and short-term follow-up crisis counselling. Response time to clients is expected to be within 24 hours
  
  
• Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team (MCRRT) - program partners a uniformed OPP officer with an experienced mental health professional to respond as first responders to calls through 911
  
  
• Specialized Geriatric Services - provides non-emergency clinical assessment, consultation, treatment and education to older adults, their families, and service providers who are, or know of, someone who is experiencing mental health issues combined with age-related difficulties
  
  
• Addiction Mobile Outreach Team - provides support to individuals living with substane use concerns, problem gambling or concurrent disorders through engagement, assessment and prevention through education
  
  
• Mobile Mental Health and Addictions Clinic

Intensive service for children, youth and their families who are experiencing significant social, emotional, and/or behavioural difficulties that make it hard for them to manage in home, school and/or in community settings

Service can involve:

• intensive service coordination
  
• counselling
  
• family counselling
  
• skills training

The goal of this service is to reduce the severity of mental health impact, strengthen coping strategies, increase awareness and understanding of current challenges and improve overall wellness. This service incorporates service collaboration, case management and working together with other community partners.