Searching for Addiction Treatment

Specializes in addiction, methadone and suboxone treatments.

Services include:

• detoxification programs for opiate dependent individuals
• methadone and suboxone maintenance program using the harm reduction model
• liaison with other outpatient and inpatient treatment facilities on client's behalf
• addiction information and resources
• assist with access to legal advice
• medical and psychological care
• Stay Sharp Syringe Distribution program

Medical care team focused on family and community health

• coordinates patient care in order to assess and treat injuries or illness
• team includes: family doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, registered dietitians, pharmacists, psychiatrists, mental health counsellors and registered kinesiologists.

Patients have access to free Specialty Clinics & Programs (must be referred by their health care provider):

• Stop Smoking
• INR Clinic
• Home Care
• Diabetes Clinic (no referral needed)
• Foot Care Clinic
• Chronic Pain Management Program
• Pregnancy and Mood Support Program (no referral needed)
• Exercise Programs
• Psychiatry Clinic
• 24-hour BP Monitoring
• Wellness Matters workshops/webinars (OPEN to everyone, no referral needed)

Mutual support groups hold meetings facilitated by members who are the relatives or friends of someone whose drinking concerns them * various locations throughout Waterloo Region-Wellington County

Central access point that assists youth to connect with community services and provides needed supports. Services include:

• referrals
• help to obtain ID
• life skills workshops
• access to outreach workers for food, clothes, affordable housing listings, employment, addictions support, life concerns
• access to mental health clinicians and nurse practitioner for medical care and treatment, assessments and diagnostic testing (pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections etc), mental health assessments, specialist referrals, birth control, pregnancy care or parenting support, and any health concerns

Services include:

• specialized assessment and treatment
• coordinated access to allied health and social services
• counselling, education, outreach
• Mobile Community Health Van

RAAC (Rapid Access Addiction Clinic): support, counselling, resources, referrals to address substance dependence and related health concerns, and assistance with recovery goals.

Peripheral services provided for Hepatitis C patients only.

Integrated strategies aim to improve quality of life for persons and families impacted by substance misuse and incorporate the 4-Pillar approach: prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery and community safety.

Community based mental promotion and education services for individuals and families facing mental illness and developmental challenges. Services include:

• outreach / case management
• specialized psychiatric and mental health assessments and treatment for adults and seniors
• Intensive Geriatric Service Workers (IGSW) - work with frail seniors after release from hospital or who display a complex number of needs
• programs for school-aged children and teens
• specialized programs for eating disorders and 1st Episode Psychosis
• family support options for families caring for children with developmental or physical disabilities - can help families apply for funding to receive one-to-one support; respite services; access to Supporting Kids in Camp program
• infant and pre-school support services - pre-school assessment consultation for child care providers and families of children 2-6 years of age
• court support worker - support to individuals with mental health issues who find themselves in conflict with the law
• employment services and support
• 1st Step Program - Early Psychosis Treatment Team - Interdisciplinary team provides support to individuals in the early stages of psychosis and their families; initial assessment includes medical screening, medical history and psychiatric interviews; treatment may include counselling, medication, individual and group treatment, family education and finding supports for day-to-day living

Inpatient treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, including co-occurring illnesses, mood and anxiety disorders (depression, stress, anxiety), eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia), post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders and dementias in older adults, and persistent mental illness.

Programs and services include Assessment and Stabilization Unit, Crisis, Community Outreach and Support Program, Community Addiction Services (outpatient), Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT), programs for uniformed professionals and health care professionals.

Additional services: organizational wellness, employee and family assistance programs, assessments, outpatient and inpatient treatment, recovery management, return to work, and family support services customized to meet the specialized needs of individuals and organizations.

Community out-patient program for people struggling with addiction. Individual, family and group counselling available.

Programs include:

Workshops and support groups: for adult family members and friends affected by addiction (substance use an process addiction)

Youth Services: at all high schools in Guelph and Wellington County and at three schools in Dufferin County; services may be accessed through the Guidance department

Problem Gambling / Process Addiction Program: individual counselling, education groups, support groups and public education events for people and/or families affected by gambling

Gambling Craving Helpline: recorded message that provides information and steps to help the caller cope with urges and cravings

Note:

• Programs are part of Homewood Regional Services which includes Home and Community Care Waterloo Wellington (formerly WWLHIN) -funded Mental Health programming.
• Other locations include: Clifford, Drayton, Erin, Fergus, Harriston, Mount Forest, Palmerston, Rockwood

Interim mental health and addiction support for people transitioning into the community after inpatient psychiatric care or following a recent mental health crisis.

Services may include:

• phone support
• individual multidisciplinary team assessment
• consultations and contacts
• group education and individual support sessions
• support for medication management
• peer supports

Service model supports persons with complex mental health and addiction concerns and integrates medical and recovery approaches to support individual, personal wellness goals.

Inpatient eating disorders program.
Flexible lengths of a stay including the Core Skills (9 weeks) and Restoration Streams (16 weeks).

In-patient care to individuals struggling with substance use including alcohol, drug and prescription medication addictions. Based on the goals of abstinence and behavioural change, services incorporate mental health, occupational groups and life-stage issues (uniformed professionals, healthcare professionals, young adults, older adults.)

Also offers treatment for co-occurring illnesses, such as addiction / PTSD and addiction / mood and anxiety disorders.

Service is provided in phases: Assessment, Detoxification and Stabilization; Recovery; and Aftercare and Relapse Prevention.

Inpatient treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, including co-occurring illnesses, mood and anxiety disorders (depression, stress, anxiety), eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia), post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders and dementias in older adults, and persistent mental illness.

Programs and services include Assessment and Stabilization Unit, Crisis, Community Outreach and Support Program, Community Addiction Services (outpatient), Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT), programs for uniformed professionals and health care professionals.

Additional services: organizational wellness, employee and family assistance programs, assessments, outpatient and inpatient treatment, recovery management, return to work, and family support services customized to meet the specialized needs of individuals and organizations.

Inpatient treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, including co-occurring illnesses, mood and anxiety disorders (depression, stress, anxiety), eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia), post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders and dementias in older adults, and persistent mental illness.

Programs and services include Assessment and Stabilization Unit, Crisis, Community Outreach and Support Program, Community Addiction Services (outpatient), Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT), programs for uniformed professionals and health care professionals.

Additional services: organizational wellness, employee and family assistance programs, assessments, outpatient and inpatient treatment, recovery management, return to work, and family support services customized to meet the specialized needs of individuals and organizations.

Inpatient treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, including co-occurring illnesses, mood and anxiety disorders (depression, stress, anxiety), eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia), post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders and dementias in older adults, and persistent mental illness.

Programs and services include Assessment and Stabilization Unit, Crisis, Community Outreach and Support Program, Community Addiction Services (outpatient), Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT), programs for uniformed professionals and health care professionals.

Additional services: organizational wellness, employee and family assistance programs, assessments, outpatient and inpatient treatment, recovery management, return to work, and family support services customized to meet the specialized needs of individuals and organizations.

COVID-19 Protocol: The clinic remains open to the public. Call the clinic if you have questions or concerns. DO NOT come to the clinic if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19. New measures are being utilized to help prevent the spread of this disease including practicing social distancing.

Addiction medicine offering methadone and suboxone opioid replacement therapy.

Various complex capable addiction treatment programs and services offered in the community utilizing a harm reduction philosophy. Community-based program and service options include:

Community Withdrawal Support Service: set of services offering an alternative to residential withdrawal management

Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinics (RAAM): Specialized medical clinic designed for people who are experiencing health issues related to their drug and/or alcohol use.

Drug Treatment Court: Specialized court process for non-violent offenders with addiction issues

Let's Grow Together: Half-day support group for women in the Guelph-Wellington community who are pregnant or parenting children (6 years and younger) and are dealing with substance use issues

Specialized Addiction Support Coordination: For specialized populations (geriatric, acquired brain injury, developmental disability, complex mental health) living with addiction issues; education and consultation to professionals working with these populations

Specialized Outreach Services: Integrated team of peers and professionals offering flexible outreach services to homeless or street-involved people with addiction, mental health, or concurrent issues

Supportive Addiction and Mental Health Housing: A range of supports for people with complex addiction and concurrent mental health needs who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or who are considered inadequately housed, without secure and / or maintained housing

Supported Recovery Room: 72-hour stabilization program for people recovering from a mental health or substance related crisis. Eligibility criteria information is available through SRR (519-362-9855)

Addiction Court Support: Outreach-based support for community residents whose substance use has resulted in criminal charges.

Peer 2 Peer Overdose Response Programs: Matches Overdose Response peers with people who have overdosed by meeting them at the hospital Emergency Department to offer harm reduction and recovery support to them, their family and friends.

Rural Wellington Addictions Service: delivered in partnership with the Upper Grand Family Health Team. Provides clients with in-person assessments, treatment/care planning and counselling services.

This service works together with the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinics (RAAM) and Community Withdrawal Support Service (CWSS) to provide addictions support to residents of Wellington County.

Residential programs use a modified 'therapeutic community' treatment model with an approach based on the belief that chronic addiction comes with an acquired lifestyle and that recovery requires a holistic approach that challenges deeply ingrained behaviours and teaches healthy alternatives.

Believing that change is most effective when it is experienced and shared, staff encourage residents to assist each other in every aspect of treatment. Professional staff function as facilitators, guides, and role models. Residents, staff, and alumni comprise a supportive community in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Stonehenge offers 4.5 - 6 month residential programs tailored to the unique needs of adult men and women. Additional residential services include:

Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST): Support coordination, crisis intervention, education, community referrals, and access to a physician via the Ontario Telemedicine Network teleconferencing system, as well as a pharmacist who provides medications on site.

Correctional Programs: Residential beds for male and female offenders under federal and provincial jurisdiction.

Early Childhood Development Program (ECD): Stonehenge reserves one bed in the Women's Residential Program to accommodate pregnant women struggling with substance issues.

Friends and Family Support Program: Monthly group in which family members and friends of residents meet to receive support and learn valuable skills to cope with the impact of addiction; co-facilitated by a staff member and a family member with lived experience.

Regional Aftercare Program: Staff-facilitated aftercare program for individuals who have completed at least three months of the residential program; provides an opportunity to test new-found skills and stay connected to the guidance of the program and staff for up to two years.

Stonehenge Therapeutic Community, founded in 1971, is a non-profit specialized addiction services agency providing a broad scope of services to individuals, families, and communities experiencing harm related to substance use. Services range from a 42 bed long-term residential treatment program to a variety of community-based services along the harm reduction continuum including supportive housing, addiction medicine and withdrawal services, and community and justice programs.

COVID-19 Protocol: The clinic remains open to the public. Call the clinic if you have questions or concerns. DO NOT come to the clinic if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19. New measures are being utilized to help prevent the spread of this disease including practicing social distancing.

Addiction medicine offering methadone and suboxone opioid replacement therapy.

15 bed community-based residential rehabilitation and treatment facility for men whose abuse of alcohol, or other drugs has greatly impacted their lives.

• Provides a supportive drug-free environment
  
• Group counselling focus
  
• Self-care model
  
• Peer support
  

Mutual support groups hold meetings facilitated by members who are the relatives or friends of someone whose drinking concerns them * various locations throughout Waterloo Region-Wellington County

Addiction and medication management facility

• Methadone Maintenance Treatment
• Suboxone Maintenance Treatment
• Mental Health Medical Management