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Provides substance use and mental health services for teenagers, young adults, and their families or caregivers.

On-site treatment and family support is offered at various secondary schools within the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board.

Programs include:

• Secondary School-on-site Treatment
• Getting Ready Education Group
• Family Education, Support and Skills Development
• Youth Affected by Substance Use of Others
• Street-Involved Youth Outreach
• Pregnant and Parenting Youth Outreach
• Community Education, Consultation & Training
• Naloxone Distribution

Offers skill-sharing and meetup opportunities for queer and trans (LGBTQ2SIA+) young adults

A weekly check-in program for LGBTQ youth in Hamilton. Speqtrum staff check-in with participants once a week to chat, listen, provide peer, and emotional support, and connect you with other resources in the community. Check ins are offered by messaging on facebook, instagram, or email.

A weekly peer support group is also available to those in this program. Peer support session are open hours when Speqtrum staff are available online to chat and help with community referrals, answer questions, and discuss programming.

Due to COVID-19 this service is currently being offered virtually. Contact for more details.

A cooking and social support program for LGBTQ+ newcomers in Hamilton. Provides a safe space to learn and exchange cooking skills and budget saving tips.
Free ingredient kits are provided to participants.

Offers a variety of support services for newcomer, immigrant, and refugee women in Ontario.
Services include:

• counselling
• horticulture pre-apprenticeship programs
• information technology education

Offers confidential support services for survivors of sexual violence, 16 years of age and older, who have experienced sexual violence at any point in their lives. Services include individual and group counselling.

Due to the COVID-19 virus, the SACHA office has been closed and all in-person programs have been cancelled. Staff will be working from home and can be reached by phone or email. Staff support is available 24/7 via the helpline at 905-525-4162.

Offers supportive programming for women from Hamilton's diverse racial and cultural communities, in particular women who are immigrant, newcomers, and refugees. Services include: individual support, women's support groups, information and referral, advocacy and accompaniment, and practical assistance such as childcare, bus tickets, and snacks.

Offers confidential support services for survivors of sexual violence, 16 years of age and older, who have left sex-traf­fick­ing at any point in their lives. Services include individual, group counselling and advocacy.

Due to COVID-19 services are currently being offered by phone or video-conferencing. In-person appointments are available on a limited basis. Contact or visit the website for details.

Provides information, counselling, and programs on alcohol, drugs, and gambling.
Services include:

• counselling
• methadone case management
• referrals to residential treatment
• needle syringe program for dropping off used needles and picking up supplies
• group programs to teach skills such as coping skills, relapse prevention, mindfulness
• support groups
• information and referral

A monthly support group for women and adult female identifying individuals. Helps build connections through conversation, education, harm reduction and HIV/STI Testing.

A weekly group for women who are marginalized or living on low income, providing an opportunity to develop healthy social networks and a safe environment for peer support. Activities include self-esteem workshops, relaxation sessions, discussion groups, and community service activities.

A participant-driven group in which men share difficult issues, challenges, and solutions with each other in a weekly discussion format. The format has evolved from the Native sharing circle which served as an entry point for some of the participants. Outside guests may be invited to discuss topics identified by program participants.

An 8-10 week program of one day per week that includes workshops, health activities, short excursions, and guest speakers to assist people living with diabetes and people who may be at risk of developing diabetes to develop skills with diabetes management and improve overall health.

Anger Management for Men Program: Provides information and strategies that help participants manage their anger, improve their overall health, and contribute positively to the health and well-beings of their families and the community. Weekly two-hour interactive workshops over a 10-week period.

Women's Approach to Anger Management: women learn to recognize and implement appropriate decision making, use short-term coping strategies, and develop long-term plans for managing anger. Group setting, eight weekly two-hour sessions, offered four times a year. Registration is required.

Offers short term individual mental health support and counselling for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth ages 16 to 25.

Offers peer support groups to adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and adult male victims of sexual assault.

Offers support groups of people who have been diagnosed with a lung disease.

Services are free and confidential. They include:

• Medical Grade Pregnancy Tests
• Pregnancy Options Support
• Point-of-care Ultrasound
• STI Testing & Treatment
• Pregnancy + Beyond Support
• Post Abortion Support
• Abortion Support
• Resources & Referrals
• Male Mentoring
• Community Referrals
• Sexual Health and Relationship Education (S.H.A.R.E) for teens, students & teachers
• Baby Boutique - Free Maternity and Baby Clothes (NB - 2T)

A community resource providing support, information and education, and community to people around issues of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. Meeting attendance and discussions are confidential. Bus tickets may be available upon request.

Provides services to families who have children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to help them navigate the supports available under the new Ontario Autism Program.
Families are connected with a Service Navigator who provides navigation support and information to families through workshops, training sessions, and individual direct support.

A street outreach program for women in the sex trade. Offers support, friendship, assitance, and prayer.

Drop-in social group for men of all ages to build relationships and community. Activities include board games, darts, playing cards and meals.

A women's social and support group that meets weekly. Activities include crafts, conversations, board games, bingo and meals.

The program intervenes with fathers identified as at-risk for using abuse in their relationships with their partner and their children, in order to increase the safety and healthy functioning of the family. It responds to the needs of children who have experienced or been exposed to their fathers' use of abusive behaviour, by providing opportunities for these fathers to examine the impacts of their actions on their family, and to generate safer and more effective child-centered parenting strategies.

Offers informed support to women who have been exposed to sexual abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, violence, harassment and/or trauma within a non-judgmental, inclusive environment in which they can increase their knowledge and understanding of woman abuse, and explore the options, resources and supports available.