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• Offers a methadone maintenance program for opiate addicts based on an intensive outpatient model, over a 12-24 month period
• Operates a Needle Exchange Program that is offered onsite and works in partnership with the Public Health Unit

Services include:

• Initial intake screening procedure
• A signed treatment contract
• Focused medical examination
• Appropriate lab tests
• Initial as well as ongoing supervised urinalysis
• Weekly group and individual therapy
• Regular medical follow-ups and supervision
• Regular daily Methadone dosing
• Treatment of addiction related illness and/or diseases (such as Hepatitis C and HIV infection)
• After care program

Offers a culturally appropriate treatment program to address drug and alcohol issues and to prevent or minimize the negative effects of addictive substances

• Provides individual and group addictions counselling sessions
• Provides drug and alcohol assessments
• Offers individual information, education and needed support
• Provides referrals to treatment centres and programs
• Promotes healthy lifestyles and alternatives to alcohol, drugs and solvents
• Offers public education seminars and workshops

This organization is a Registered Charity

• Offers detoxification beds for individuals who require help for withdrawal from alcohol and/or other addictive substances
• Provides a safe and supportive environment to begin recovery process
• Provides medical supervision through a multidisciplinary health care team

Provides the following:

• Screening, assessment, and treatment
• Education counselling
• Discharge planning

Provides voluntary support and services to assist individuals who are struggling with mental health issues and/or addictions issues

Services offered but not limited to, include the following:

Addictions

• Alcohol, drug and gambling assessments
• Counselling for individuals, couples and families
• Smoking cessation
• Relapse prevention and aftercare
• Community based treatment services
• Referrals to residential treatment

Health Promotion

• Presentations and workshops related to mental health and addictions
• Support groups
• Educational resources
• Community activities and events
• Liaison to other resources
• Referrals

Mental Health

• Assessments as deemed appropriate
• Counselling for individuals, couples and families
• Referrals to psychiatry

Offers confidential mental health and addiction services to individuals 16 years of age and older

Services include:

• Mental Health Counselling and Treatment
• Substance Abuse/Addictions Assessment and Treatment
• Intensive Case Management
• Psychiatric consultation
• Crisis Intervention
• Walk in Clinic

Walk In Clinic

• Offers a single session of counselling to address mental health or substance abuse concerns
• Offered to individuals 16 years of age and older who are not yet ready for formal mental health and/or addiction services

Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues

• Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
• Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request

Prevention

• Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of alcohol, drug abuse, tobacco and gambling addictions
• Holds educational sessions in schools
• Coordinates cultural and spiritual events

Intervention

• Facilitates recreational activities and social events
• Provides individual and group discussions
• Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings

Aftercare provided for preventing reoccurrence:

• Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
• Regular phone calls and home visits
• Referrals to Band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance

Health centre that houses a variety of health care providers such as:

• Diagnostic Imaging, X-ray: ext 224
• Lab blood work, E.C.G. tests: ext 225
• Physiotherapy, by referral: ext 235
• Addiction Outreach, by referral: ext 234
• Ontario TeleMedicine Network, by appointment through Family Health Team: ext 222
• Burk's Falls Family Health Team: 705-382-4020 - see separate listing
• Arnica Pharmacy (at 162 Huston St): 705-382-2111
• Foot Care Clinic: 705-787-5910
• Diabetes Education Program 705-789-2311 ext 2312
• Al-Anon Meetings: 705-382-3138
• The Friends (office only): 705-382-1030 ext 22
• Home and Community Care Support Services North East: 1-888-533-2222
• Burk's Falls and District Food Bank: 705-380-4669
• East Parry Sound Community Support Services: 1-888-521-0000
• Highlands North Physio: 705-382-3323

Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues

• Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
• Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request

Prevention

• Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of alcohol, drug abuse, tobacco and gambling addictions
• Holds educational sessions in schools
• Coordinates cultural and spiritual events

Intervention

• Facilitates recreational activities and social events
• Provides individual and group discussions
• Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings including fasts and traditional healers

Aftercare provided for preventing reoccurrence:

• Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
• Regular phone calls and home visits
• Referrals to Band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance

COVID-19 Response
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the office will be closed to the public until further notice. Appointments will be conducted virtually (by phone or video). All group programs are temporarily on hold.

Regular Service
Medical care team focused on family and community health. Coordinates patient care in order to assess and treat injuries or illness. Team includes family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, mental health therapists, respiratory therapist and dietitian.

Programs and Specialty Care Teams:

Hope Huntsville Palliative Care:
Provides quality end-of-life care to patients and families with an advanced progressive illness

Geriatric Care:

• Provides a comprehensive assessment and assists seniors with complex health problems.
• family and caregiver support related to senior's care including: depression, dementia, confusion, memory, falls, medication problems
• has a geriatric outreach team to provide care in home

Pulmonary Rehab/Asthma/Smoking Cessation:
Offers self-management programs for people and their families who live with asthma or COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), as well as smoking cessation.

Dietitian services:
Offers assistance to patients with:

• Weight management
• Elevated cholesterol
• Diabetes prevention
• Irritable bowel disease and other digestive disorders
• Childhood nutrition
• Sport nutrition
• Healthy eating on a budget

Mental Health Therapy services:
Counselling program offers short term counselling to adults, children, and youth for issues such as:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• Couple issues
• Stress

Primary Care services:
Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses offer chronic disease management and health promotion programs in the doctor's offices of the Algonquin Family Health Team.

Other AFHT programs and services offered at our satellite office at The Summit Center - Wellness Hub include: Healthy Heart Program, Mobile Active Healthy Aging, Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Phone: 705-789-5986 or Fax: 705-789-2809

The Muskoka Community Health Hub - Dorset:
Provides primary and episodic care to local and seasonal residents. Not a walk-in clinic. Located at 1096 Main St, Dorset, ON P0A 1E0 Phone: 705-766-0866 for more information.

Focuses on maintaining clean, healthy environments and providing information and programs to ensure that people in the community have safe food, clean water and protection from disease

• food services inspections in community
• process permits for public events where food is prepared and served
• animal bite investigation
• emergency response planning
• low-cost rabies clinics
• provide water bottles for well water testing
• tobacco use reduction, including cessation, prevention, education and enforcement
• information on clinics, West Nile virus, beach postings (advisories and closures) and more on website

Counselling services offering a variety of therapies matched to individual situation and need including:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Brief Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychoanalytic Therapy
• Gottman's Couples Counselling
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Psycho-education
• Insight Oriented Therapy

Specialization in working with individuals in conflict with the law to help individuals deal with issues such as:

• anger management
• stress management
• trauma
• substance use
• support in making life changes
• cognitive behavioural therapy

Services may be provided in client's home in special circumstances

COVID-19 Response
During the COVID-19 pandemic, only five people at a time will be allowed in the clinic

Regular Service
A methadone clinic to treat opiate addiction. It is appropriate for individuals dependent on opiates such as heroin, methadone, percocet, oxycontin, opium, morphine, dilaudid, codeine, demerol, fentanyl, etc. Uses methadone and suboxone for treatment.

Primary Health Care clinic focused on family and community health

Operates with a team based approach. In addition to four Nurse Practitioners, the health care team includes:

• Social Worker
• Registered Nurses
• Registered Dietitian
• Consulting Physician

Services include:

• annual physicals
• minor injury/illness
• immunizations
• smoking cessation
• counselling
• chronic diseases management
• home visits
• same day appointment clinic
• health promotion programs

COVID-19 Response
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, visiting days have been postponed until further notice. Families are encouraged to communicate via technology. Public access is limited to critical services only. Speak with admission department for information and process changes to admissions and services.

Regular Service
Offers help to men and women within the unionized construction trades Industry and their immediate family who have issues of any kind due to a dependence with alcohol and/or drugs.

Programs range from long term placement, residential treatment and post treatment counselling.

Family members may call the help line anytime for support.

Currently engaged with the Ministry of Labour Training and Skills Development Fund (SDF) for a research project in addition to the services provided to the construction industry. But does not offer training or employment opportunities outside of hiring opportunities for the agency.

Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues

• Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
• Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request

Prevention

• Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of alcohol, drug abuse, tobacco and gambling addictions
• Holds educational sessions in schools
• Coordinates cultural and spiritual events

Intervention

• Facilitates recreational activities and social events
• Provides individual and group discussions
• Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings

Aftercare provided for preventing reoccurrence:

• Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
• Regular phone calls and home visits
• Referrals to Band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance

Salvation Army offers family services including:

• spiritual counselling
• ​addictions referrals
• emergency services - shelter (1-3 nights Nov-Mar) - referrals Apr-Oct
• food bank - see separate record
• emergency and disaster response
• religious services
• mobile unit (Friday Nights) to serve food and hot beverages to the public, offering a solace for many people, a common ground for talking, sharing and interacting

COVID-19 Response
Due to concerns regarding COVID-19, please call 705-746-4264 to book an appointment.

COVID-19 Resources are available at https://mps.cmha.ca/news/covid-19-resources

Regular Services
Assessment, counselling, case management and referral services to all persons who have been adversely impacted by substance use and gambling. Prevention of harmful substance use through public education and awareness initiatives. Adopts a flexible, individualized approach ranging from harm reduction to abstinence.

Programs and Services offered:

• Intake
• RAAM clinic
• Harm Reduction
• Individual and Group Addictions and Mental Health Treatment
• Family Member Addiction and Mental Health Counselling
• Walk-In Clinic
• Youth Addiction Counselling
• Concurrent Disorders
• Addiction Supportive Housing (ASH)
• Mental Health Supportive Housing
• Opioid Treatment/Case Management Support
• Ontario Works-Addiction Services Initiative(ASI)
• Back On Track (Ontario's Remedial Measures Program)
• Community Prevention and Awareness
• Psychogeriatrics Program
• Assertive Community Treatment
• Case Management
• Early Psychosis Intervention
• Aboriginal Mental Health Program

Services are also available out of the Burk's Falls and District Health Centre, 150 Huston Street, Burk's Falls and at 87 Main St in Sundridge.

Methadone clinic, maintenance programs and counseling to those who can't stop abusing opiates