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Offers rent-geared-to-income and supportive housing primarily for individuals with mental illness

Offers eight Integrated Housing Sites in the City of North Bay with varying levels of support, located at:

• Algonquin Avenue Building
• Duke Street Apartments
• Lakeshore Drive Home (2)
• Mountainview Estates
• Nipissing Street Building
• Percy Street Building
• Woodward Apartments

Community-based support within housing for people with serious mental illness and addictions who are living within housing formerly managed by CMHA - Nipissing Regional Branch

Program includes:

• Education
• Conflict resolution
• Crisis prevention
• Housing assessment and follow-up
• Referral to community resources

Community-based case management for people with serious mental illness and addictions

Provides community support for individuals who are doing well in their recovery; program includes:

• On-going assessments
• Treatment planning
• Medication monitoring
• Instruction on safe medications use
• Conflict resolutions
• Crisis prevention
• Housing supports
• Discharge planning and coordination with other services

Community-based case management for people with serious mental illness and addictions

Programs include:

• Voluntary financial trusteeship
• Ongoing assessments
• Coordination of required services
• Conflict resolution
• Crisis prevention
• Housing supports
• Discharge planning
• Referral to community resources

• Functions as a voluntary service in which an owner/operator of a home provides residential care to individuals with a serious mental illness
• Allows individuals to live independently in the community with some assistance

Services include:

• Meals, laundry, medication management and some level of 24-hour supervision on a short-term or long-term basis
• Funding for personal care items, such as toiletries, clothing, eyeglasses, dental care, medical transportation, social and recreational activities
• Support from staff of the home

• Provides care and support to individuals experiencing a serious mental illness
• Focuses on maintaining or increasing an individual's ability to care for themselves, wellness planning, skill building, placement, and follow-up
• Supports individuals as they transition back into the community
• Offers skill development and education to individuals, families, and the community
• Offers outreach services to the individual, family members and community including ongoing support, education, skill development and development of the necessary community resources

COVID-19 Response
Due to COVID-19 precautions, please call to schedule an appointment. In East Parry Sound call 705-384-5392, in West Parry Sound call 705-746-4264 to schedule an appointment.

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

If you are in crisis, call 1-888-893-8333

Regular Service
Provides:

• mental health crisis intervention, treatment, and community support (case management) services
• assessment and referral
• counselling/psychotherapy
• psychiatric consultation
• intensive case management for individuals with serious mental illness
• group services in some cases

Core Services include:

• Crisis/Intake support services - single point of entry for all services of the Core Program.
  • Screening and review of all referrals.
  • 24 hour telephone Crisis support service.
  • Community crisis support.
  • Post crisis follow-up.
  • 24 hour consultations to hospitals.
• COAST (Community Outreach and Support Team) - a multidisciplinary, mobile, outreach team providing individualized treatment for a persistent and serious mental illness, including:
  • housing
  • medication
  • rehabilitation
  • employment and financial services
• Court Diversion and Support - redirection from criminal justice system for minor offenses. The person agrees to an individualized support/treatment program in the community.
• Supportive Housing Service - rent supplements to clients who have experienced serious mental illness, are homeless or at risk of being homeless and receiving ongoing service from the Agency.
• Counselling, Psychotherapy and Education Service - individual counselling (as resources allow) including:
  • assessment, treatment planning and case management
  • group counselling
  • community consultation and education of mental health issues

Other programs include:

• Regional Seniors' Mental Health Consultation Service - mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment recommendations and limited follow-up and/or referral on an outreach basis for people with age-related mental health problems. Collaborates with health care agencies and caregivers to provide advocacy for clients and their families.
• Adult Protective Services (APS) - assist developmentally disabled adults to live independently in the community including:
  • locating and retaining accommodation
  • counselling for life skills, financial management and emotional issues
  • co-ordinating medical and dental appointments, etc
  • advocating for client rights
  • assisting clients with the judicial system
• Council of Consumer/Survivor and Family Initiatives - peer-guided community program for people who live with mental health issues (see separate record).
• Volunteer Program - volunteer opportunities to assist in services and enhancement of quality of life for people with a serious mental illness or developmental disability. Volunteer Coordinator can be reached at 705-645-2262.
• Partner Assault Response Program - a 12 week court ordered education group involving domestic violence (see separate record).
• Developmental Disabilities Regional Outreach Program - psychiatric consultation and treatment for adults with developmental disabilities and serious mental health illness

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.

Voluntary service available to children, youth and their families who are experiencing mental health difficulties that require support beyond Counselling Walk-In Clinic service

• therapy is evidence-based and tailored to meet the needs of each child or youth and family
• culture, family and community are important to supporting these services and help determine the appropriate setting and frequency of service

Intensive Service Therapy program (IST)

• provides a range of intensive and flexible in-home and community-based services for children, youth with mental health needs
• Intensive Treatment Service program is concentrated over ten to twelve weeks.
• program serves to strengthen the capacity of families to support their children as well as the ability of children and youth to function effectively in their homes and community

Group Programming

• Therapists offer various group programming, based on need and demand
• referral to these programs can be completed out of a single session counselling session or as recommended by an ongoing therapist
• Some of the groups periodically offered are:
  • Enhancing Attachments - a five-session program for foster, adoptive and kin-parents designed to assist them to better understand and support the children in their homes who have experienced trauma and attachment disruptions
  • Triple P groups (0-12 and teen) is a family intervention for parents of children who have or are at risk of developing behavior problems, it is a preventive program that promotes positive, caring relationships between parents and their children, and helps parents develop effective strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood behavior problems and common developmental issues

Coordinated Service Planning (CSP)

• voluntary service that is offered to families who have children and youth with multiple and/or complex special needs to connect to the right services and supports
• for families with a child/youth who is involved with multiple agencies providing specialized services (e.g., rehabilitation services, autism services, developmental services, and/or respite supports, special education).
• for families with a child/youth who is experiencing ongoing challenges related to their development (e.g., physical, communication, intellectual, emotional, social and/or behavioural, mental health).
• for families who have identified that they are struggling with coordinating services for their child/youth
• for families who may be experiencing external barriers which make it difficult to coordinate services for their child/youth
• for more information or to download a referral form, please visit: https://www.cspmuskokanipissingparrysound.ca/

Specialized Consultation and Assessments

• Child and Youth Mental Health programming has access to specialized consultation and assessments (i.e. psychiatric and psychological) to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of a child or youth as part of their mental health treatment plan

COVID-19 Response
Due to COVID-19 precautions, please call 705-645-2262 to schedule an appointment.

The Greenhouse Drop In Centre is temporarily closed until further notice.

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

If you are in crisis, call 1-888-893-8333

Regular Service
Provides:

• mental health crisis intervention, treatment, and community support (case management) services
• assessment and referral
• counselling/psychotherapy
• psychiatric consultation
• intensive case management for individuals with serious mental illness
• group services in some cases

Core Services include:

• Crisis/Intake support services - single point of entry for all services of the Core Program.
  • Screening and review of all referrals.
  • 24 hour telephone Crisis support service.
  • Community crisis support.
  • Post crisis follow-up.
  • 24 hour consultations to hospitals.
• COAST (Community Outreach and Support Team) - a multidisciplinary, mobile, outreach team providing individualized treatment for a persistent and serious mental illness, including:
  • housing
  • medication
  • rehabilitation
  • employment and financial services
• Court Diversion and Support - redirection from criminal justice system for minor offenses. The person agrees to an individualized support/treatment program in the community.
• Supportive Housing Service - rent supplements to clients who have experienced serious mental illness, are homeless or at risk of being homeless and receiving ongoing service from the Agency.
• Counselling, Psychotherapy and Education Service - individual counselling (as resources allow) including:
  • assessment, treatment planning and case management
  • group counselling
  • community consultation and education of mental health issues

Other programs include:

• Regional Seniors' Mental Health Consultation Service - mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment recommendations and limited follow-up and/or referral on an outreach basis for people with age-related mental health problems. Collaborates with health care agencies and caregivers to provide advocacy for clients and their families.
• Adult Protective Services (APS) - assist developmentally disabled adults to live independently in the community including:
  • locating and retaining accommodation
  • counselling for life skills, financial management and emotional issues
  • co-ordinating medical and dental appointments, etc
  • advocating for client rights
  • assisting clients with the judicial system
• Council of Consumer/Survivor and Family Initiatives - peer-guided community program for people who live with mental health issues (see separate record).
• Volunteer Program - volunteer opportunities to assist in services and enhancement of quality of life for people with a serious mental illness or developmental disability. Volunteer Coordinator can be reached at 705-645-2262.
• Partner Assault Response Program - a 12 week court ordered education group involving domestic violence (see separate record).
• Developmental Disabilities Regional Outreach Program - psychiatric consultation and treatment for adults with developmental disabilities and serious mental health illness

COVID-19 Response
Due to COVID-19 precautions, please call to book an appointment. In East Parry Sound call 705-384-5392, in West Parry Sound call 705-746-4264 to schedule an appointment.

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

If you are in crisis, call 1-888-893-8333

Regular Service
B'saanibamaadsiwin Aboriginal Mental Health Program provides:

• Culturally relevant and community specific mental health services to Aboriginal individuals, families, and communities of the Parry Sound and Muskoka Districts
• Assessment and referral
• Crisis support
• Counselling treatment
• Concurrent Disorder treatment (Mental Health and Addiction issues)
• Community Development aimed at improving First Nations mental health and the resources to deal with mental health issues

Direction for the design, development and delivery of these services is provided by the Program Advisory Committee which represents the First Nation Aboriginal communities of the two Districts.

COVID-19 Response
Due to COVID-19 precautions, please call for an appointment. In East Parry Sound call 705-384-5392, in West Parry Sound call 705-746-4264 to schedule an appointment.

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

If you are in crisis, call 1-888-893-8333

Regular Service
Provides:

• mental health crisis intervention, treatment, and community support (case management) services
• assessment and referral
• counselling/psychotherapy
• psychiatric consultation
• intensive case management for individuals with serious mental illness
• group services in some cases

Core Services include:

• Crisis/Intake support services - single point of entry for all services of the Core Program.
  • Screening and review of all referrals.
  • 24 hour telephone Crisis support service.
  • Community crisis support.
  • Post crisis follow-up.
  • 24 hour consultations to hospitals.
• COAST (Community Outreach and Support Team) - a multidisciplinary, mobile, outreach team providing individualized treatment for a persistent and serious mental illness, including:
  • housing
  • medication
  • rehabilitation
  • employment and financial services
• Court Diversion and Support - redirection from criminal justice system for minor offenses. The person agrees to an individualized support/treatment program in the community.
• Supportive Housing Service - rent supplements to clients who have experienced serious mental illness, are homeless or at risk of being homeless and receiving ongoing service from the Agency.
• Counselling, Psychotherapy and Education Service - individual counselling (as resources allow) including:
  • assessment, treatment planning and case management
  • group counselling
  • community consultation and education of mental health issues

Other programs include:

• Regional Seniors' Mental Health Consultation Service - mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment recommendations and limited follow-up and/or referral on an outreach basis for people with age-related mental health problems. Collaborates with health care agencies and caregivers to provide advocacy for clients and their families.
• Adult Protective Services (APS) - assist developmentally disabled adults to live independently in the community including:
  • locating and retaining accommodation
  • counselling for life skills, financial management and emotional issues
  • co-ordinating medical and dental appointments, etc
  • advocating for client rights
  • assisting clients with the judicial system
• Council of Consumer/Survivor and Family Initiatives - peer-guided community program for people who live with mental health issues (see separate record).
• Volunteer Program - volunteer opportunities to assist in services and enhancement of quality of life for people with a serious mental illness or developmental disability. Volunteer Coordinator can be reached at 705-645-2262.
• Partner Assault Response Program - a 12 week court ordered education group involving domestic violence (see separate record).
• Developmental Disabilities Regional Outreach Program - psychiatric consultation and treatment for adults with developmental disabilities and serious mental health illness
• Single Session Walk-in clinic - free single session counselling on a drop-in basis and offers a quick access to support for individuals, couples and families.

Provides regional mental health service programs for adults and seniors

Provides community-based out-patient assessment and treatment services to adolescents and young adults to help them better understand and manage psychotic illness

Offers a range of recovery programming that individuals can participate in for free, including:

• Creative Expression programs (quilting, multimedia arts and workshops)
• Skill-building (community based skill building workshops and volunteer opportunities)
• Recovery and Wellness Programming (Physical Activity, Food is Mood, Sharing Circle, etc)
• Peer Support (one-on-one and in groups)
• Peer Support for the Supporter (peer-led group support to family members of people living with mental illness)
• Older Adult Peer Support Program (peer-led group for older adults, or those aged 55+)
• WRAP/Wellness Recovery Action Plan (8 week course - registration required)

Addresses youth crime by providing the following services:

• An alternative to custody
• Intensive clinical support and community supervision
• Focus on treatment

Provides a range of mental health services for children, youth and families

Offers a variety of programs and services including all or any of the following, depending upon location:

• Child and Family Intervention Program (CFI)
• Children's Mobile Crisis Program
• Day Treatment Service
• Family Intervention and Support Program (FISP)
• Intensive Support and Supervision Program (ISSP)
• Psychology Services
• SNAP (Stop Now and Plan)
• Supervised Access Program (SAP)
• Special Needs Resource Program
• Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)

Provides housing support services, including:

Rent Supplement

• Offers a rent subsidy to individuals who require financial assistance to obtain or maintain housing
• Works in partnership with landlords in the Sudbury/Manitoulin Districts to provide safe and affordable housing

Housing Case Management

• Provides short-term support to individuals who require assistance in sustaining and maintaining their housing
• Helps individuals maintain their wellness and develop daily living skills to avoid crisis, hospitalizations, and risk of homelessness
• Supports individuals for a period of 3-4 months