Searching for Justice And Mental Health Programs

• Provides outreach, support, assistance, and intensive case management to individuals with serious mental illness and addictions who come into conflict with the law
• Operates in close collaboration with key partners such as the provincial Crown Attorney, North Bay Regional Health Centre Forensic Services, lawyers, police services and other mental health service providers

Services include:

• Release from Custody: includes coordination of required services, discharge planning and referral to community services
• Mental Health Case Management-Justice: includes ongoing assessments, treatment planning, coordination of required services, one on one, group and family counselling, conflict resolution and crisis prevention, housing supports, discharge planning, referral to community resources, Court Diversion Order coordination
• Transitional Case Management-Forensic: includes ongoing assessments, treatment planning, coordination of required services, conflict resolution and crisis prevention, housing supports, discharge planning and referral to community resources
• Mental Health Youth Court Worker: includes ongoing assessments, treatment planning, coordination of required services, one on one, group and family counselling, conflict resolution and crisis prevention, housing supports, discharge planning, referral to community resources, and Court Diversion Order coordination

• Provides supervised, structured, youth centered programming during the day, evenings and/or weekends
• Provides an individualized approach addressing the underlying needs and problems
• Offers a flexible program schedule to prevent interference with employment or educational responsibilities
• Focuses on programming that promotes family involvement, community support, positive attitudes and behaviour, and the development of appropriate social skills

At the request of local schools, provides 8-session group programming to address topics identified by staff and students, and may include (but is not limited to) the following:

• Anger management
• Bullying
• Independent living skills
• Literacy skills
• Problem solving and conflict resolution
• Relationship skills with family/friends
• Social skills training
• Substance abuse

Provides counselling to high risk youth who are in conflict with the law and live in a custody facility or a community based placement

Counselling services include the following:

• Risk assessment and treatment for youth who have sexually offended
• Past trauma
• Anger management
• Social skills
• Substance abuse
• Crisis intervention
• Academic support
• Variety of other services

COVID-19 Response
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the office will be closed to the public until further notice. Support for most programs will be available online or telephone. Phone or email for more information and to arrange for support.

Regular Service
Provides comprehensive client-centered, professional and skilled services to infants, children, youth and families, and adults with a developmental disability. Addresses social, emotional, behavioral, physical and developmental difficulties. Improves the well-being of individuals, families and the community through clinically effective partnerships.

Programs and Services

• Adult Developmental Services
• Autism
• Child and Youth Mental Health
• Child Development
• Navigation Support
• Justice

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. Support for most programs will be available online or telephone. Phone or email for more information and to arrange for support.

Regular Service
Provides comprehensive client-centered, professional and skilled services to infants, children, youth, families and adults with developmental disabilities.

Addresses social, emotional, behavioral, physical and developmental difficulties

Improves the well-being of individuals, families and the community through clinically effective partnerships

Services include:

• Adult Developmental Services
• Autism
• Child Development
• Child and Youth Mental Health
• Justice
• Navigation Support

Mandated by the Youth Criminal Justice Act for certain offences and is an alternative to traditional court processes.

• to access this program a youth needs to be referred by the Crown Attorney and/or the OPP
• youth are given an opportunity to make amends for their behaviour and understand the impact their behaviour has had on themselves, others and the broader community and the individual harmed is given the opportunity to be heard and be involved in what they believe is appropriate restitution
• When the youth has completed the sanctions and fulfilled the conditions of the agreement, the charges are withdrawn

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
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the office will be closed to the public until further notice. Support for most programs will be available online or telephone. Phone or email for more information and to arrange for support.

Regular Service
Provides comprehensive client-centered, professional and skilled services to infants, children, youth, families and adults with developmental disabilities.

Addresses social, emotional, behavioral, physical and developmental difficulties

Improves the well-being of individuals, families and the community through clinically effective partnerships

Services include:

• Adult Developmental Services
• Autism
• Child Development
• Child and Youth Mental Health
• Justice
• Navigation Support

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.

Addresses youth crime by providing the following services:

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

Supports individuals who are involved in the criminal justice system and who suffer from mental health and substance use problems

Offers the following programs:

Mental Health Court Outreach

• Supports individuals in the court system
• Collaborates with legal counsel and family members
• Assists with bail release planning
• Helps secure beds for forensic assessments

Release from Custody

• Provides case management to individuals who are incarcerated
• Assists with release from custody and up to 3 months after release
• Helps with accessing community resources, such as housing, financial, and medical care

Mental Health Diversion

• Provides case management to individuals who have been charged with a minor offence where mental health has been determined to be a factor in the offence
• Provides referrals to other services, advocacy, and education

Provides the following support services:

Youth Court Support

• Attends court with the youth every Thu morning
• Helps youth navigate the court system

Youth Mental Health Court Diversion

• Works with youth to help them take responsibility and ownership of their offence
• A youth's charges may be withdrawn following successful completion of the program

Bail Release Planning

• Provides a Youth Mental Health Court Worker in bail court as needed
• Services may include advocacy, interviewing family members, and referring youth to community services

Provides various services including the following:

• Individual counselling and referrals to other resources
• Library Services for inmates
• Community Education through displays, discussions
• Guest speakers to speak on various topics

Institutional Visitation

• Visits people at the local jail in response to requests
• Advocates with legal aid and involvement with the family

Pre-Release Planning

• Meets with inmates, at their request, to develop an individual plan of action that can be followed upon release
• Develops a plan based on individual need and may involve networking and collaborating with service providers to assure assistance to clients
• Provides follow-up and support once released

Community Service Order Program

• Provides an option to jail sentences and can be a condition of a probation order for adult and youth offenders
• Works a specific number of hours of community service work
• Focuses on assistance for seniors, non-profit organizations, and physically challenged persons

Reconciliation Between Victims and Offenders

• Facilitates reconciliation between victim and offender where both parties are willing to undergo a group conference to discuss the offence, the effects of the offence on the victim and appropriate consequences for the offender

Youth Referral Project

• Determines the most appropriate consequences with the alleged young offender, parent(s)/caregiver(s), John Howard Society and the police

Anger Management Program

• Teaches people to use appropriate thoughts and actions to express anger
• Teaches skills to help understand themselves and how to identify and express their anger appropriately

Extrajudicial Sanctions/Enhanced Extrajudicial Sanctions

• Provides community based post charge sanctions for youth, outside of formal judicial proceedings, where a young person cannot be adequately dealt with by police cautions, warnings or referrals to community support programs

Sudbury Youth Rocks Program

• Provides music lessons to youth who are at risk of conflict with the law or who do not have the opportunity to play a musical instrument and who want to learn music and join a band

COVID-19 Response
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the office will be closed to the public until further notice. Support for most programs will be available online or telephone. Phone or email for more information and to arrange for support.

Regular Service
Services offered in Muskoka:

• Autism services for children, youth and families
• Child development supports
• Developmental services for adults
• Justice services

COVID-19 Response
Due to COVID-19 precautions, please call 705-645-2262 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

Provides supervision and enforces court orders for offenders serving the remainder of their sentence or their conditional sentence in the community.

Offers:

• counselling and guidance to clients
• referring them to appropriate community agencies for assistance in resolving their social problems and completing their community sentences
• preparation of adult pre-sentence reports as ordered by the courts and pre-parole reports for the Ontario Parole Board

See Ministry of Children and Community and Social Services for all young persons up to 18yrs.

For children and youth who appear under the jurisdiction of the Youth Court, Ontario Court of Justice (Youth Court) in Simcoe County, this office:

• prepares pre-sentence reports, enforces court orders, and provides community resources
• monitors Court orders from Ontario Court of Justice
• enforces Custody Orders, Probation Orders, Community Service Orders
• has a Community Service Work Program

COVID19 remote services available during pandemic

Alternative to prosecution for eligible individuals who have been charged with minor criminal offences. Two service components include:

• Community Justice Worker and Programming Options
• Community Justice Worker attends First Appearance court, receives referrals from the Crown Attorney, works collaboratively with the Crown and the offender to determine, implement and monitor sanctions
• Sanctions may include one or more of the following:
  • community service work
  • letter of apology
  • charitable donation
  • restitution
  • Stop Shop Theft Program
  • Other sanctions as applicable

COVID-19:
Limited face to face client services. Service is still offered by phone or virtually. No new intakes will be processed. New referrals and calls may be made to the main number (1-800-465-1870) during office hours and will have access to a therapist, who will provide assistance similar to a walk-in referral. Crisis will be responded to during work hours as usual. After hours, The Child and Youth Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario can be accessed at 1-877-377-7775. (May 3, 2021)

Provide counselling to address specific assessed needs of young person to support their rehabilitation and reintegration and to provide support to the home where intensive services is required. Services include:

• school based group peer support program
• individual counselling and treatment
• addiction assessment service (through ATS)
• family counselling and treatment
• intensive intervention at home
• connections
• extrajudicial sanctions
• Court Mental Health
• extrajudicial measures
• intersections
• therapeutic services for youth on probation

Helps clients to be accountable for their actions by addressing the risk factors that have led to their involvement with the criminal justice system

• Goal is to develop positive attitudes, behaviours and social skills, improve school performance, and create positive linkages to the community through recreation and employment skills
• provides community programming consistent with the principles of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA)
• model facilitates the effective use of sentence options provided by the legislation - specifically, probation disposition and deferred custody and supervision

Nonprofit social service agency with a mandate of Effective, Just and Humane Responses to Crime and Its Causes

Services include:

• Institutional Services
• Community Service Order Program - Adult
• Community Work Program - Intermittent Module
• Record Suspension Assistance
• Community Reintegration
• Non Residential Attendance Centre (Orillia)
• Anger Management/Emotions Management

COVID-19 Response

• Many programs have moved to online/digital service delivery
• All Case Managers are available by telephone and email

Regular Service
For adults who have been court-ordered to perform a number of hours of volunteer service in the community

• work must be completed for a nonprofit, charitable or municipal agency
• community service work may also be done for a private individual under certain circumstances
• must be referred from probation