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COVID-19 (4 April 2020) Until further notice, only essential visitors are allowed to enter and are actively screened. Those who fail the screening will not be allowed to enter. Visit the Montfort Renaissance website for up-to-date information.

Women's residential stabilization program

• 10-bed facility with a combination of single and double occupancy rooms
• clients can stay for up to three months
• program offers a combination of psycho-educational groups and personal programming

COVID-19 (8 February 2023) Until further notice, only essential visitors are allowed to enter and are actively screened. Those who fail the screening will not be allowed to enter. Visit the Montfort Renaissance website for up-to-date information.

Men's residential stabilization program

• 10-bed facility with a combination of single and double occupancy rooms
• clients can stay for up to three months
• program offers a combination of psycho-educational groups, personal programming and life skills development

Intensive support and guidance in the community

• typically over an eight-week period

Research-informed peer support and mental health programming to Canadian veterans

Programming

• art therapy
• beekeeping
• organic gardening
• chicken keeping
• donkey walking

Art therapy by group and individual sessions for:

• children, adults, family therapy, addiction counselling, bereavement, abuse, eating disorders, anger management and couple difficulties
• explores problems through verbal and non-verbal expression
• allows creative process to encourage self-awareness and personal growth
• beneficial on its own and as an adjunct to other therapies

Affective Arts Experience (AAE):

• the use of the arts to facilitate growth is based on the expressive applications of colors, forms, shapes, lines and textures
• this helps the individual to get in touch with and express inner feelings in a positive way

COVID-19 (February 11, 2021): Are booking virtual appointments and will accommodate in-person appointments if required. All clients will be pre-screened prior to in-person appointments. Contact reception@voicefound.ca or call to make an appointment.

Primary and preventative health care clinic designed to care for and support those at risk, those experiencing or those who have been trafficked

Clinic services:

• checkups
• identification, documentation, and treatment for acute and chronic illnesses/injuries
• vaccinations
• annual health screening (pap testing, referrals for mammograms, colonoscopy)
• contraception counselling and administration of contraception
• emergency contraception (Ella, Plan B, Copper IUD)
• sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment
• medical clearance evaluations
• clinical mental health diagnosis and management from a primary care perspective
• referral and collaborative management for concurrent disorders
• case management

Other services:

• training and education
• case management and peer support

COVID-19 (3 May 2023) PSO, including all programming in the hospitals, at the Bronson Centre and in the community are closed until further notice. Peer support by telephone and social groups online. Staff can still be reached via phone or email with different hours to accommodate support needs. Families can continue to email and leave messages for the Family Peer Support team and they will be returned. Call 613-567-4379 ext 118 and leave a message.

This information is regularly updated on their website


Non-profit organization

For peers:

• educational and fun workshops
• social and recreational events
• outings
• PARK MEETUPS - BRITANNIA BEACH WALKING GROUP (groups of 5), register in advance with sarab@pso-ottawa.ca.
• support groups
• volunteer opportunities
• Online family Peer Support group: Ongoing weekly with various discussion topics
• weekly discussions on various topics such as communication strategies, boundaries, codependency, letting go of control etc.
• coffee, snack, sense of community, companionship and support

The Community Transitions Group: support and social reconnection group that runs on Tuesdays

• monthly brainstorm challenges and ideas around transitioning from hospital to community

Online fun activities:

• Laughter Yoga
• Craft and chat
• Games and Trivia
• Virtual lounge
• Creative expressions

Maintains seniors in their home by managing psychiatric symptoms and challenging behaviours

• treatment team will implement treatment strategies to avoid unnecessary hospitalization and placement

Interdisciplinary team includes:

• geriatric psychiatrists
• registered nurses
• occupational therapists
• social workers
• psycho geriatric resource consultant

Functions include:

• intake and screening process
• specialized client centered assessment
• case management
• diagnosis
• care planning and treatment
• counselling, education, and support available to the family and caregiver
• behavior management
• client advocacy

Geriatric psychiatrists provide:

• diagnosis
• consultation and treatment
• staff also provide support to professionals in the community

Medical care team focused on family and community health

• affiliated with the University of Ottawa
• training for interprofessional students and family medicine resident doctors

Services and special clinics:

• obstetrics
• pediatric care
• counselling
• diabetes education clinic
• chronic disease education
• procedures clinic
• mental health services
• women's health clinic

COVID-19 (14 May 2020): Services remain available, intake still conducted until further notice.

Supportive housing comprised of:

• 30 beds for the Managed Alcohol Program (see separate record)
• 15 beds for the Aging at Home Program
• 20 beds through a partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Program

Services include:

• staff support available 24 hours
• onsite healthcare

Housing is designed to support residents based on individuals needs with an emphasis on recovery and allow individuals the flexibility to move from one level of support to another

COVID-19: Services remain available, intake still conducted until further notice.

Supportive housing

• housing is designed to allow individuals the flexibility to move from one level of support to another depending on individual needs
• safe, clean and supportive environment
• 32 single and 3 shared apartments for individuals living with mental illness and/or concurrent disorder
• provides a supported environment focused towards independent living and the building of community within
• staffed 24/7

OCD peer to peer support group for individuals with OCD or related spectrum disorders.

The focus of the meetings is CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) and ERP (exposure and response prevention) with general discussion of symptoms, treatment and coping strategies.

Note: A book referenced regularly at meetings for CBT/ERP is Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Jonathan Grayson, Ph.D. It will help to be familiar with the concepts in Part 2 of this book.

Public hospital

• providing direct patient care for people with mental health and addiction problems
• conducting research
• offering education and training
• community consultation across the province
• in collaboration with community partners

Provincial System Support Program (PSSP):

• identifies, implements and evaluates initiatives that bring evidence into practice within the local mental health and addictions systems
• supports sustainable, evidence-informed system change
• facilitates and enables knowledge exchange on promising approaches to implement system change
• clinical services are only available from the Toronto location

Addiction Clinical Consultation Service:

• available for clinicians across the province to better help their clients

In response to the pandemic, many service changes remain in place. In-person contact is limited and telephone and virtual support is offered as an alternative. Updates are regularly posted to our website.

Health centre focused on family and community health

• advocacy
• primary health care
• outreach
• life skills education
• group support
• counselling
• practical assistance
• health promotion
• community development
• crisis intervention

Services:

• self-help groups
• prenatal programs
• help with accessing social assistance, food, clothing and housing in times of crisis
• services for seniors
• services for low-income families, children, and youth
• street outreach
• social services support and practical assistance in English, Cambodian, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese
• crisis drop-in
• needle exchange and safer inhalation
• Headstart Nursery Program
• pre and post natal support
• parenting support programs
• playgroups
• youth leadership programs
• family emergency shelter support
• mental health services
• women's and men's counselling services
• community development
• Contact Ottawa: voice mail box service for those who are unable to maintain a home phone line

Addiction services for women-identified and gender-diverse individuals

• offers information, resources, webinars
• offers various treatment programs

Programs

• offers group workshops and webinars aiming to include health and wellness psychoeducational components
• 2 week workshops and 8-week programs

Topics discussed

• wellness, addiction, stress, anxiety, self-esteem, self-care

Day treatment

• long-term, non-residential
• uses hybrid model (both virtual and in person services)
• offers support to address the root causes of addiction (substance use and problem gambling) with a special focus on trauma, mental health, and experiences of marginalization and oppression

Services

• individual therapy
• group support
• workshops
• problems gambling program
• sexual assault support

The Counselling and Psychotherapy Center

• Individual Counselling (16 years or older)
• Couple Counselling
• Family counselling (with children 12 years or older)

All services are offered

• In person
• Online
• Over the phone

Common issues include but are not limited to:

• Individual therapy
• Anxiety (stress management, phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety),
• Mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder)
• Life transitions (grief/bereavement, separation/divorce, retirement)
• Difficulties with communication and assertiveness
• Personality disorders,
• Trauma (PTSD)
• Integration of spirituality and values
• Couples and family therapy
• Communication issues (arguments)
• Intimacy or sexual issues
• Infertility
• Infidelity and trust
• Parenting issues
• Other disruptions to the family unit (illness of a child, blending of families, etc.)

All services are offered by counselling interns who are studying at the Master or Doctorate level, and they are supervised by licensed and experienced professionals.

COVID-19 (14 Oct. 2021) Le Cap team is still listening. Call 613-789-2240, send an email to info@centrelecap.ca or make complete a request https://centrelecap.ca/

Mental health and addictions services for francophone communities

• expertise in dealing with cultural communities and newcomers
• Services are provided by a multidisciplinary team

Services include:

• intervention service which aims to restore, promote and preserve family harmony
• parenting skills workshops and counselling (individual / group)
• mental health in the workplace program for employers
• anxiety and stress management program for elementary school children (grades one to five)
• anxiety and stress management program for secondary students
• preventative program and treatment program for internet addiction: in schools and for parents
• information and referral

Clinical services:

• individual therapy
• family therapy
• therapy focused on trauma
• sexual abuse therapy
• parental counselling
• group therapy
• home programs
• psychological assessment
• referral to the Crisis Line
• early identification

Private residential care facility which is generally comprised of post-psychiatric residents.

Services:

• meals
• housekeeping
• laundry
• transportation
• personal care
• organized leisure activities
• health services, including medication supervision and 24 hour staff assistance

COVID-19 (May 1, 2020): The mental health counselors are doing youth and family sessions and the walk-in clinic sessions by phone and video. Call 613-562-3004 for more information.

Crisis response service

• can be accessed when other services are unavailable at the time to respond to those in need
• crisis line and online chat are available 24/7
• short-term follow-up services and assessment for families or youth

Effective interventions at the time of the crisis in order to reduce or divert unnecessary access to:

• hospital emergency rooms
• police contact
• children protection services
• residential placement
• short-term follow-up services and assessment

Education and support for relatives of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD)

• skill development

Family Connections program:

• 12-week program
• education and research on BPD
• skills training in a supportive group environment
• development of a support network

Continuing Connections program:

• delivered 3 times a year for graduates of the Family Connections course

Mindfulness-based symptom management (depression, anxiety, burnout, or pain management)

• ​seminars, eight-week courses, and professional training formats available

M4OSI:

• mindfulness program for active service military, veterans, and First Responders with an Operational Stress Injury

Individualized treatment services in the home for children with complex social, behavioural, and emotional challenges