Searching for Justice And Mental Health Programs

• Provides an alternative justice program to the mainstream justice process
• Provides an opportunity for offenders to take responsibility for their actions and actively participate in rectifying the wrong they have done
• Addresses the background of the accused, including addiction issues, loss of identity, family violence and abuse

• Serves as an alternative justice program in place of the regular court system
• Allows each party to tell their story of how the crime involved and affected them
• Operates a voluntary pre and post charge diversion program for youth
• Prioritizes offender accountability, the needs of the victims, and community wellness and healing

• Works with and for women in conflict with the law to ensure that the criminal justice system is more effective and humane
• Reduces the involvement of women in the criminal justice system through advocacy on behalf of, and direct service to women who have come into contact with the criminal justice system
• Promotes community awareness and understanding of the criminal justice system as it affects women
• Promotes community involvement in the criminal justice system through research and public education
• Offers group programming at Thunder Bay Correctional Centre
• Operates a resource centre in the office, as well as a bi-weekly food bank and clothing assistance for clients of the organization

• Operates a non-residential community based program that is an alternative to custody
• Provides structured and closely supervised programming to address risk and need factors of youth who are in conflict with the law

• Anger management
• Cognitive skills
• Cultural arts
• Grief and loss
• Healthy sexuality
• Life skills
• Offending behaviour
• Parental support
• Peer relations
• Recreation/Leisure activities
• Social Skills
• Substance abuse awareness
• Victim awareness

• Provides community-based options to hold accountable youth who have been involved with the law
• Encourages young individuals to make reparation for their offence through a variety of means
• Provides Peer Mediation training
• Provides support to students in Westgate High School with mental health, addiction, and behavioural issues

• Mandated to provide Young Offender Services under the Child and Family Services Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act
• Offers programs and services that are designed to address youth needs that are directly linked to continued criminal behaviour
• Supports and challenges youth to assume responsibility for personal behaviour and to bring about change in thinking patterns that may lead to further criminal involvement
• Administers several residential facilities/detention centres

• Provides mental health assessments that are ordered by the Court and provide in-depth information regarding a youth's family, community, psychological and mental health needs in order to assist the Court in determining appropriate interventions

• Provided to youth who are involved with Creighton Youth Services, Kairos, and/or Probation, and may also assist Youth Justice Service Providers in developing an appropriate intervention plan for a youth

• Provides an intensive treatment program for youth who have been charged and convicted of committing a sexual offence

• Supports Indigenous women who are at-risk of homelessness or who are homeless
• Assists with maintaining existing housing and finding affordable sustainable housing
• Strives to improve the quality of life for homeless women and mothers and to help achieve a life of stability

• Advocacy
• Aftercare and follow up
• Assessment and goal setting
• Budgeting and life skills
• Cultural teachings and healing
• Help with finding, securing, and maintaining housing
• Home visit support
• Referrals and partnering with community agencies

• in person
• by phone

• PCVC - Personal computer video conferencing
• OTN - Ontario Telemedicine Network
• ZOOM - Video/web conferencing platform

• Operate a voluntary, administrative court procedure for individuals who are involved in the court system as a result of a mental health crisis
• Provides consultation to the Crown
• Supports and encourages the client's growth by creating a community based diversion plan
• works directly with individuals and links them to mental health services in the community
• Diversion plans normally last for six months and when successfully completed, can result in a withdrawal of the original charges

• early intervention assistance for youth, parents and school staff to prevent school drop-outs, suspensions, dismissals
• support for youth involved in the justice system
• counselling and advice, referrals if appropriate

• consultation for human service providers
• satellite offices (limited hours, by appointment only) in Toronto (602 Queen St W), Markham (5665 14th Ave), Mississauga (720 Burnhamthorpe Rd W, Unit 2), and Unionville (600 Village Pkwy)

• victims/partners of the offender provided with support including safety planning, referrals to community resources, and information on offender's progress
• group counselling in Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese

• computer access
• job search and employment counselling
• assistance in accessing services

• community services information on issues such as housing, legal, financial, health care, immigration, children's services
• settlement support including assistance setting up safety plan, ongoing counselling and support

Family Services:

• provides support for family members of all ages, who are exhibiting moderate to severe behavioural difficulties, and for individuals who may also be experiencing social, emotional and psychiatric difficulties
• focused on supporting families and the individual by addressing and stabilizing challenging behaviours
• services are provided wherever the client is and are offered independently or in conjunction with other public and private services

Specialized Behavioural Support Services:

• provides specialized behavioural support services to agencies, organizations and institutions that work with children, adolescents, adults and seniors who are experiencing behavioural, social, emotional and psychiatric difficulties
• provided in a variety of settings including residential facilities, day programs, hospitals, schools, long term care facilities, foster homes and community programs
• supports youth justice programs for individuals aged 12 to 17 in conflict with the law, to assist with community integration and support

• Provides an increased role for victims and communities in dealing with minor offenses committed by persons who are prepared to be accountable.

• system advocacy
• counselling in person or by telephone (collect calls accepted from prisoners across Canada)
• prevention education for prisoners, ex-prisoners, correctional staff
• needle exchange
• assistance in accessing community supports, social services, housing, medical care
• ID clinic

• interdisciplinary team
• specialized in the areas of: sex offending, dysfunctional anger, trauma disorders, substance abuse
• personalized rehabilitation modules