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Support Groups & Addiction Treatment & Addiction Counselling

Promotes increased participation in sport, physical fitness and recreation, and other programs that encourage healthy lifestyles Offers individual and group information sessions on fitness and nutrition topics Assists individuals in creating a personalized fitness program and provides supervision while participant performs the programOffers specialized fitness and nutrition programs for: Children Youth Women Seniors and disabled adultsHealthy Eating, Healthy Weight Offers a weight management program Provides encouragement and health information to support individual in achieving wellness goalsSmoke Free Living/Smoking Cessation Provides education and resources about initiatives to quit smoking Offers a support group including mentors who have gone through the process of smoking cessationYouth Leadership Provides workshops to teach youth leadership skill development Addresses topics including conflict management, decision making, goal setting, teamwork, time management and developing and presenting workshops

Mental Health Counselling

Offers a program for men to speak out against abuse towards women. This program provides education for men to address issues of abuse, peer counselling, justice support, traditional teachings, and support to men who choose not to use violence. Offers extended care services to First Nations youth and young adults who are aging out of foster care.

Drugs-Alcohol-Gambling Counselling

Offers recreational, nutritional, physical activities, smoking cessation, and youth leadership programming for urban Indigenous individuals.

Support Groups

Community Resource Services faxing/printing/photocopying/scanning public-access computers community bulletin board and job board displaySettlement Services one-on-one needs assessment and plan information and referrals services orientation to life in Canada information on: Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) health care system and health benefits (Trillium Drug program, Healthy Smiles) education system housing services (Ontario Electricity Support Act) financial services and the banking system transportation system in Canada family services programs (Youth and EarlyON) employment related services citizenship preparation classes for the Citizenship Test orientation to Ontario workshop series assistance with immigration related forms volunteer opportunitiesHousing Services assistance with housing issues, including housing search, follow up and support, assistance with applications for subsidized housing Toronto Rent Bank Access Centre Ontario Electricity Support Program -- assistance with applications LEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) Emergency Energy Fund Call Centre: 416-397-7368Seniors Program The Integrated Services for Seniors (ISFS) program The Personal Support Services (PSS) for Low Acuity Home Care programViolence Against Women counselling and crisis intervention, needs assessment and referral transitional support support groups for victims and survivorsYouth Drop-in Centre

Community Mental Health Centers

Child and Family programs -- EarlyON Child and Family Centre play and inquiry based programs to support early development in birth-6 year old children support to parents and caregivers with children birth-6 years including access to resources a variety of drop-in and registered programs for caregivers and children birth-6 years support for children who have special needs school-readiness program special events/activities Tutor Me Please program - after-school tutoring program for 7-12 year old childrenMental Health Program -- supportive counselling, information and referralYouth Centre homework club access to computers, Internet and printer programs for boys and girls sports youth mentorship intergenerational program

Mental Health Counselling & Mental Health Treatment Services

Offers access to online forums with peer-to-peer, anonymous conversation that are monitored by trained practitioners. Also offers self-guided group and individual courses covering mental health and lifestyle topics, as well as access to other mental health resources (articles, tests, tracking of mental wellness).

Youth Addictions

Our counselling philosophy is to provide children, youth, and adults of the Niagara Region with services that enhance their well-being and life in a strength based, trauma informed, and non-judgemental environment.

Youth Addictions

Charmaine has experience working with individuals and families who require support for psychological issues arising as a result of emotional behavioural issues, relational issues and mental health issues. She primarily works from trauma-informed and anti-oppression lens while incorporating acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, and strength-based approach to best support her clients. Charmaine is committed to collaboratively work with her clients by strategically developing treatment planning and intervention that help restore hopes and dreams. She believes every story matters. She is passionate to listen to her clients’ deepest desires and needs, and help empower them to walk on their recovery journeys with boldness and confidence.

Support Groups

Facilitates weight loss and maintenance support groupsFunctions as a mutual support group and provides members with: Support following a diet plan of choice (often prescribed by a doctor) Weekly group meetings initiated by private individual weigh in Information about healthy lifestyles, weight loss tips and food and exercise programs Awards and recognition at an annual regional rally called Northern Recognition Rally (NRR) held in various locations over a weekend Provincial and International rallies at Provincial Recognition Days (PRD) and International Recognition Days (IRD)For a list of current meeting locations and times, visit the meeting locator on the website

Youth Addictions

We provide services to help clients who suffer from mental health and/or addiction issues Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies We offer free first session, 30% discount and virtual sessions and free virtual workshops

Support Groups

Assistance with emergency problems focus on Native cultural and spiritual awarenessGathering place drop-in social programs and events crafts and hobby groups meal programLife Long Care Program (LLCP) transportation friendly visiting congregate dining Aboriginal support security reassurance life skills outreach in the communityCounselling unit information, peer and cultural counselling and referral self-help groupsChild and Family parenting group prenatal nutrition program community kitchen cultural teachings and activities health and physical development educational support including tutoringYouth individual support mentoring tutoring and homework help nutrition and healthy lifestyles workshops snacks and meals cultural teachings and activitiesEducation Sector academic upgrading basic computer trainingMember agency of Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Youth Addictions

A tertiary care hospital (part of the University Health Network) with various mental health services including: * Outpatient Mental Health Services * Women"s Mental Health Clinic 416-340-3048 -- short term counselling for individuals and groups on problems specific to adult women, including career and family conflicts, sexual abuse and violence. * Geriatric Psychiatry Service 416-340-3747 -- assessment, short term treatment, group therapy for persons 60 years and over, home assessments, family counselling, grief counselling, therapy * physician"s referral required * Eating Disorder Program

Community Mental Health Centers

COVID19 No in-person service, call 416-640-1934 for assistance ---------- Coordinated intake for intensive case management, assertive community treatment teams, early psychosis intervention, and supportive housing, and coordinated access to participating mental health and supportive housing agenciesIndividual Support Services:Intensive Case ManagementOne-on-one support for individuals with serious mental illness, who require individual case management support to live in the community, including links to appropriate servicesAssertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT)Treatment, rehabilitation and support for individuals with severe mental health diagnosis, particularly psychosis, and with a history of hospitalization; multidisciplinary teamEarly Psychosis Intervention (EPI)Early identification and treatment for youth experiencing signs and symptoms of psychosisSupportive Housing (must qualify for housing subsidy):Mental Health Supportive Housing ProgramLinks to supportive housing with various levels of support, including shared or independent housing, for individuals with mental health or mental health and addiction issuesMental Health and Justice ProgramLinks to low support independent housing for individuals with serious mental health challenges, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and who have current involvement with the Criminal Justice system at time of intake; referral by priority referral source such as justice system professionalsProblematic Substance Use ProgramLinks to low support independent housing for individuals with severe substance use, who are homeless or under housed

Crisis lines & In person crisis services & Support Groups

Toronto military family resources centre, including information and referral, community integration, counselling and crisis support, stress management and deployment support, self help groups, and personal development such as second language training and employment assistance child, youth and parenting support programs licensed child care and preschool program for children birth-5 years volunteer services workshops

Support Groups

Peer support, including telephone support line and meetings held three times a month, for parents and families to share concerns on learning that one of their children or siblings is part of the LGBTQ2S+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit, plus) help in understanding and accepting support for persons considering coming out to their families confidentiality maintained library includes some written material in Chinese workshops and speakers for presentations to schools, universities and businesses