National Directory for Canadian Families

Offers counselling and support services.

Works with families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness, have complex needs, are facing multiple barriers to success and/or are living in poverty. Works closely with shelters and other community resources to help families find and keep stable housing, assess their personal, social, physical, financial and human assets and work towards increasing their capacity to build self-sufficient future.

ACT Program is for clients with severe and persistent mental illness.This program assists clients living with severe and persistent / chronic mental illness that have difficulty living independently.Home visits are used to establish goals, promote independence, and prevent hospitalization. Services include: Assessment; Individualized Therapy; Group Therapy; Education Sessions; Skill Building Programs; Support Public Awareness; Contact with Therapist and Psychiatrist; Consumer Advocacy.

Provides free, comprehensive, and confidential services for newcomers to facilitate their settlement and integration to Canada., , Service provides:, , assistance to newcomers with settlement and integration issues that affect immigrants in Alberta , , Includes:, , 1-on-1 settlement counselling settlement related orientation, workshops, and referrals form filling support (except legal, medical, insurance, and immigration applications) income tax clinic for individuals and families with low income interpretation and translation help directing newcomers to counselling resources and more , , Affiliation: Funded by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Provides free, comprehensive, and confidential services for newcomers to facilitate their settlement and integration to Canada., , Service provides:, , assistance to newcomers with settlement and integration issues that affect immigrants in Alberta , , Includes:, , 1-on-1 settlement counselling settlement related orientation, workshops, and referrals form filling support (except legal, medical, insurance, and immigration applications) income tax clinic for individuals and families with low income interpretation and translation help directing newcomers to counselling resources and more , , Affiliation: Funded by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Offers counselling and support for individuals who have experienced sexual assault/trauma. Communities Against Abuse has a network of therapists throughout East Central that can provide the treatment close to the client.

ACES - Building an Integrated, socially cohesive society by facilitating positive interaction among different cultural, ethnic communities in Canada.

Network and collaboration amongst autism groups comprising parents of children and adults with ASD, family members, individuals with ASD, and caring community citizens.

The Autism Society of Edmonton Area (ASEA) is a parent-based, charitable society, whose activities include:   We offer programs and services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their families. We work to increase awareness and acceptance of individuals with autism by educating the community about ASD and its implications, and by promoting ways to embrace and include the gifts of people with autism in all facets of family and community life. We provide a voice for the voiceless to help improve funding, education, therapies, employment, health care, and social and recreational opportunities for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. We collaborate with researchers, community partners and stakeholders to facilitate improvements for individuals with ASD and their families.

Addictions treatment for women based on the concept that addiction is a holistic illness and requires change in four specific areas: physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. Through treatment, education and support, we offer women with addictions the opportunity for a healthy life and a new direction.

Provides trauma informed, gender-specific, concurrent capable, live-in addiction treatment services for women., , Service offers: , , 6 week live in program with priority admission given to pregnant women education on addictions, addictive behaviours and their effects relaxation, recreation and stress management skills post treatment planning and relapse prevention individual and group counselling individual treatment planning and recovery goals

Provides a 3 month live-intreatment program for women who have completed Aventa"s Phase II or Young Adult Treatment (YAT) program., , Service offers:, , individual and group counselling with a strong educational and skill building component.

Provides trauma informed, gender-specific, concurrent capable, live-in addiction treatment services for young women aged 18-24 in this 3 month program., , Service offers: , , a 3 month trauma informed program in an environment that is safe, supportive, and establishes a clear recovery process for women a family counsellor for individual and family sessions life skills and recreation activities such as arts and crafts, bowling, dance and cooking regularly held interactive workshops for clients" support persons focusing on emotional boundaries, communication and forgiveness

Offers traditional Indigenous healing, guided by traditional wisdom. This program includes: Elder support and counselling, cultural awareness workshops, daily smudge and prayer, traditional teachings, ceremonies and healing circles, and referrals to indigenous services. Offers extended care services to First Nations youth and young adults who are aging out of foster care.

Offers one-to-one counselling and support to children impacted by violence or bullying. Program may include healing circles, storytelling, play sessions, safety lessons, and community involvment.