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Provides education and consultation to healthcare providers, educators, and the public about treating disordered eating., , Assists people find the service that offers treatment for their disordered eating . Healthcare providers, educators, and the public are offered education and consultation about treating disordered eating., , Key Provider: mental health professionals

Provide persons with severe and / or persistent mental illness with community-based services that encompass a continuum of flexible and comprehensive, recovery focused interventions that assist individuals to maintain a reasonable independency, quality of life, and optimal level of functioning in their own community., , Provide services to individuals with significant impairments of functioning due to severe and/or persistent mental illness,often affecting their daily functioning; difficulty accepting and maintaining treatment; lack of personal support systems; and may have coexisting issues related to substance abuse and/or justice involvement. Individuals must be willing to participate in the community or be clients leagally aligned to services through such programs as Community Treatment Orders.Services Include:, , Medication/Psychiatric Support; administer, assess, monitor prescribed medications Teaching/education and prevention and promotion strategies for recovery focused care Advocate in referral to doctor and/or psychiatrist Support transportation for essential appointments Support social, cultural, spiritual, and personal meaningful activities for quality of life improvement Liaise with employment, finance and housing supports Provide support in activities of daily living; meal planning, grocery shopping Supportive counselling; crisis resolution, problem solving; social skills, coping skills" promote independence , , Key Provider: occupational therapists (OTs), psychiatrists, recreational therapists, registered nurses (RNs)

Provides awareness campaigns for youth on impaired driving., , Service offers a variety of awareness campaigns, contests, and bursaries to positively influence the decisions of young people with respect to alcohol use.

Provides information and support to those affected by impaired driving., , Service provides:, , resources, information, and support for victims of impaired driving annual awareness and fundraising events referral to community resources informal support group educational presentations help with writing victim impact statements and liaison with professionals guides and brochures for victims of impaired driving whose cases are making their way through the court and judicial process

Provides methadone or Suboxone® initiation and maintenance treatment to people dependent on opioids and helps them access services they need to live healthy lives., , Provides methadone or Suboxone® initiation and maintenance treatment in an outpatient setting. Patients are stabilized on methadone or suboxone under close medical supervision and evaluation of response to medication., , When they are properly prescribed and dispensed, a person on either medication is able to function normally with no drowsiness and no withdrawal symptoms. When taken as prescribed, both methadone and suboxone are safe medications and can be taken over a long term., , Services available may include:, , ongoing support and monitoring (e.g. prescription management, medical follow up, urine testing, counselling and treatment planning) health, safety and risk reduction teaching and management source of information and expertise for community stakeholders on Opioid Agonist Treatment and suboxone links to community pharmacists links to other addictions treatment services links to other social and health support systems hepatitis and HIV screening Narcotic Transition Services (available at Edmonton, Calgary, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat) , , Services are voluntary and confidential., , For more information, visit our website, , Looking for additional Addiction & Mental Health (AMH) services visit AMH Programs & Services., , Key Provider: addiction counsellors, doctors, mental health therapists, nurse practitioners (NPs), registered nurses (RNs)

Provides support for those living with schizophrenia through connections to others with lived experience, , Service offers:, , specialized support and educational programs led by someone with lived experience telephone, in person and online support