Offers services and support to promote the youth in the community

• Offers a variety of programs and services to address the health and wellness of youth
• Endeavors to improve the quality of/access to, culturally appropriate resources, services and education
• Encourages attendance at area youth workshops and conferences

Program activities include but are not limited to:

• Games and movie nights
• Workshops such as drum making sessions
• Informational workshops on various topics such as bullying, sex, drugs and alcohol
• Coordination of family events including Christmas dinners
• Strawberry picking days

• Offers counselling and support services for individuals with mental health issues
• Integrates contemporary intervention with a traditional cultural healing approach

Offers the following services:

• Advocacy
• Assessment and counselling
• Referrals to other community agencies
• Help in navigating the health care system

Functions as a branch office, main office located in Timmins
Serves as an access point to full spectrum of all Child Welfare programs and services administered from the main office

Offers the following programs and services:

• Adoption Services
• Autism Program
• Child and Family Intervention Program
• Community Support Team
• Family Services
• F W Schumacher - Residential Treatment Program
• Foster Care Services
• Intensive Service Coordination
• Mobile Crisis
• Nick Kuzmich Residence, Open Custody Program
• Ontario Early Years Centre
• Pathways to Family Growth
• Supervised Access Program

Offers services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and to women in crisis or in need of support and assistanceProvides the following services:

• Individual counselling
• Crisis intervention and referral services
• Support and advocacy for medical, legal and court appointments
• Assistance in accessing employment and education
• Support groups

• Offers on-site early intervention and crisis intervention
• Provides needs assessment, safety planning and referrals to community services
• Offers enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• Provides assistance with applications to VQRP+

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supportsFinancial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Volunteers

• Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
• Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost

Volunteers will:

• Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
• Provide information about legal assistance and programs
• Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
• Provide temporary practical and emotional support

• Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up
• Operates a 24-hour crisis hot line
• Provides immediate on site intervention or telephone assistance
• Contacts police when deemed necessary
• Ensures individuals receive support and assistance to secure their safety
• Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
• Provides information and referrals to appropriate resources and services

Mobile Crisis Response

• Assists in person with a serious mental illness in acute distress or situational crisis
• Meets at an alternate safe location that best meets the individuals needs
• Arranges meeting family members at centre or agreed upon location to discuss possible crisis resolutions

LOCAL CMHA BRANCH SERVICES DURING COVID-19

CMHA branches are open but many are offering alternative service delivery at this time
Service delivery may be provided:

• in person
• by phone 

or in the following virtual ways:

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

Please note: CMHA branch offerings are subject to change in response to the ongoing developments of COVID-19. The website below will reflect the most accurate and current information.

Follow this link to determine how service delivery is being provided by choosing the appropriate CMHA location from the website's drop down list.

• Provides immediate crisis assessment, intervention, referrals and follow-up
• Operates a 24-hour crisis hot line
• Provides immediate on site intervention or telephone assistance
• Contacts police when deemed necessary
• Ensures individuals receive support and assistance to secure their safety
• Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and families dealing with various agencies
• Provides information and referrals to appropriate resources and services

Mobile Crisis Response

• Assists in person with a serious mental illness in acute distress or situational crisis
• Meets at an alternate safe location that best meets the individuals needs
• Arranges meeting family members at centre or agreed upon location to discuss possible crisis resolutions

LOCAL CMHA BRANCH SERVICES DURING COVID-19

CMHA branches are open but many are offering alternative service delivery at this time
Service delivery may be provided:

• in person
• by phone 

or in the following virtual ways:

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

Please note: CMHA branch offerings are subject to change in response to the ongoing developments of COVID-19. The website below will reflect the most accurate and current information.

Follow this link to determine how service delivery is being provided by choosing the appropriate CMHA location from the website's drop down list.

• Provides full credit counselling services including assistance with spending plans and budgeting
• Helps establish debt management and repayment plans
• Provides tips on credit and borrowing, rights and responsibilities, and bankruptcy information
• Offers a financial coaching program
• Conducts financial literacy training
• Business restructuring

Locations in Timmins, Elliot Lake, Kapuskasing, New Liskeard, North Bay and Sturgeon Falls

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) initiative to assist each Indigenous community to design and deliver their own holistic, prevention-focused services/programs and cultural supports to promote a healthy community and support families as needed in the community

• Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
• Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care

Activities and programs provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Activities that revitalize Native language
• Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention
• Community events such as feasts
• Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
• Referrals to other programs and services
• School programs
• Traditional land-based healing events

• Offers individual, marital, and family counselling to help people who suffer from a mental illness to be better equipped to handle their life circumstances
• Provides referrals and coordinates with other social services and community agencies
• Offers consultation with doctors
• Delivers presentations on topics related to mental illness and mental health promotion
• Provides assertiveness training
• Offers grief counselling

Satellite offices located in the following areas:

• Iroquois Falls
• Matheson

• Provides individual and group treatment for women 16 years of age and older who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse

Group Therapy

• Offers a non-threatening group atmosphere of support and healing
• Teaches survivors how to face and overcome the effects of abuse
• Offers referrals to psychiatric clinic and/or other services

Individual Counselling

• Helps survivors deal with and overcome the effects of sexual abuse and assault
• Offers assertiveness training
• Provides referral to psychiatric clinics
• Consults with doctors
• Offers co-ordination with other social services and community agencies
• Offers assistance with asserting individual rights and accessing other services

Satellite offices located in the following areas:

• Iroquois Falls
• Matheson

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) initiative to assist each Indigenous community to design and deliver their own holistic, prevention-focused services/programs and cultural supports to promote a healthy community and support families as needed in the community

• Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
• Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care

Activities and programs provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Activities that revitalize Native language
• Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention
• Community events such as feasts
• Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
• Referrals to other programs and services
• School programs
• Traditional land-based healing events

• Offers on-site early intervention and crisis intervention
• Provides needs assessment, safety planning and referrals to community services
• Offers enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• Provides assistance with applications to VQRP+

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+)Provides assistance with emergency expenses related to the incident, including:

• home safety
• accommodation
• meals
• transportation
• basic necessities
• dependent care costs
• counselling
• traditional Indigenous health services
• cellular phones
• vision care
• dental care
• aids for victims with disabilities
• interpretation services
• crime scene cleanup
• government/medical documents
• funeral expenses

Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes:

• storage locker
• tattoo removal
• treatment at a recovery facility

Note: No direct reimbursement to victims for above supportsFinancial support also available for:

• victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime
• parents of child homicide victims
• spouses of homicide victims

Volunteers

• Recruits individuals to provide support to victims
• Provides individuals with specialized training at no cost

Volunteers will:

• Assist in developing a personalized safety plan for the victim
• Provide information about legal assistance and programs
• Offer referrals to long-term service providers within the community
• Provide temporary practical and emotional support

>This organization is a Registered Charity

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) initiative to assist each Indigenous community to design and deliver their own holistic, prevention-focused services/programs and cultural supports to promote a healthy community and support families as needed in the community

• Focus is on improving the overall health and well-being of communities and to empower families to build healthy relationships
• Works to eliminate family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care

Activities and programs provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• Activities that revitalize Native language
• Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and intervention
• Community events such as feasts
• Family circles, counselling and child/youth support groups
• Referrals to other programs and services
• School programs
• Traditional land-based healing events

• Offers a variety of programming to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of community children and families
• Works to improve the quality and access to culturally sensitive community programs which focus on healthy families and communities
• Activities support healthy pregnancies, child development and family living

Services and support offered include the following:

• Advocacy and referral
• Child development
• Community mental health
• Cultural (Anishnaabe) awareness
• Health promotion
• Healthy babies
• Injury prevention
• Parenting skills
• Solvent abuse

• Provides individual and group treatment for women 16 years of age and older who are survivors of recent or past sexual abuse

Group Therapy

• Offers a non-threatening group atmosphere of support and healing
• Teaches survivors how to face and overcome the effects of abuse
• Offers referrals to psychiatric clinic and/or other services

Individual Counselling

• Helps survivors deal with and overcome the effects of sexual abuse and assault
• Offers assertiveness training
• Provides referral to psychiatric clinics
• Consults with doctors
• Offers co-ordination with other social services and community agencies
• Offers assistance with asserting individual rights and accessing other services

Satellite offices located in the following areas:

• Iroquois Falls
• Matheson