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• Offers support services to promote mental health
• Provides counselling and services to manage mental health issues

Addiction Services

• A community treatment service that offers counselling services to adults and their families experiencing difficulties with alcohol and/or other drugs, and difficulties with problem gambling
• Provides help to alleviate psycho-social problems associated with the use and abuse of alcohol, drugs and/or problem gambling
• Offers support and education to family members in better understanding and coping with difficulties related to addictions
• Manages and operates the Addiction Treatment Clinic
• Manages and operates the Residential Withdrawal Management Services

Services Provided:

• Aftercare services
• Addictions treatment clinic
• Community treatment programs
• Concurrent disorders program and group
• Consultation
• Education and Awareness
• Family counselling
• Family support
• Group therapy
• Individual therapy
• In Home counselling
• Marital and couples counselling
• Presentations on gambling
• Relapse prevention
• Stagewise program

• Operates a primary care medical clinic consisting of 18 family doctors
• Offers an after hours clinic component
• Provides access to other health care professionals within and outside of the Family Health Team, such as a dietitian, counselors, nurse practitioners and nurses
• Coordinates documentation if patient receives care from a member of the team

Offers primary health care including but not limited to:

• Chronic disease education and prevention
• Disease management
• Health promotion
• Palliative care
• Rehabilitation
• Well-baby and well-child child care (developmental assessments)
• Annual physicals
• Allergy shots
• Treatment of warts, minor skin lesions, and sun damage spots
• Immunizations

Telephone Health Advisory Service

• Provides access to a registered nurse that provides advice about urgent health care concerns
• Offers the opportunity to have family doctor receive a written summary of the call

Provides information and assistance to support participation in and understanding of the criminal court process

• services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over
• information about victims' rights, the criminal justice process and their specific case (e.g., court dates)
• needs assessment and referrals to community agencies
• crisis intervention, emotional support, victim advocacy
• facilitates victim's input and liaises with Crown Attorneys, police, regarding bail, safety, resolution of charges, release conditions, publication bans, testimonial aids, trial preparation and court orientation
• information and support on Victim Impact Statements, Statement on Restitution
• facilitates access to court orders, such as bail conditions, probation orders, peace bonds
• debriefing and follow-up support

Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund

Provides financial and court-based supports to enable victims of crime and families of homicide victims to attend court, including:

• Travel arrangements and expenses
• Language interpretation
• Real-time captioning or other equipment for victims with disabilities

• Offers single-session brief counselling services for children, youth, adults, couples and families
• Addresses a variety of issues including but not limited to mental health, addictions, relationships, and daily living activities

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.

• Offers mental health and general adult counselling, psychotherapy and other treatment services related to mental health issues
• Offers identification and assessment of signs and symptoms of mental health problems
• Provides individual, couples, family or group support
• Counselling provided for a variety of issues including strategies to cope with mental illness, relationships, substance use/abuse, managing stress, parenting challenges, grief/loss, self-esteem and coping strategies
• Provides collaboration and consultation with other service providers
• Offers the Back on Track program (Ontario's remedial measures for impaired drivers)

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 legal assistance for low-income people

Services include:

• Legal representation for eligible clients who appear in court without a lawyer
• Legal aid applications and information over the phone
• Legal resources and referrals to other social assistance agencies
• A certificate program for complex and serious cases

Areas of law served include:

• Criminal
• Domestic violence
• Family

Does NOT cover applications for:

• Wrongful dismissal
• Change of name
• Personal bankruptcy
• Power of attorney
• Money lent to others or money owed to others
• Sponsorship of relatives
• Commercial litigation
• Real estate matters and libel
• Defamation and slander

Serves as a mandated Native Child Welfare Prevention agency which ensures that Anishinawbek children, youth and families receive culturally appropriate services

• Created to follow a cultural service model of child protection services which involves parents, extended family members, elders, community resource workers and First Nation leaders
• Delivers a full spectrum of culturally appropriate prevention, early intervention and child protection services to ensure the safety of children and the well being of families
• Provides culturally-based education programs to communities on topics including domestic violence, parenting, life skills and self-esteem

Responsible for the administration of the following programs and services:

• Alternative/Foster Care (Genawenman Binojiuk)
• In-Home Support Program
• Mino Madzwin Youth Program
• Prevention and Support Services

Oversees all aspects of a foster care program that provides residential care for children who cannot be cared for by their biological parents or guardians

• Facilitates arrangements to provide a temporary home for children who are separated from their family
• Retains legal responsibility for the child
• Provides initial orientation, home study and ongoing training
• Arranges for home visits 7 days and 30 days after child's placement in home
• Makes weekly phone calls to foster parents
• Reimburses for all expenses incurred for welfare of child including living, medical, clothing, school and extra-curricular expenses
• Provides access to a full range of therapeutic and relief services
• Provides respite care to foster parents
• Supplies a foster parent handbook at office or available online
• Works with foster parents to create life plan for child; priority is to reunite child with family but if not possible, plans may include long-term foster care or adoption

Provides 3 types of foster care homes:

• Regular alternative care home: provides full-time daily care in a family setting
• Relief Alternative Care Homes: provides part-time care in a family setting
• Emergency Receiving Alternative Care Homes: Provides care in a family with very short notice

Provides education and services aimed at enabling children to grow up in their own families and communities

• Provides intensive in-home support to families where there is maltreatment of children
• Offers counselling services on more appropriate ways to raise children

Topics covered in support programs include:

• Anger management
• Healthy family relationships
• Healthy sexuality and sexual abuse prevention
• Impact of domestic violence on the home and community
• Parenting and life skills
• Self-esteem for children
• Youth and family violence

Aims to strengthen and support families, children, youth and communities

• Provides programs that meet community specific needs and are rooted in traditional teachings
• Promotes cultural awareness and identity, language, customs and beliefs
• Relies on Elders to play a prominent role in teaching

Prevention and support services include:

• Community prevention and education
• Early intervention and support
• Crisis support and service coordination
• Healing and restoration
• Family and parenting counselling
• Advocacy by attending child welfare investigations on-reserve with the Children's Aid Society (CAS)
• Assistance to resolve child welfare crises and co-operatively plan out actions designed to divert future crises

Activities may include:

• Community feasts and celebrations
• Recreational activities and events such as powwows and summer festivals
• Educational and learning opportunities such as reading programs, sewing classes and cooking classes

Temporarily closed due to COVID - call Toll Free 1-800-518-0000 or email info@chs.ca for more information on virtual services

• Provides confidential counselling, education, advocacy
• Offers family, relationship, and individual counselling

Offers counselling in the following areas:

• Deaf identity
• Depression, anxiety or bipolar issues
• Domestic violence
• Grief and loss
• Life transitions
• Parenting and family challenges
• Personal development
• Relationship difficulties
• Sexuality
• Substance use
• Trauma (present or past)

Operates as a program under the Healing and Wellness Branch

• Developed as a new program aimed at supporting healthy and whole Métis families
• Works to reduce family violence, the number of youth involved in the justice system and the number of children in care
• Focus is on providing direct one-on-one client services and educational resources and family wellness planning

Services provided can include but are not limited to the following:

• After school safe places and homework clubs
• Assistance in navigating the community support system
• Assisting children and youth to foster self-identity and to develop life skills
• Court-related supports
• Empowering parents to be their children's best advocates
• Ensuring families have their basic needs met
• Guidance for building healthy relationships and raising awareness of personal safety issues
• Peer support for youth involved in justice and correction issues
• Referrals for employment and training programs
• Supports for children and youth who have experienced or witnessed violence
• Supports for Métis youth to stay in school
• Support in case meetings and conferencing

Community health centre

• Provides a range of responsive individual, family and community programs and services for the complete life journey of all Anishinabek people
• Cares for the physical health, mental health, and the health of the communities where Anishinabek people live by promoting wellness, preventing illness and trauma, and providing diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation

Offers a variety of programs and services including:

• Child welfare services
• Community health services
• Cultural programs and services
• Mental health and addiction services including walk-in clinics

Note: Not all programs and services are available at the branch offices. Contact the local office to determine what services are offered in community

Offers a variety of professional counselling services to youth, adults and their families

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Provides essential wokplace counselling and consultation services for businesses, organizations and employees through its EAP
• Functions as short-term counselling for a variety of issues including stress, life changes/stages, separation/divorce, retirement and grief

Counselling services also offered for areas of concern that may include but are not limited to:

• Drug and alcohol use/abuse and mental health
• Past or present abuse against women (Violence Against Women VAW)
• Sexual abuse or assault experienced by men (Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse)
• Domestic violence impacts on children and their mothers
• Abusive relationships between partners (Partner Assault Response PAR)

• Coordinates a safe, nurturing place for children to live who cannot reside in their own home
• Facilitates the Foster Care Process

Offers the following services for foster parents:

• Initial orientation and ongoing training
• Reimbursement for daily living expenses, as well as the child's medical, dental, clothing, and school-related expenses
• Incremental payments which compensate the foster parents for training and experience acquired through the agency
• Supplementary payments which are provided when children require more intensive help or supervision
• Regular visits and support from a family service worker and/or foster home worker
• Access to 24-hour emergency services and support
• Team meetings with other foster parents

Provides services and supports to families experiencing difficulty with issues related to parenting and children who are in need of protection

• Assesses the strengths and needs of families to assist in healthy problem solving
• Offers counseling

Intake and Investigation

• Serves as the first point of contact with the Children's Aid Society of Algoma
• Accepts and processes reports and/or concerns regarding a suspected child protection issue
• Upon approval to become involved with the family, conducts an assessment including initial intake to determine if a child is at risk
• Assigns a family to a Child Protection Worker if onging intervention is required

• 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 eligible 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 supports

Financial support also available for:

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

Provides legal advice and assistance to individuals who do not have the means to assert or defend their legal rights through the following services:

• Client representation in clinic areas of practice
• Free summary legal advice
• Information and referral
• Law reform advocacy
• Public education
• Specialized legal services

Services are offered in the following areas:

• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS)
• Canada Child Benefits (CCB)
• Consumer and Credit/Debt issues
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Employment Standards (ESA)
• Human Rights
• ID Bank
• Native Status applications
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works (OW)
• Residential Tenancies (tenants only)
• Workplace safety and injury

Note: No advice or representation is given regarding Family Law, Criminal Law, or Refugee Law