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Pastoral Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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Board Office 705-945-5400
100 Ontario Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1E3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1E3
Short Description
- Provides support and advocacy for students and staff by accessing school faith or community resources as needed
- Provides faith-based support for children, families and school communities when coping with loss and grief
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Sexual Assault Care Centre / Partner Assault Clinic
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-759-5143
915 Queen St E
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2B5
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2B5
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- Provides emotional and medical care to victims of sexual assault
- Provides counselling after a recent or past sexual assault
- Offers individual, family and group counselling
- Offers information and referrals to other programs and services
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Northern Region - Victim / Witness Assistance Program
Sault Ste Marie
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123 March St, Suite 204
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 2Z5
Sault Ste Marie, ON, P6A 2Z5
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COVID19 Update: Court case backlog -- clients may experience difficulties contacting local offices and should leave a message with return phone number; VWAP staff will return voicemail as soon as possible
- Provides information and assistance to support participation in the criminal court process
- Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over
- Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
- Court preparation
- Needs assessment
- Emotional support
- Crisis intervention
- Referrals to community agencies
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
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Family Well Being Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-254-2702
559 Queen St E
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2A3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2A3
Short Description
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 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
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Family Centre
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-6101
1496 Wellington St E
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2R1
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2R1
Short Description
- Provides professional counselling services
- Offers counselling that reflects Christian values upon request
- Offers individual, couples and family counselling services
- Counselling available for various issues including addiction, anxiety, self-image, relationship problems, depression and feelings of suicide
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Debt Management Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-0990
747 Queen St E
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 5N7
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 5N7
Short Description
Helps individuals resolve debt problems and regain financial stability
Services include:
Services include:
- Bankruptcy
- Budgeting help
- Debt help options
- Debt settlements using consumer proposals
- Financial literacy education
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Addictions Treatment
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-759-6684
123 East St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C7
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C7
Short Description
- Helps reduce the psychological and social problems associated with the use and abuse of alcohol, drugs, and problem gambling
- Provides support and education to family members
- Offers a multi-modal approach that includes harm reduction and 12-step abstinence
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Marital and couples counselling
- Family counselling
- Consultation
- Education and awareness
- Aftercare services
- Relapse prevention
- Family support
- In home counselling
- Presentations on gambling
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Life Long Care Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-256-5634
122 East St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Short Description
- Provides community-based culturally appropriate services to Urban Indigenous elderly, frail, physically disabled, or chronically ill individuals
- Provides transportation to medical appointments
- Offers friendly visiting
- Offers advocacy support between individual and other agencies and organizations
- Organizes outings, activities, education, programming and socialization for clients
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Indigenous Court Worker Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-256-5634
122 East St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Short Description
- Helps individuals to navigate the court system
- Explains legal rights and court procedures
- Facilitates and enhances access to the Canadian Legal System and informs participants of the philosophy of the courts
- Advocates on behalf of participants to law professionals such as Judges, Crown Attorneys, Legal Aid, Probation Officers and Custodial Program Workers
- Ensures Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system are given due process, understand their rights, responsibilities and options
- Liaises between the court personnel and the participant to address cultural misunderstandings
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Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-256-5634
122 East St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Short Description
- Promotes growth and healing for Indigenous people through culturally-specific services
- Reduces family violence and promotes healthy lifestyles
- Applying to healing lodges
- Elder visits
- Supportive peer counselling
- Traditional peer counselling
- Anger solutions
- Weekly sewing circle
- Traditional health program
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Mental Health Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-256-5634
122 East St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 3C6
Short Description
Provides individual, group and family counselling on the following issues:
- Domestic violence
- Relationship issues
- Child abuse
- Suicide prevention
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Cultural teachings
- Naming ceremonies
- Sweat lodge ceremonies
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Northern Ontario - Spinal Cord Injury Information, Sault Ste. Marie Regional Office
Sault Ste. Marie
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260 Elizabeth St, Unit 2
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 6J3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 6J3
Short Description
- Assists individuals with spinal cord injury and other physical disabilities and their families through its programs and services
- Provides a one-stop access for information
- Provides one on one support for indivduals to assist in regaining independence in the community
- Offers service coordination and information
- Links individuals with recent spinal cord injury with trained volunteers living with a spinal cord injury
- Provides a collective voice and representative for persons with spinal cord injury and other physical disabilities to government, the health care system, communities and the public
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Family Violence Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-5050
205 McNabb St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Short Description
Provides a range of programs that address family violence
Adult Counselling Services
Adult Counselling Services
- Offers a variety of professional counselling services to adults and their families
- Offers services such as Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and Fee-for-Service Counselling
- Offers a 10-week group program for children who have been exposed to and impacted by domestic violence, provided with a concurrent group for mothers
- Provides an opportunity for children to meet with other children and know that they are not alone
- Provides the Mothers' Group that runs at the same time as the children's group, and designed to help mothers support their children through this group process
- Offers a 12 week group education and counselling program on domestic violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
- Offers victims/partners of the offender support including safety planning, referrals to community resources and information on offender's progress
- Offers professional counselling and therapeutic services to women who have experienced any abuse (physical, verbal, emotional) in either past or present relationships, or who have witnessed abuse as children
- Offers Freedom From Abuse -- a 12-week psycho-educational group on abuse and healthy relationships
- Provides a weekly drop-in support service
- Offers monthly Empowerment Session on a variety of topics
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Counselling Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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Board Office 705-945-5400
100 Ontario Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1E3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1E3
Short Description
Provides short-term individual, group and family counselling on the following topics:
- Abuse/Self Harm
- Anger management
- Bullying and harassment
- Drug and alcohol use
- Grief and loss
- Health and Wellness
- Interpersonal relationships
- Problem solving
- Self-esteem
- Separation and divorce
- Stress management
- Time, organizational skills and study management
- Will also participate in re-entry plans and help identify areas of concern regarding school safety and security
- Provides in-school support for victims of violence
- Offers character education
- Provides follow-up support following crisis intervention/hospitalization
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Family Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-5050
205 McNabb St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Short Description
Provides specialized services with emphasis on children and youth mental health services
Offers the following services:
Offers the following services:
- Adult Counselling
- Child/Youth Mental Health
- Community Partnerships
- Family Violence
- Youth Justice Programs
- Youth Substance Abuse
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Child and Youth Mental Health, Sault Ste Marie Office
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-5050
205 McNabb St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Short Description
- Provides a range of mental health services for children and youth and their families
- Provides initial intake, screening and referral to appropriate mental health services including children and youth with complex needs
- Provides psychological assessments for children and youth experiencing a range of emotional, psychological or behavioural difficulties
- Provides psychiatric consultation by videoconference when required
- Offers crisis follow-up services
- Offers a day camp for youth unable to participate in other camps due to behavioural difficulties
- 0-6 Mental Health Services
- Cognitive Therapy Clinic
- Intensive Treatment Services (ITS)
- Therapeutic Child and Youth Services
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Creating Connections
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-5050
205 McNabb St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Short Description
- Offers a 10-week group program for children who have been exposed to and impacted by domestic violence, provided with a concurrent group for mothers
- Provides an opportunity for children to meet with other children and know that they are not alone
- Provides the Mothers' Group that runs at the same time as the children's group, and designed to help mothers support their children through this group process
- Offers free transportation to those who do not have an existing mean of transportation
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0-6 Mental Health Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-5050
205 McNabb St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Short Description
- Provides early identification, intervention and treatment services for young children
- Offers assessment and advocacy
- Offers individual, family or group counselling
- Educates the family about supports and services that are available in the community
- Collaborates with community partners to providing a continuum of supports, education, consultation, and services designed to meet the needs of families
- Offers a school-based prevention program that develops young children's social-emotional skills, self-control, problem-solving abilities, and healthy decision-making
- Assists children in adjusting to the school setting
- Assists children to develop skills that produce appropriate social behaviours
- Offers a therapeutic group for children who struggle with symptoms of anxiety and their parents
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Let's Chat Group Therapy
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-5050
205 McNabb St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Short Description
- Offers group therapy for teen girls who are struggling with adolescence and feelings of depression
- Provides support and education about depression in a safe environment and small group setting
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Students At Risk Today Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-945-5050
205 McNabb St
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 1Y3
Short Description
- Offers a high school classroom program that teaches students life skills and behaviour skills
- Provides access to a counsellor on a daily basis
- Works towards the goal of reintegration into regular classes
- Plans and implements individual treatment plans focusing on mental health needs and academic progress
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Shelter and Support Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-759-1230
23 Oakland Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Short Description
- Operates a 24-bed emergency shelter for women who have been victims of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, and their children
- Operates a 24-hour crisis support phone line and walk-in crisis service
- Offers long-term and crisis counselling for women who have been victims of sexual assault or abuse both current and historic
- Offers educational groups on topics such as self-esteem, self worth, exploring the cycle of violence, healthy relationships, safety planning, housing, and advocacy
- Offers client referrals for counselling and to government services
- Provides community education and awareness on the issues of abuse
- Provides on site child care for women who are residents of the shelter for court dates, doctors appointments, group sessions
- Offers on site child care for non-resident women during group sessions, Call for information on programs offering this service
- Offers parenting support and counselling sessions
- Offers a Family Court Support Worker Program
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Transitional Housing and Support Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-759-1230
23 Oakland Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Short Description
- Assists abused women in making the transition to an abuse-free life
- Helps secure and maintain housing, and helps develop an individual safety and transitional plan
- Supports women to live free from violence by connecting them with necessary community support such as housing counselling, parenting support, education upgrading, job training, income support, legal aid and health and wellness services
- Prioritizes the safety and well-being of women and their children
- Assists women in identifying the choices and resources available for them and their children
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Family Court Support Worker Program
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-759-1230
23 Oakland Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Short Description
- Provides information on the family court process
- Assists in documenting the history of abuse and accessing Legal Aid for family court proceedings
- Offers referrals to specialized services and supports in the community
- Teaches safety planning and assists with the development of safety plans
- Accompanies victims to court proceedings when appropriate
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Women's Emergency Shelter
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-759-1230
23 Oakland Ave
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2T2
Short Description
Operates a 24-bed emergency shelter for women and children who have been affected by abuse and violence
Offers the following services:
Offers the following services:
- Advocacy
- Assistance in finding housing
- In-House Child Care
- Parenting Skills
- Short and Long-Term Counselling
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Northeastern Ontario - Family Duty Counsel Services
Sault Ste. Marie
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705-673-8182
426 Queen St E, Basement
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 1Z7
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 1Z7
Short Description
- Gives immediate legal assistance to individuals who appear in court without a lawyer
- Provides information about legal rights, obligations and basic court procedure
- Helps negotiate or settle issues
- Reviews or prepares court documents to be filed
- Helps determines if further duty counsel services are required or if the matter requires Legal Aid Ontario's assistance in retaining a lawyer
- The courtroom for child protection hearings
- Garnishment and support hearings
- Requesting adjournments
- Arguing motions
- Hearings for issues such as custody, access, or support where the issues are not complicated
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