Mental Health and Addictions Services

Services include:

• Crisis Response
• Short-term Counselling (individual, family, group)
• Long-term Case Management
• Life Skills Support to assist in daily living
• Medication Management
• Psycho-educational groups: CBT, Emotional Regulation, Self Esteem & Assertiveness, CBT groups for those with a chronic disease
• Education
• Psychiatric consultation

Specialized demographic programs include those for: 

• Acquired Brain Injury patients
• Adults with developmental disabilities
• Early Psychosis patients
• People with eating disorders
• People over 65 experiencing mental health problems
• Youth with co-occurring mental health issues and addiction

The health unit also provides basic health services for intravenous drug users, including assessment of related injection sites and wound care; and provision of harm reduction supplies.