Mental Health & Addictions Community Programs

Hours of operation: Monday - Friday: 8:30 am – 4:45 pm

The Mental Health & Substance Use community programs offer services that include a combination of functions with interprofessional teams. Youth addictions counselling and referral, elderly services counselling, early psychosis, vocational and recreation rehabilitation is also available at most community mental health & substance use programs.

Community programs provide assessment, treatment and referrals for adults with mental health and/or substance use problems.

Services include:

• Trauma-informed counselling and interventions
• Collaborative care planning and medication management
• Psycho-educational groups
• Care coordination with the primary health care team and outreach psychiatry
• Assessment for mental health and substance use issues
• Advocacy and referral services to outside agencies
• Life skills support and training