Focus: Substance Abuse
Provides rapid access to quality care to individuals seeking help for their substance use concerns such as opioids, alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine. The clinical team consists of an addiction medicine physician and/or nurse practitioner, nurses, case managers, addictions counsellors and peer support. An Ontario Health Card may be required. Appointments are in person.
Clinicians and nurses create an individual treatment plan for treating individuals struggling with substance use.
They will:
- Assess individual in order to determine psychosocial and withdrawal/craving medical needs;
- Explore options, including the use of safe, effective medication that will help to address withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
- Explore options and strategies, and provide resources to help minimize the risks of intoxication;
- Engage in referral process for psycho social support such as counselling, detox, inpatient and outpatient treatment.
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
The Court Support Program supports individuals 16+ with substance use concerns who are involved in the criminal justice system. This program is designed to:
-Support to individuals who have existing matters before the courts
-Internal referrals to ASCO programs and services as appropriate.
-Consulting with client and duty counsel or their lawyer.
-Assisting clients with requests or questions they may have for duty counsel or their lawyer.
-Coordinating a return to court date with client and duty counsel or lawyer.
-Consultation with client’s social and community supports.
-Providing consultation, education, and advocacy to client’s support networks and to court staff.
-Assisting individuals in accessing legal aid, bail and other necessary services.
-Referring individuals to appropriate social services and resources.
Focus: Substance Abuse, Problem Gambling
Focus: Substance Abuse, Problem Gambling
The Community Outreach Program is for individuals ages 16 and up, that are experiencing challenges related to substance use, housing, food insecurity, and/or gambling issues.
Service includes:
- Supportive counselling.
- Assessment, treatment, and referrals for alcohol, drug-related and gambling issues to other health professionals,
community agencies, and bed-based treatment centres.
- Raising awareness about substance use and gambling through community presentations and education
- All languages supported through our translation services partner
Focus: Substance Abuse
Provides intensive support to individuals who have substance (alcohol and/or drug) use or dependence issues, through individual counselling sessions and referral to group-based services.
This program is voluntary, for individuals who:
- Are 25 years or older
- Face the challenges associated with alcohol and/or drugs (excludes opioid substances, tobacco and/or caffeine)
- Live or work in York Region
Focus: Substance Abuse
The Youth and Family Program supports young people ages 12-24 and their families and parents or caregivers, who want to make changes connected with drug and/or alcohol using a harm reduction approach and support each individual to reach their personal goals, whether that means abstinence or continuing to use.
Service includes:
- Assessment and Treatment Plan.
- Individual counselling for 12-24 year old clients.
- Education and skills-based support group.
- Family consultations.
Focus: Substance Abuse
The Umbrellas Program supports change in the lives of women 16+ who are pregnant and/or parenting young children, who identify with a present substance use/gambling concern, or who may have past substance use concerns and are looking for support to maintain their recovery goals and reduce the risk of relapse.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women aged 16 and older who are pregnant
- Women parenting children under the age of 10
- Women living in York Region
Focus: Substance Abuse
Addiction treatment includes pharmacotherapy for substance use, cravings, and withdrawal, provided by a Nurse Practitioner or Addiction Physician, along with counselling focused on stabilization and withdrawal management. Additional support includes case management for mental health and addiction concerns, as well as peer support from individuals with lived experience. The process involves screening, assessing, planning and monitoring withdrawal symptoms for individuals who may experience mild-moderate withdrawal symptoms when substance use is discontinued.
Focus: Substance Abuse
The Addiction Supportive Housing program is offered in partnership with LOFT Crosslinks Housing and Support Services.
The programs work with individuals 18 years and older who are inadequately housed, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless and are experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. Support is provided using a harm reduction framework that can include abstinence
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
The Concurrent Disorders Program supports change in the lives of individuals 16+ who are living with complex mental health issues and substance use concerns.
The program helps people who:
- Live in York Region;
- Ages 16 and older;
- Have a serious mental illness that impacts their daily functioning;
-Have a substance use or substance dependence issue
Focus: Substance Abuse
Provides psychosocial services and withdrawal/craving medication options to individuals who struggle with substance use dependence.
Clinics help individuals ages 16 years and up using opioids, alcohol, cocaine, and methamphetamines.
Focus: Substance Abuse
A community based service offered in partnership with Canadian Mental Health Association – Toronto, Across Boundaries, and Canadian Mental Health Association – York & South Simcoe.
Program assists Individuals who are:
- Aged 16 and older
- Homeless or precariously housed in York Region
- Living with addiction or addiction with presenting symptoms of mental illness in the absence of a formal diagnosis
- Individuals will not be excluded on the basis of: continued use of substances, not taking medication, or involvement in the criminal justice system
Focus: Problem Gambling
The Problem Gambling Program supports individuals 16+ and their families who are experiencing concerns related to problem gambling.
Program is offered to individuals who are:
Program is offered to individuals who are:
- 16 years of age or older, and live in York Region
- Preoccupied with gambling activities
- Struggling to cut back or control gambling behaviour
- Gambling with increased amounts of money
- Looking for ways to better control or abstain from gambling.