Focus: Mental Health
The Mental Health Court Diversion/Court Support Program provides support and assistance to individuals who are experiencing mental health and/or dual diagnosis difficulties and are involved with the criminal justice system.
This is a voluntary service and the extent of service, frequency and type of service is dependent on client's needs.
Clients of the court diversion/support program have access to forensic psychiatric services which are intended to provide psychiatric assessment for individuals charged with a criminal offence and/or convicted persons in Kenora and Rainy River Districts. The Forensic Psychiatric Service will also provide consults for professionals working with individuals diagnosed or suspected as having a mental illness or cognitive impairments who are involved with the criminal justice system. When appropriate the Forensic Psychiatric Service will provide psychiatric follow up for clients who have been previously assessed.
Focus: Mental Health
This program provides responsive storefront mental health services to individuals in the community. The program responds to a full range of mental health concerns. Services include intake, assessment, group and individual mental health therapy. grief therapy is available.
Focus: Mental Health
The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) is a team of mental health professionals that provide client-centered treatment, rehabilitation and support to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. It is intended for individuals with the highest intensity of need due to complex, long-term serious psychiatric issues.
ACTT provides assertive outreach, taking the service to the client by providing: ongoing continuous services, 24-hour crisis support, supportive counselling, symptom assessment and management, medication education, prescription administration and monitoring, direct assistance with activities of daily living, skills teaching, development and support of social activities and relationships, substance use services, direct assistance to minimize involvement with the criminal justice system, training and support to find and maintain employment, advocacy and support, and education to family and natural support systems.
Focus: Mental Health
Kenora Supportive Housing provides safe, stable housing for individuals with serious mental illness who would otherwise be homeless or near homeless. The housing program is intended for individuals who have a serious mental illness who cannot maintain housing in the community due to their mental disorder.
Clients must pay a set amount for rent.
Focus: Mental Health
Available to individuals living with mental illness that are involved with the criminal justice system through mental health court diversion or on release from a provincial correctional facility.
Housing case managers support tenants in maintaining their housing to support their recovery goals. A housing case manager acts as a mediator to form a positive working relationship between the tenant and landlord, and to encourage accountability from tenants.
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Focus: Mental Health, Substance Abuse
The Mobile Mental Health & Addictions Clinic (MMHAC) is a clinic on wheels that travels to participating rural and remote communities to increase access to mental health and addictions care.
- provides early intervention care in a culturally competent and safe manner
- offers a variety of services together under one roof, close to home
- reduces the need for clients to travel to access healthcare services
- helps to ensure individuals receive the care and support they need when and where they need it
Mobile Clinic is staffed with: an addiction specialist, mental health counsellor, nurse, case manager, service navigator, and psychiatry supports.
Focus: Mental Health
This program is designed to support individuals in the community who have been diverted or released from the criminal justice system and who have mental health issues.