Focus: Mental Health
Peer navigators work with the Crisis Teams within the Emergency Departments of North York General Hospital and Southlake Regional Health Centre. During program hours, individuals presenting with mental health an/or addiction issues in either of these emergency department locations, may be referred to the Peer Navigator by the crisis team, or can request to meet with the Peer Navigator.
Focus: Mental Health
Provides non-crisis and crisis live support from a recovery and peer informed perspective.
Focus: Mental Health
The Krasman Centre’s Outreach Peer Supporters are part of a mobile peer support program; meeting individuals in the community at their point of need, where they are. Mobility allows for overcoming barriers that would limit access. It is about bringing support closer to those whose life experiences and circumstances make it difficult to access services. Examples include in-person meetings in community locations such as coffees shops, libraries and community centres.
Peer Supporters are individuals with lived experience who have experienced their own recovery journey. Peer support is about a mutual relationship of giving and receiving support that is non-judgmental. Peer support workers use their real and meaningful life experiences to support others.
Focus: Mental Health
A comprehensive series of courses and trainings about Peer Support and Recovery and paid internships offered within a supportive community of peers. The program is designed to support personal recovery and support individuals in entering or progressing in the peer, recovery, mental health, or social services workforce.
Focus: Mental Health
Offers support and resources services to families of individuals recovering from mental health issues.
Focus: Substance Abuse
Harm reductions supports including:
- mobile/outreach peer support (one-on-one)
- harm reduction resources,
- presentations to various community groups
- peer-based support groups
- recovery education groups
- social/recreational activities, arts and crafts groups, group outings, and peer-support drop-in centres
Focus: Mental Health
Short-term support (3-6 meetings) for individuals transitioning back into the community after clinical treatment for mental health and/or addictions challenges. Offering a “Welcome Basket” of customized items within a limited budget, referrals and connections to community resources, supportive peers to talk to who understand the challenges and can provide support.
Focus: Mental Health
Comprehensive services for individuals experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness. Provides support to individuals who share severe struggles: including physical health, legal, and justice issues, historic discrimination and trauma, victimization, addictions and stigma. This program serves individuals experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness regardless of the contributing factors, with special focus on individuals currently not connected to or not wanting to connect with formal services.
Focus: Mental Health
The Application Support Worker (ASW) provides individuals referred to the program, with non-clinical case management support to complete the ODSP application process. This may include assistance with locating a physician or psychiatrist/psychologist, accessing the necessary documentation to pursue the ODSP application and support to meet the required ODSP timelines for document submission. The ASW may also arrange and accompany clients if appropriate to various appointments including the Community Legal Clinic, the ID Clinic, medical visits, Social Benefits Tribunal hearings, etc.