The ASIST workshop emphasizes suicide first-aid. It provides information on how to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help. Read more for session dates and details. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training: Two-Day Workshop During this two-day workshop you will learn how to: Recognize invitations for help Reach out and offer support […]Continue readingApplied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
CMHA Programs and Services
CMHA Thunder Bay offers a range of programs and services, from support services to training workshops and crisis intervention. See the complete list of our official programs below, or choose a category on the side menu to find the specific service you’re looking for. For more information, please contact us.
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Court Diversion Service
Court Diversion services are available to anyone 13 and over who finds themselves involved with the court system because of a mental health crisis.Continue readingCourt Diversion Service
Court Rent Supplement
The Court Rent Supplement program provides rent supplements for clients to access safe and affordable housing. Read more below. Eligibility: 18 and over the Court Rent Supplement service works in partnership with Diversion and Court Case management to assist individuals involved in a Diversion Plan to choose get and keep safe and affordable market rent […]Continue readingCourt Rent Supplement
Crisis Response Services
Crisis Response Services offers mobile crisis response, crisis support residence, and 24/7 telephone services to both youth and adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Continue readingCrisis Response Services
Education and Training Program
The Education and Training Program offers programming to promote wellness and recovery and provides initiatives to reduce the stigma of mental illness through community workshops, training sessions, individual and family education groups and online communications.Continue readingEducation and Training Program
Family Mental Health Series
This education and support series is for family and friends of individuals with lived experience of mental illness. Learn more about mental health recovery and how you can support your relative while taking care of yourself.Continue readingFamily Mental Health Series
First Place Clinic and Regional Resource Centre
First Place offers treatment for individuals who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Psychosis is a treatable illness that affects a person’s ability to know what is real versus what is not real. Eligibility: 14-35.Continue readingFirst Place Clinic and Regional Resource Centre
Getting Appropriate Personal and Professional Support (GAPPS)
GAPPS services reach out to clients in the community who are not connected to traditional services, are homeless and have serious mental health and addictions issues. Read more for details. Eligibility: 16 and overThe GAPPS Program is a partnership between Canadian Mental Health Association, Thunder Bay Branch (CMHA), St. Joseph’s Care Group (SJCG) and the […]Continue readingGetting Appropriate Personal and Professional Support (GAPPS)
Homelessness Initiative Program (HIP II)
The Homeless Initiative Program provides rent supplements for clients to access safe and affordable housing. Read more below. The Homelessness Initiative Program provides rent supplements for clients to access safe and affordable housing. In addition to the provision of rent supplement, our service delivery includes the development of skills and supports to achieve personal goals; Outreach […]Continue readingHomelessness Initiative Program (HIP II)
Housing and Outreach Services
The Housing First model is a minimal barrier housing service specifically designed for individuals living with concurrent mental illness, addiction and other challenges. Eligibility: 18 and over. Chronically homeless for more than one year.The Housing First Model emphasizes housing is a basic human right and aspires to change the practice of homeless services by providing […]Continue readingHousing and Outreach Services