Peer Support Support Groups (i.e. Depression/Anxiety) Knowledge/Resource Sharing (i.e. Referral) Educational Programming (weekly educational seminars of various mental illness, specialties self-help support groups) Life Skills (i.e. social skills, budgeting, nutrition, hygiene, gardening and laundry) In North Bay, our Peer Connections centre is located at 333 Fraser Street. Our address in Mattawa is 150 Water St. […]Continue readingDrop-In Centre (In House programs)
Our Services
Individual Meetings
(Virtual/In Person) These meetings are free, safe and confidential. They are offered to family members supporting loved ones living with a mental health issue. We have an open-door policy, where our members can drop-in or call-in for an appointment when the support is needed. Individual meetings are led by a peer support specialist. Our supporting […]Continue readingIndividual Meetings
Innovative Peer Support Programs
Peer Support Navigator –NBRHC/ED (working with partnership with the NBRHC) Peer support presence at NBRHC/ED (enhancing the services of Crisis Intervention and working with partnership with the NBRHC) Learning Centre: offering six weeks introduction to computer fundamentals, Educational Workshops, Specialized Support Group i.e: Peer Directed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PDCBT), Peer Directed Anger/Emotional Program, Wellness Recovery […]Continue readingInnovative Peer Support Programs
Fitness and Healthy Lifestyle
Exercise and Fitness club: 10 high tech exercise equipment providing group or individual exercise plan or group, Living Healthy Food is Mood: Healthy Eating and sharing recipes, Baking, Budgeting. (Food is mood virtual editions will offered)Continue readingFitness and Healthy Lifestyle
Brief Intervention Case Management
The Brief Intervention Case Manager receives referrals from any source including self-referral, and can provide support, referral and advocacy to clients who are dealing with a mental health issue and are in need of brief assistance. Services are provided on a short-term basis (up to six months) to meet the immediate needs of clients and […]Continue readingBrief Intervention Case Management
Release from custody
This program provides mental health screenings, facilitates psychiatric consultations, and provides discharge planning to individuals with serious mental illness and addictions or symptoms of mental illness who are in custody at North Bay Jail. The Release From Custody Case Manager also provides brief case management to individuals upon their release from custody in order to […]Continue readingRelease from custody
Intensive Case Management Program
The Intensive Case Management Program is best suited for individuals who require visits/assistance on an average of 1-3 times weekly. Individuals who will require frequent visits during the day or week, who require frequent psychiatric and multi-disciplinary intervention, or who can manage independent living with minimal hands-on intervention may not be appropriate for Intensive Case […]Continue readingIntensive Case Management Program
Recreation
We offer a wide range of services, some of which include social and recreational activities at our Drop in Centres: Workshops (self-care, mental health) Guest speakers Annual Christmas dinners Card making events Monthly tea social Webinars Tai Chi and more.Continue readingRecreation
Community Engagement Programs
Presentations Annual Peer Support Week Annual Recovery Day Annual Mental Health Week Common Referral Triage Table Community Engagements Monthly Calendar of eventsContinue readingCommunity Engagement Programs
Lived Experience and Recovery Network (LERN)
The Lived Experience and Recovery Network (LERN) is a networking body linking, supporting and educating all mental health consumer and family organizations in the North East region of Ontario. With over 28 member organizations in the districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Temiskaming, Sudbury, Muskoka Parry Sound and Nipissing, our vision is to empower peer communities towards […]Continue readingLived Experience and Recovery Network (LERN)