Resources for Addiction and Substance Use

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Grand River Hospital Mental Health and Addiction

Website: https://www.grhosp.on.ca/care/services-departments/mental-health-addiction

24/7 does intake, assessment, referral, and crisis support: (844) 437-3247 or TTY (877) 688-5501

For non-urgent information: (519) 749-4310

Crisis support outside support hours: (844) 437-3247

Kids Help: (800) 688-6868

Services offered:

  • This organization offers support for all ages, offering help to recover from various mental illnesses and addiction
  • Most programs are age specific with conditions
  • There are inpatient and outpatient services

Fees for service:

  • Food in the cafeteria
  • Self-referral for withdrawal management center

Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres (OATC)

Website: http://www.oatc.ca/

Phone: (905) 773-3884

Services offered:

  • OATC offer community services in over 50 areas in Ontario
  • Their goals include improving lives of people suffering addictions and lessening adverse effects of family
  • They have three distinct programs including the Methadone Program, the Suboxone Program, and the Hepatitis C Treatment Program

Fees & Referrals:

  • Clinics are fully paid for if the client has an OHIP card
  • Referral is not required but accepted

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Website: https://www.camh.ca/

Phone: (416) 535-8501

Toll free number: (800) 463-2338

Services offered:

  • This mental health teaching hospital is the largest in Canada.
  • They provide a wide range of clinical care services with assessment and brief interventions, inpatient programs, day hospital services, continuing care, outpatient services, and family support
  • They treat various conditions and disorders including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders etc

Fees & Referrals:

  • Referrals are necessary. Information on the referral process (416) 535-8501

House of Friendship Addiction Treatment

Website: https://www.houseoffriendship.org/

Phone: (519) 742-8327

Services offered:

  • Food (through emergency food hampers and Christmas hampers)
  • Housing (including shelter and supportive housing)
  • Community resources (including Family Outreach Program, community centres, and summer camps for children)
  • Addiction treatment (including counselling services, programs for pregnant or parenting women, day treatment, residential treatment, and community addiction support services)

Fees & Referrals:

  • No fees or referrals for these services

Ray of Hope

Website: https://www.rayofhope.net/

Phone: (519) 743-2311

Services offered:

  • The Chaplaincy Program and the Community Centre Program
  • Youth addiction supports including community-based treatment, day treatment, residential treatment, and support for parents
  • Youth employment through the 6-month Youth Employment Program
  • Youth justice supports including custody programs for ages 12-17
  • Youth reintegration programs
  • Alternative education services

Fees & Referrals:

  • Some fees apply.
  • The staff members are fully trained to give assessments and referrals.

Narcotics Anonymous World Services

Phone: (905) 507-0100

Website: https://na.org/

Services Offered:

  • Literature and other products
  • Find a meeting in-person or online

Ontario NA

Phone:

  • English: (888) 811-3887
  • French: (800) 385-7247
  • Farsi: (888) 377-7881

Website: https://www.orscna.org/home

Services Offered:

  • Find a meeting.
  • Resources for people struggling with addiction and for professionals.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Contact: https://www.aa.org/contact-eastern-canada-region

Website: https://www.aa.org/

Services offered:

  • Find a meeting
  • Information about AA
  • The AA Handouts
  • 12 Steps and 12 Traditions book
  • Audible guide

Take the 12

Contact: https://www.takethe12.org/contact/

Website: https://www.takethe12.org/

Services offered:

  • Steps to study the 12 steps
  • Audibles, PDFs, and other resources offered to assist doing the 12 steps
  • Podcast
  • Guided meditations
  • Blog
  • Online Library

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