CMHA Oxford County Branch Programs
Community of Oxford Support and Treatment Team:
The Community of Oxford Support and Treatment Team is part
of the integrated, countywide, 24-hour mental health service
plan system. The team consists of professional staff trained
in a variety of disciplines including social work, mental
health nursing and occupational therapy. The support and treatment
team is a client-centered, voluntary service offered to adults
with serious mental health concerns who reside in or receive
services in Oxford County.
The program has
sevenmain components. They are Crisis Response, Case Management,
Supportive Housing, Court Diversion/Court Support, Concurrent Disorders Support Services, Dual Diagnosis Support Services and Psycho-geriatric Support Services.
Crisis Response
This is a 24-hour service
available to adults, children and youth who live in or
receive services in Oxford County. Crisis/Community Support
Workers respond by phone and/or mobile personal contact when
deemed appropriate to individuals experiencing a sudden or
unexpected event that places them in distress. Professional
staff can provide referral to appropriate agencies and offer
follow up service to ensure that appropriate community linkages
are in place.
***For Child and Youth Crisis Response please call Oxford Elgin Child and Youth Centre at 519-539-0463 or 1-877-539-0463.***
Calls from individuals looking for social contact due to boredom or requesting transportation are not appropriate. Suitable situations include, but are not limited to, suicidal thoughts or attempts, grief reactions, distressing mental health symptoms and individuals requiring immediate access to mental health services.
Case management:
This service, provided by professional staff, offers individualized community-based support for people with a serious mental illness. Service provided is based on individual need and is client directed. The service is available days, evenings and weekends and is provided in the individuals home or a place of their choice within the community. The goals of case management are: to assist people to live as independently as possible, to assist people in making their own decisions, and to assist people in accessing a range of resources that will enable them to realize personal goals and acquire skills needed to be successful.
One component of case management is life skills training. Life skills training offers education on an individual basis or within a small group format. Information, assistance and encouragement are provided to promote the development of skills necessary for independent living. In a supportive and consistent environment, opportunities are provided for people to meet others, establish social relationships and to participate in various recreational activities.
Supportive
Housing
CMHA-Oxford owns and operates 4 houses throughout Oxford County with a total capacity for 17 residents; ( Woodstock -7, Ingersoll - 4, Tillsonburg - 6). These houses provide low support, permanent, independent living accommodation for individuals with a serious mental illness . In addition to the community houses, we offer 56 individual apartment units for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to a serious mental illness.
Court Diversion and Court Support
This program provides those clients with a Mental disorder (serious mental illness, developmental disability and/or acquired brain injury) who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice system, a continuum of integrated and rehabilitative care as an option to incarceration and as agreed to by the Crown Attorney's office. It is designed to provide mental health case management, educational interventions, health promotion and prevention to consumers with mental health problems. The skill development specific to the client/consumer is provided in their preferred environment. The program may also provide safe and secure housing to enhance quality of life and prevent incarceration.
Concurrent Disorder Support Services
This service provides community support for those individuals who experience both a serious and persistent mental illness and a substance abuse issue. This includes counselling, planning and referral.
Dual Diagnosis Support Services
This service provides community support for persons with a serious and persistent mental illness and an intellectual disability.
Psycho-geriatric Support Services
This service provides community support to those individuals 65 years of age and older who also experience a serious mental illness.
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24 Hour CRISIS RESPONSE LINE
519-539-8342 or toll free at 1-877-339-8342
To Use This Service You must be: Experiencing a crisis and
Willing to provide identifying information (name, address, or phone number) |
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