Cultural Interpretation Services (CIS)

Cultural Interpretation Services (CIS) gives clients at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health access to trained, professional interpreters. The interpreters work with clients in a range of situations, including assessments, consultations, intake and meetings. The interpreters facilitate communication between service providers and clients whose preferred language is not English, and deaf clients. Having interpreters not only improves access to treatment services but also imroves the quality of care for CAMH's culturally and linguistically diverse clientelle. CIS provides service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Services are free of charge to CAMH clients. Interpretations and translation services for written material are provided in a range of languages including Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, French, Tamil, Portugese, Polish, Spanish, Farsi, Somali, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Tagalog, Russian, Punjabi, Amharic, Turkish, Arabic, American Sign Language and many more. Access to and services offered by CIS continues to expand.

Contact: Stella Rahman, Clinical Services Consultant (416) 535-8501, ext. 6462

Contact: Fax: (416) 979-8735; email: stella_rahman@camh.net

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