Building the Path to Home

Links

Government agencies and programs

• Consent and Capacity Board
• Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
• Ontario Disability Support Program (MCSS)
• Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS)
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (online forms and applications related to mental health)
• Ontario Works (MCSS)
• Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (Toronto)
• Social Housing Unit (Toronto)
• Special Services at Home (MCSS)

Service agencies and organizations

• 211Ontario
• 211Toronto
• Alternative Youth Centre for Employment
• Best Buddies Canada
• Canadian Mental Health Association (national office)
• Canadian Mental Health Association (Ontario)
• Canadian Mental Health Association (Toronto branch)
• Child Development Resource Connection Peel
• Christian Horizons
• Community Care Access Centres (locations)
• Community Health Centres (locations)
• Community Helpers for Active Participation (CHAP) Program
• Community Living Toronto
• COSTI
• COTA Health
• Dixon Hall
• Dual Diagnosis Program (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
• Family Service Association of Toronto
• Fred Victor Centre
• Gerstein Centre
• Goodwill Industries
• Griffin Centre
• Griffin Community Support Network
• Habitat Services
• Homes for Special Care
• Housing Connections
• Jewish Vocational Services
• Legal Aid Ontario
• LOFT Community Services
• Metro Addiction Assessment and Referral Service (MAARS)
• respiteservices.com
• settlement.org
• Sistering
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• St. Christopher House
• St. Stephen’s Community House
• Street Health
• Street Helpline
• Surrey Place
• Toronto Community Housing
• Woodgreen Community Services
• Youth without Shelter
• Youthdale Treatment Centres
• YouthLink

Associations and other organizations

• Canadian Association for Supported Employment
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
• ConnexOntario
• Developmental Disabilities Division (University of Western Ontario)
• Distress Centres Ontario
• Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere (FAME)
• Family Village
• The Institute
• International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities
• Learning about Intellectual Disabilities and Health (St. George’s Hospital, UK)
• Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
• National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
• National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD, Ontario)
• Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres
• Psychiatric Patient Advocacy Office
• Schizophrenia Society of Ontario

Publications

• 2006 Guide to Services for People Who Are Homeless
• Becoming a Guardian of Property
• Challenges & Choices: Finding Mental Health Services in Ontario
• Duties and Powers of a Guardian of Property
• The Forensic Mental Health System in Ontario: An Information Guide
• Guide to the Substitute Decisions Act
• Guidelines for Managing the Client with Dual Diagnosis in the Emergency Room
• Housing Guide: A Comprehensive Guide for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Concerns
• Making Choices: CRCT’s 2006 Guide to Adult Mental Health Services and Supports in Toronto
• Making It Happen: Operational Framework for the Delivery of Mental Health Services and Supports
• Making Services Work for People
• Mental Health in Mental Retardation: The ABC for Mental Health, Primary Care and Other Professionals
• Power of Attorney Kit
• Powers of Attorney and “Living Wills”: Some Questions and Answers
• Rights and Responsibilities: Mental Health and the Law
• Role of the OPGT in Making Substitute Health Care Decisions
• Role of the OPGT in Providing Property Guardianship Services
• Supports & Services Resource Handbook

Training

• Brock University International Certificate Program in Dual Diagnosis
• Humber College Developmental Services Worker