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Program:
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Mental Health And Justice Prevention Program
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Address:
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200 Church St
Toronto, ON
M9N 1N7
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Hours:
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Mon 9am-5pm * Tue 9am-5pm * Wed 9am-5pm * Thu 9am-5pm * Fri 9am-5pm
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Service Description:
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Provides individualized support to clients living with a serious mental illness who are at significant risk of involvement or reinvolvement with the criminal justice system.
Supports offered typically include: comprehensive assessment, collaborative development of a personalized safety plan, collaborative development and implementation of an individualized recovery/goal plan and assistance to achieve/maintain optimum health and wellness.
Inclusion criteria:
- Adults (18+ years of age) who are living with a serious mental illness, or presenting with behaviour suggesting a serious mental health issue with possible co-occurring disabilities including dual diagnosis and other cognitive disabilities. - individual is at moderate or high risk of being charged with a criminal offence or currently facing charges or who had charges or was released from jail within the past year or have five of the following: two or more prior convictions
- current substance use or significant history of substance use
- homeless or at risk of homelessness or three or more address changes in the last year
- current family conflict
- financial stress (applicant's financial situation is a current stressor)
- lacks informal social supports
- subject to two or more police mental health calls or apprehensions within the past year
- history of violence
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Application:
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Referrals accepted from police or probation officers.
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Forensic Mental Health Only ; Clients with Legal Issues Only
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Area Served:
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Municipalities: North York
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