SUH Programs
A program where you counsellor can meet with you in the community, assist you with appointments and/or attend meetings with other service providers
This is a plan for how you will spend and save your money each month.
A provincial social assistance program run by the Ontario government designed to help adults with disabilities and their families live as independently as possible
ODSP
Often administered via nasal spray, this medication temporarily blocks the brain's opioid receptors to reverse a life threatening drug overdose?
Naloxone
It is a confidential process/service that can be used when you want to change something in your life and have not been able to make the change on your own. It may use used to discover ways to overcome thoughts feeling or behaviours that might be keeping you stuck. You often make goals for the duration of your service
What is Counselling (or Talk Therapy).
A program that provides preparation, stabilization intervention prior to attending a rehabilitation or residential treatment program.
What is Pre Treatment Support
Rent, mortgage payments, and insurance are examples of this type of expense that usually stays the same each month.
Fixed Expenses
A provincial social assistance program in Ontario that provides temporary financial and employment assistance to individuals and families who are in financial need
Ontario Works
Clean, safe spaces supervised by medical staff where individuals can consume their own substances, reducing the risk of fatal overdoses and infectious disease transmission
What is Safe Needle Exchange
A pattern of behaviour used by one person to gain power and control over another person with whom they have or previously had an intimate relationship.
Intimate Partner Violence (Domestic Violence)
A skills-based group that provides "Skills for Life" for individuals who are experiencing anything from substance use difficulties to feelings of chaos.
What is Community Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
This financial habit involves setting aside money regularly for future goals or emergencies.
Saving
A combined, tax-free payment designed to help low- to moderate-income residents offset the costs of energy, sales taxes, and property taxes
Ontario Trillium Benefit
This specific treatment approach uses a 12 step model to aid individuals in their recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous (or Narcotics Anonymous)
How much does it cost to access Financial Heath or Substance Use Health Counselling
Nothing/Free
A program that helps an individual who has been convicted of an impaired driving offense or have had a second or subsequent roadside suspension get their license back.
What is Back on Track
A mortgage or student loan is an example of this type of debt
Good Debt
An enhanced, tax-free quarterly rebate that replaces the GST/HST credit to help low- and modest-income Canadians manage the rising costs of living
Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit
This approach aims to reduce the negative effects of substance use without requiring abstinence.
Harm Reduction
This principle states that every person deserves dignity, respect, and access to care regardless of their substance use.
Non-Judgmental Care
Is a community-based program that provides individuals experiencing substance use issues to receive counselling, appropriate substance use medications and connections to community treatment programs.
What is RAAM Clinic
This annual form reports your income, deductions, and taxes paid to the government.
Tax Return
This provides emergency financial grants to low-income Ontarians who are behind on their energy bills and facing disconnection
The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
This service allows people to have substances checked for contaminants such as fentanyl before use.
Drug Testing
This principle of counselling helps ensure that what a client shares remains private, except in specific situations involving safety concerns.
Confidentiality