Canadian Mental Health Association. Simcoe County Branch

Site: Mobile Service

Service: Mobile Crisis Services

Record #: BAR2078
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2024
Last Full Update: 13 Dec 2023

Contacts

Crisis Phone 705-728-5044, 1-888-893-8333 (TTY services available) Mon-Sun 24 hrs
Website cmhastarttalking.ca
Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063764104863 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmhasimcoecounty/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmha-simcoe-county/ 
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/StartTalking1 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ZpjVomfIRu5svgxPaumTQ
Primary Contact Kerry Dault, Manager, Crisis Intervention and Community Response Programs; Email: kdault@cmhastarttalking.ca
Alternate Contact Lynne Cheliak, Director of Community and Mental Health and Addictions; Phone: 705-726-5033 ext 436; Email: lcheliak@cmhastarttalking.ca

Addresses

Address & Map
Barrie, ON
Canada
Mailing Address CMHA Simcoe County 
15 Bradford St 
Barrie, ON 
Canada L4N 1W2

Description

Description (Service) After contacting the 24/7 Crisis Line, mobile support and intervention may be wanted or deemed appropriate by the Crisis Team
  • Crisis staff meet with individuals in the community to provide comprehensive crisis intervention, support, risk and suicide assessment, service navigation, coping strategies and tools, safety planning and referrals to other CMHA programs or other community resources
  • Mobile Services are held in the community within the city of Barrie at agreed upon locations and times
  • Mobile support may be deemed appropriate as assessed by the Crisis Worker or at the request of the caller
  • a telephone assessment is completed with the individual prior to arranging of the Mobile Support
  • any admissions to the short term Crisis Beds require assessment by a Crisis Worker in the community, to determine eligibility
  • Crisis Workers regularly work collaboratively with local and surrounding Police Services, to support crisis situations in the community
  • police are able to access CARAH beds and crisis support directly, for more immediate cases, 24 hours a day
  • in some circumstances mobile assessment may require a Crisis staff to recommend and advocate for hospital admission, based on assessed level of risk of harm to self or others, or physical health concerns that may or may not be related to substance use

Service Details

Legal Status (50) Non Profit ; (51) Registered Charity
Hours Hours vary
Areas Served Barrie
Eligibility
  • Age Requirements: 16 year(s) and up
  • Youth and adults with a serious mental illness or psycho-social crisis and in need of non-medical crisis intervention
Application Referral - self, medical, agencies
Languages English
Fees None

Subjects

Service Categories In Person Crisis Intervention ; Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams