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Mailing Address
P.O.
Box 609
Ohsweken,
Ontario
N0A
1M0
Location
Address
1745 Chiefswood Road
Ohsweken,
Ontario
Contact Us By:
Telephone: (519)
445-2143
Fax: (519)
445-2529
Email: brendajohnson@sixnations.ca
Contact personnel:
Outreach
worker: Brenda Johnson
Hours of
operation:
Mon-Fri:
8:30am-4:30pm
Fri-Sun: 24 hour
coverage
Referrals:
We accept referrals via telephone, mail
and fax: from individuals/self referrals, family
members, doctors, nurses, social workers,
police, first response staff, hospitals.
Fee: Our
services are free-of-charge
Accessibility:
We are wheelchair accessible
Availability:
- Accessing the
services of a nurse can take between 1 and 5 days.
- Obtaining an
appointment with a psychiatrist can take between 7 and 30 days.
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Who we are: Six Nations Mental
Health Services is dedicated to Promoting mental wellness of the
individual, family and community.
Our goals:
- To provide
mental health crisis response to Six Nations community members.
- To provide case
management services to clients experiencing mental illness.
- To provide an
opportunity for adult and child psychiatric assessments and
consultations in a community integrated clinical setting.
- To provide an
advocacy role for clients and family members who are seeking various
services in and out of the community.
- To promote and
enhance individual and family awareness, education and understanding
of mental health.
- To provide
culturally relevant care to registered band members residing on Six
Nations Grand River Territory.
What we offer:
Services
Offered/Clientele that may benefit from our services:
- Crisis Response Services for:
- Serious mental health illnesses
- An individual experiencing a crisis
Staff are available on an immediate/temporary basis. Services can be accessed over
the telephone to discuss your needs. Office or home visits are possible.
Following an initial assessment appropriate services will be implemented
as required.
Support Services for clients, family, community members and agencies:
- Education: Age appropriate and culturally relevant in-school mental health curriculum delivery.
- Workshops: Mental illness, self-esteem, well-being, stress management, self-awareness, coping skills, respect, diversity and tolerance...
- Resource Material: Books, videos, and information packages on specific illnesses.
Case Management available to individuals experiencing a serious mental health illness and psychosocial problems:
- Initial contact includes orientation to agency services; consent/release forms; psychiatric assessment (past and present mental, emotional, physical and spiritual).
- Psychotropic medication monitoring
- Monitoring of clients holistic well-being
- Advocacy and referral to appropriate organizations/services
- Health education for clients and families
Psychiatric Care:
Adult Psychiatrists available for:
- Assessments
- Consultations
- Monitoring of medication
- Long term care and follow up for clients with a serious mental illness
Child Psychiatrist available for:
- Assessments
- Consultations
Supportive Housing:
To enhance self-sufficiency and enable empowerment, in a community-like setting. We
have a limited number of housing units available to our clients
experiencing psychosocial difficulties/or mental health illness. Geared
towards income, these units are safe, modern and close to amenities in the
village of Ohsweken.
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