Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Mid-Island Branch

3 services offered by: Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Mid-Island Branch

• Housing Program

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  Provides low-barrier, supportive housing to individuals with mental health and/or addiction challenges who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of chronic homelessness.

  Provides low-barrier, supportive housing to individuals with mental health and/or addiction challenges who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of chronic homelessness. Offers two residences in Nanaimo and one in Comox. Tenants must be referred and followed by community case management organizations.

  Website

  • www.cmhamidisland.ca

  Address

  • 437 Wesley Street
    Nanaimo, BC, V9R 2T8

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• Nanaimo Overdose Prevention Site

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  Provides a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated immediately if they overdose.

  Provides a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated immediately if they overdose. Can accommodate injection and inhalation use. Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchange services include distribution of clean needles, sterile water, and alcohol wipes; disposal of used needles; and health information to encourage safer injection practices. Provides safer drug use supplies such as crack pipe mouthpiece and screens, and injection supplies. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Provides Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone. Offers confidential testing of substances to detect contaminants such as fentanyl and benzodiazepines. Open from 11 am to 9 pm seven days a week.

  Website

  • www.cmhamidisland.ca

  Address

  • 250 Albert Street
    Nanaimo, BC, V9R 2V6

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• Street Reach

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  Provides outreach to individuals age 19 and over (youth age 18 and younger may also be eligible) who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or difficult to house.

  Provides outreach to individuals age 19 and over (youth age 18 and younger may also be eligible) who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or difficult to house. Outreach workers meet with individuals where they are to determine housing needs, and provide referrals to services to meet immediate needs such as emergency shelter, food, clothing, and blankets. Also provides help with obtaining identification and income assistance. Connects individuals to housing options by providing support with applications, move-in process, appointments and/or housing viewings, and liaison with landlords; rent subsidies may be available. Provides links to culturally appropriate services, as well as referrals to other support services such as health care, counselling, and addiction recovery. Serves Nanaimo and Oceanside area communities. Office hours 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. Funded as a Homelessness Outreach Program (HOP) by BC Housing.

  Website

  • www.cmhamidisland.ca

  Address

  • No address available

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