Mental Health Resource Guide for the Interlake-Eastern Region
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MENTAL HEALTH Canadian Mental Health Association, Interlake Eastern RESOURCE GUIDE FOR THE INTERLAKE-EASTERN REGION Free Copy—5th Edition—2017 The Canadian Mental Health Association Interlake Eastern is dedicated to helping you navigate the mental health system. If you need help, call or visit our website at: www.interlakeeastern.cmha.ca | 204-482-9723 Contents 1 Your Path to Mental Well-Being Your Path to 2 Getting Help Emergency & Crisis Services Mental Well-Being Mental Illnesses We all want to be healthy and 3 Medication happy. No one can be truly healthy without positive mental 4 Self-Help & Support Groups health. It involves how we feel, think, act, and interact with the Finding a Counsellor world around us. Mental health 5 Addictions is about coping with the normal stresses of life and making a Housing contribution to our community. 6 Food Banks Positive mental health isn’t about avoiding problems or trying to Hope & Resiliency at Home achieve a “perfect” life. It’s about 7 Suicide Prevention living well and having the tools to cope with difficult situations Rights even during life’s challenges. Each 8 The Manitoba Mental Health Act person’s path to mental well- being is unique. We all have our Social Activities & Recreation own goals, our own challenges, 9 our own talents, and our own supports. Positive mental health Postpartum Depression is within everyone’s reach. 10 Help for Families Youth Resources This guide is intended to assist individuals, families, friends, 11 Support Groups for Families natural supports, and professionals to access information on the variety of What is Recovery? services and supports available in the Interlake Eastern Region. “The concept of ‘recovery’ in Providing helpful information is a key value of the Canadian Mental Health Mental Health Apps mental health refers to living 12 Association. We hope this guide will help you in navigating your path Skill Building to mental well being. a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life, even when there are on-going limitations A mental health problem or illness can caused by mental health impact anyone at any time. This can be a problems and illness.” challenging experience for the individual, (Mental Health Commission family, or natural support system. Yet, despite of Canada, 2015) the challenges a mental health problem or illness may pose, a person can journey along an individual path of recovery to live a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life. Mental Health Recovery An individual’s journey of recovery is built on HOPE. This may include informal and formal mental health supports and services. The path of recovery can be a journey of healing and growth that is owned by, and unique to, each individual. It is built on individual, family, spiritual, cultural, and community strengths. The path of recovery offers a person an opportunity to live a resilient, meaningful, and satisfying life of his or her choice, in the presence or absence of symptoms. An individual walking a path of recovery should be treated with respect and offered choices of care that support personal values and goals. RECOVERY is possible. There is HOPE. RESPECT - Individuals are treated as a whole person with a body, mind, emotions, important relationships, and spirit. They are listened to and are presented with options, so they can move forward on their unique journey of recovery. CHOICE - Your life should be the one you want to live. Together with your chosen supports, a plan for your future can be created. This plan should reflect your choices, values, goals, hopes, and dreams. BELONGING - There is more to your life and recovery journey than just receiving medical care. Find opportunities that support your values and goals. This information was taken from: Manitoba Health , Healthy Living & Seniors, Hope Changes Everything, Manitoba Government 2015 & Manitoba Health, Recovery Guidelines, 2016, Mental Health Commission of Canada health or co-occurring disorder. i Child & Adolescent Mental Health Program provides Getting Help therapeutic and supportive services to individuals who are under the age of 18 years and experiencing f you or someone you know is experiencing a mental symptoms suggestive of a mental health or co- health problem, it is important to seek help early. It is occurring disorder. The team also provides education Ialways a good idea to see a doctor or nurse practitioner and support to families. first to assess your overall health and to rule out any underlying physical illness. i Mental Health Services for the Elderly If you do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, (MHSE) provides assessment and treatment call Family Doctor Connection at 204-786-7111 or toll recommendations for older individuals with mental free 1-866-690-8260. health concerns and/or cognitive difficulties You can also start the process yourself by calling the affecting their daily life activities, as well as support Community Mental Health Central Intake line. and education to families and caregivers. To access Community Mental Health Services for adults i Intensive Case Management Program (ICM) provides and youth experiencing mental health problems in the rehabilitation-oriented case management services Interlake-Eastern Region call: with an emphasis on the development of skills and supports needed to obtain and sustain an COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH individual’s chosen goal of housing, education, and/or CENTRAL INTAKE employment. TOLL FREE 1-866-757-6205 or 204-785-7752 i Couple and Family Therapy Services provides relational therapy on such issues as communication, i Community Mental Health Central Intake provides parenting, dealing with separation and divorce, step- intake assessments, resource information, and links families, anger management, grief and loss, domestic you to appropriate services. abuse, sexual abuse, and chronic illness. To access i Adult Community Mental Health Program provides call 204-785-7716. therapeutic and supportive services to adults who For more information, visit www.ierha.ca and click on are experiencing symptoms suggestive of a mental Care in Your Community, and then Mental Health. Emergency Services When an emergency occurs, always call 911 or your local 10 digit number for emergencies. The 911 operator will take details of your crisis situation and dispatch the appropriate services. For medical emergencies, paramedics will care for you and transport you to the care providers you require. If you go to an emergency department on suspended service (no available doctor), go inside and speak with a nurse. Nurses Crisis Services are available in emergency departments to assess your condition and to identify your care options. WHAT IS A CRISIS? Phone toll-free 1-866-267-5818 to hear about the availability of a doctor in your emergency department. (You will be asked i A disruption or breakdown in your daily living to select your hospital of choice to listen to a recording of emergency department schedule status). These schedules are pattern also posted online at www.ierha.ca under “Care in your Hospital” and “Emergency Department Schedules”. i A temporary inability to cope i A feeling of being out of control i Suicidal behavior or intention What can you do if this is happening to you or to someone you know? Contact any of the following: (These services require the consent of the person experiencing the crisis.) Interlake-Eastern RHA Mental Health Crisis Services: i Interlake-Eastern RHA Crisis Line 24 Hr 204-482-5419 or 1-866-427-8628 24-hour telephone support. i Interlake-Eastern RHA Crisis Stabilization Unit 204-482-5361 or 1-888-482-5361 Provides short term intervention for individuals experiencing mental health or psychosocial crisis. i Interlake-Eastern RHA Mobile Crisis Unit Adult & Youth Team INTERLAKE-EASTERN RHA HOSPITALS & EMERGENCY CENTRES 204-482-5376 or 1-877-499-8770 (please note that local hospitals do not dispatch emergency services) A multi-disciplinary team specializing in crisis intervention, mental health assessment and short Arborg & District Hospital.......................................204-376-5247 Stonewall & District Health Centre .....................204-467-5514 term follow-up. Ashern - Lakeshore General Hospital ...................204-768-2461 Teulon - Hunter Memorial Hospital ......................204-886-2433 i Survivor’s Hope Crisis Centre Inc. – Provides crisis intervention, support and information to survivors Beausejour Hospital and secondary victims of sexual assault in Interlake- Health Links-Info Santé .................................. 1-888-315-9257 in Beausejour Health Centre...................................204-268-1076 Eastern Region.. Call 204-753-5353 during office Is a 24-hour, 7-days a week telephone medical information Eriksdale - E.M. Crowe Memorial Hospital ........204 -739-2611 hours for information on sexual assault trauma. service. Staffed by registered nurses with the knowledge i Youth Emergency Crisis Stabilization System Gimli - Johnson Memorial Hospital to provide answers over the phone to health questions and (Macdonald Youth Services) in Gimli Community Health Centre ......................204 642-5116 guide you to the care you need. 204-949-4777 or 1-888-383-2776 Pinawa Hospital ..........................................................204-753-2334 i Manitoba Suicide Prevention & Support Line The Manitoba Poison Centre .......................... 1-855-776-4766 www.suicideline.ca Pine Falls Hospital The Manitoba Poison Centre operates 24 hours a day, 1-877-435-7170 in Pine Falls Health Complex