Welcome to Simcoe Peer Support for Mental Health & Addictions. We are a self help peer support and resource center for people who have or are experiencing mental health and addiction issues, including Substance and Alcohol abuse. If you are feeling down, alone or anxious - we can help!
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide and promote wellness and recovery for people that have experienced or are experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues. We accomplish this through peer support, advocacy, self help and building partnerships within our Community.
Daily self-help groups and workshops to support individuals living with mental health and addictions issues.
One-on-one peer support for more personalized & individual support.
Social & Recreational Activities
Goals & Objectives
- To encourage and maintain Self-Help Support Groups
- To promote Education and Community Awareness
- To foster a Peer Support Network
- To support and enhance the existing services within the Mental Health System
- Build on Community Partnerships
- Lessen the Stigma Associated with Mental Health and Addictions
- To advocate for Consumers of Mental Health and Addictions
- To decrease Doctor visits and Emergency Room visits and hospital stays
- Develop Crisis Plans
- To supply a meeting place and resources for self-help groups in Simcoe County.
- To provide support to consumers/survivors in the development of self-help groups.
- To increase consumer and community awareness.
- To attain information, resource material, referral and education sources for consumers and the community.
- To provide emotional support to consumer/survivor in a stigma free environment.
- To assist consumers to participate and become actively involved in the mental health services
Program Information
- Living with Mental Health and/or Addiction
- Intake required (By appointment)
- Fees-None
- No waitlist
- Self referral
- Aged 16 +
History
Simcoe Peer Support for Mental Health and Addictions, formerly known as the Mental Health Consumer Survivor Project, was started by Judy Bell and a group of other consumers of mental health services in 1994. Consumer survivor initiatives became a movement back in the early 90’s as a way for those dealing with mental health and/or addictions to take control of their mental health care. Consumer/survivor initiatives made it possible to access help through peer support and self-help that wasn’t in a clinical setting. To this end the model of these initiatives is that they are 100% consumer driven including staffing and board of directors. This model has changed through the years.
Donations Welcome!
Registered Charity (885109041RR0001)
