Mental Health and Addictions Housing Services – Eastern Health 

Mandate:

To provide a continuum of housing supports that include supportive board and lodging subsidies, life skills/transitional supports, case management and recreational services to individuals with mental illness.

Target Population:

Persons who have mental illness.

Highlights of Programs/Services Offered:

Supportive Board and Lodging Subsidies: The initiative aims to provide financial support to individuals who are securing and maintaining supportive board and lodging arrangements. 

• Board and Lodging with non-relatives subsidy 
  • Subsidy for supportive board and lodging 
  • Telephone: 709-777-3340 (intake social worker) 
    Fax: 709-777-3385 
    Email: MHAHousingSubsidy@easternhealth.ca 
• Board and lodging with relatives subsidy 
  • Subsidy for relatives providing support 
  • Telephone: 709-777-3341 (intake social worker) 
    Fax: 709-777-3385 
    Email: MHAHousingSubsidy@easternhealth.ca 

Community Care: The initiative aims to provide comprehensive 24 hour care to individuals who require special residential, recreational and psychiatric services. 

• Community Care Program 
  • For support of those with a severe and persistent mental illness 
  • Telephone: 709-834-0801 (main reception) 
    Telephone: 709-834-0802 (community care program manager) 

Additional Resources 

• Community care home listing (PDF) 
• Referral form for mental health and addictions services (PDF) 
• Intake assessment summary (PDF) 
• Client site risk assessment 

Please visit our website and/or contact an intake social worker/program coordinator to determine if you are eligible for any of these programs provided.