Residents in the Ottawa Valley will have more options when it comes to getting treatment for addiction and mental health.
Addictions Treatment Service has relocated their Pembroke office to 169 Lake Street (Suite 2) and is now integrated with MacKay Manor to provide expanded services to clients.
A grand opening event at the new location will be held on Friday, September 10th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
The event will also highlight the first “Recovery Day Pembroke” proclaimed by city council.
The Executive Director at MacKay Manor, Liana Sullivan, says having addiction services together under one roof allows them to provide seamless access to services for clients.
The new site was picked for its convenience, accessibility and proximity to a number of other services that are required or essential to many of the clients that are served.
In March, Addictions Treatment Service partnered with the Royal Ottawa Hospital, Hawkesbury General Hospital and Cornwall Community Hospital Mental Health and Addiction Services to offer client’s concurrent disorders virtual day treatment programming.
The Director at Addictions Treatment Service, Kim MacLeod, says this programming allows individuals who are struggling with moderate to severe mental health and addiction issues to participate and access day treatment programming virtually from the comfort of their own homes or somewhere safe and comfortable in the community where they live.
At its new Pembroke location, Addictions Treatment Service offers outpatient substance abuse and problem gambling services for individuals 12 years of age or older living in Renfrew County with an addiction, as well as support for family members and significant others of loved ones misusing alcohol, drugs or gambling in order to cope with stress and difficulties in their lives.
Addictions Treatment Service also offers specialized outpatient services for opioid community-based treatment programming and smoking cessation. Aftercare groups (led by a physician) as well as Seeking Safety, Strengthening Families for Parents and Youth, and a virtual Parents Life Lines of Eastern Ontario support group.
Mackay Manor’s specialized outpatient services include Addiction Supportive Housing, which offers intensive case management and rent supplement options for individuals seeking adequate affordable housing and who are stabilizing in the community. It also offers Community Withdrawal Management Services to support withdrawal from alcohol or drugs in a safe environment, and the Smoking Cessation program (STOP) through the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health Services.
MacKay Manor also recently purchased a retrofitted minivan for their Community Withdrawal program in order to be able to meet people in the community when needed.
To reach any of the Addictions Treatment Services, including the new virtual day treatment program call 613-432-9855 or 1-800-265-0197.
For Mackay Manor programs including Addiction Supportive Housing call 613-432-9878 and for for Community Withdrawal Management Services call 613-432-7620.