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WAIT,
GREAT
RESULTS
On the fast track Participants of a theraputic group session
to community
mental health
Alocal coalition of community treatment for families and individuals. leaves the sessions with a “Next Steps
partners that provides counselling Plus, the United Way-funded Plan” to help them begin their desired
to those in need has one more thing change.
to boast about: zero wait times. program provides prompt service.
“Essentially, we’re there when the Carol Derbyshire, Executive Director
For the past four years, the of Hospice Windsor and Essex
Community Counselling Alliance going gets tough, to help folks get County, says people come in for many
(CCA) has offered subsidized through,” says Joyce Zuk, Executive reasons but are all looking for help to
counselling services to residents of Director at Family Services Windsor- get on with their living — and the
Windsor and Essex County. The CCA, Essex. sooner the better.
a collaboration between the Canadian
Mental Health Association Windsor- “Our agencies have come together “We’re seeing people that perhaps
Essex, Family Services Windsor-Essex so that we can offer comprehensive lost their job and have fallen into a
and Hospice of Windsor-Essex, offers counselling services to individuals, real depression,” says Derbyshire.
a comprehensive program providing families, and couples throughout “They’ve acc es s ed some s uppor t
professional counselling and group Essex County. We work in partnership a n d counselling, they’re feeling
so that there is no wrong door. If better, they’re getting help to go out
you’re looking for services you can and do interviews and look for jobs
contact any one of our agencies to where before they may have just sat at
request counselling services.” home and been depressed.”
One of the biggest factors in providing “It’s such a horrible time in a
zero wait times is the walk-in counselling person’s life when they lose their job
clinic offered once a week at Family and others are counting on them.
Services in Windsor and at Leamington They need a lot of help and support.”
District Memorial Hospital. While not a
crisis service, the walk-in clinic is open When a referral is made, clients can
to all residents of Windsor and Essex expect to be connected with a
County and provides quick access to therapist in less than 48 hours. In
professional counselling. The clinic some cases, clients are set up the
operates on a first-come, first-served same day. That immediacy is crucial,
basis, with no appointment necessary. Zuk says, because even a few days
Each client who attends the clinic delay in receiving treatment can
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GREAT
RESULTS
On the fast track Participants of a theraputic group session
to community
mental health
Alocal coalition of community treatment for families and individuals. leaves the sessions with a “Next Steps
partners that provides counselling Plus, the United Way-funded Plan” to help them begin their desired
to those in need has one more thing change.
to boast about: zero wait times. program provides prompt service.
“Essentially, we’re there when the Carol Derbyshire, Executive Director
For the past four years, the of Hospice Windsor and Essex
Community Counselling Alliance going gets tough, to help folks get County, says people come in for many
(CCA) has offered subsidized through,” says Joyce Zuk, Executive reasons but are all looking for help to
counselling services to residents of Director at Family Services Windsor- get on with their living — and the
Windsor and Essex County. The CCA, Essex. sooner the better.
a collaboration between the Canadian
Mental Health Association Windsor- “Our agencies have come together “We’re seeing people that perhaps
Essex, Family Services Windsor-Essex so that we can offer comprehensive lost their job and have fallen into a
and Hospice of Windsor-Essex, offers counselling services to individuals, real depression,” says Derbyshire.
a comprehensive program providing families, and couples throughout “They’ve acc es s ed some s uppor t
professional counselling and group Essex County. We work in partnership a n d counselling, they’re feeling
so that there is no wrong door. If better, they’re getting help to go out
you’re looking for services you can and do interviews and look for jobs
contact any one of our agencies to where before they may have just sat at
request counselling services.” home and been depressed.”
One of the biggest factors in providing “It’s such a horrible time in a
zero wait times is the walk-in counselling person’s life when they lose their job
clinic offered once a week at Family and others are counting on them.
Services in Windsor and at Leamington They need a lot of help and support.”
District Memorial Hospital. While not a
crisis service, the walk-in clinic is open When a referral is made, clients can
to all residents of Windsor and Essex expect to be connected with a
County and provides quick access to therapist in less than 48 hours. In
professional counselling. The clinic some cases, clients are set up the
operates on a first-come, first-served same day. That immediacy is crucial,
basis, with no appointment necessary. Zuk says, because even a few days
Each client who attends the clinic delay in receiving treatment can
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