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Organization:
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The Ottawa Mission - Addiction and Trauma Services
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Address:
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35 Waller St
Ottawa, ON
K1N 7G4
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Map
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Intersection:
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Waller St and Besserer St
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Executives:
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Peter Tilley - Chief Executive Officer
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Service Description:
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An emergency homeless shelter for people without housing and those at risk of being homeless in the Ottawa region. Offers the basics of food, shelter, clothing as well as programs like Job Training, a Learning Centre, a Hospice and a Medical/Dental Clinic
Addiction services:
Day Program: A drop-in group running four times per week, open to clients in the Hope program, general shelter and community who identify as men or gender-diverse and as having an addiction or other mental health challenge * Runs Monday, Thursday and Friday from 1:30pm-2:30pm and Tuesday evenings from 5:30pm-6:30pm * Abstinence is not required but participants must be sober during the group
Hope Program: A 12-bed, live-in treatment program using a harm reduction approach to substance use and other behaviours relating to mental health and trauma * Helps clients to reduce the negative effects of substance use and other behaviours on their lives through integrated services that meet their needs for shelter, addiction counselling, education and case management services
Stabilization: A 13-bed abstinence based, live-in treatment program for adults males who are ready to address their problematic substance use, or who are at risk of a relapse * The program includes daily group programming and individual counselling * The program is 30-60 days in length but someone’s stay length is largely dependent on their goals
LifeHouse: Five-month live-in, abstinence based addiction treatment facility *The program is five months in length and broken into 2 phases: Core Treatment phase (first three months): individual counselling, group therapy, psycho-educational sessions on topics such as trauma, relapse prevention, anxiety, creative arts, and a spiritual formation group * Clients can work, volunteer or attend school in the final two-month Reintegration phase
Second stage: Abstinence based shared accommodations * Second Stage is a safe affordable housing program for people who have completed an abstinence based addiction treatment program and have at least 3 months of sobriety
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Men 18 years and older who have a drug or alcohol addiction * see the description of each program for their individual requirements
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