Mental Health &
Disability Support Services

Not sure if you or someone you know is living with mental health problems? Experiencing one or more of the following feelings or behaviors can be an early warning sign of a problem:

• Eating or sleeping too much or too little
• Pulling away from people and usual activities
• Having low or no energy
  Feeling numb or like nothing matters
• Having unexplained aches and pains
• Feeling helpless or hopeless
• Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual
• Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared
• Yelling or fighting with family and friends
• Experiencing severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships
• Having persistent thoughts and memories you can’t get out of your head
• Hearing voices or believing things that are not true
  Thinking of harming yourself or others
• Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of your kids or getting to work or school

Positive mental health allows people to:

• Realize their full potential
• Cope with the stresses of life
• Work productively
• Make meaningful contributions to their communities

• Getting professional help if you need it
• Connecting with others
• Staying positive
• Getting physically active
• Helping others
• Getting enough sleep
• Developing coping skills

Our counselors provide individual counselling tailored for your specific need. They are here to listen and confidentially support young people and their families to achieve positive change by:

• Providing a safe place to talk about issues and feelings.
  Providing strategies to cope with family relationship issues.
• Linking families/individuals to resources within their community.
• Promoting and supporting the family as a functional unit wherever possible which may include positive parenting skills development.
• Providing a preventative service before major problems develop.
  Advocacy on behalf of adolescents.