Addiction Treatment

• Stress, anxiety or depression
• Infertility struggles
• Family or romantic problems
• Parenting
• Becoming assertive
• Questions about identity or sexuality
• Grief
• Trauma such as sexual assault or violence
• Workplace conflict or difficulties
• Coping with life overwhelming circumstances
• Counselling to newcomers
• Mental health and addictions

• Methadone
• Suboxone
• Probuphine
• Sublocade
• Acamprosate
• Naltrexone

Provides free and immediate mental health counselling to help with anxiety, as well as life events causing stress or other mental health issues. Appointments are on a first-come, first-served basis, but visitors will be connected with a counsellor as soon as possible. Sessions are up to 60 minutes with a registered mental health therapist who may also make referrals to other mental health services.Locations and times:

• Charlottetown - Provincial Addictions Treatment Facility:
  • Clinic is for addictions or substance use related concerns
  • Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 7am-4pm (please arrive by 3pm) and Tuesday 7am-6pm (please arrive by 5pm)
• Charlottetown - at 18 Queen Street, Suite 106 (Former location James B. Jenkins Center which was a replacement of Richmond Centre):
  • Clinic is for mental health concerns
  • Clinic is for all ages
  • Monday , Wednesday, Friday 7:30am-4pm and Tuesday and Thursday 7:30am-6pm
  • Saturday and Sunday 12pm-4pm
• Charlottetown - McGill Centre:
  • Clinic is for mental health concerns
  • Clinic is for ages 16 years and older
  • Saturday and Sunday 12pm-4pm
• Summerside:
• Clinic is for mental health, addictions, or substance use related concerns
• Clinic is for all ages
• Monday , Wednesday, Friday 8am-4pm
• Tuesday and Thursday 8am-8pm (Please arrive by 7pm)
• Montague:
  • For mental health concerns: Tuesday 10am-12pm and Thursday 2pm-8pm (Please arrive by 7pm)
  • For addictions or substance use related concerns: Monday 10am-12pm
• O'Leary:
  • Clinic is for mental health, addictions, or substance use related concerns
  • Call for an appointment
• Alberton:
  • Clinic is for mental health, addictions, or substance use related concerns
  • Call for an appointment

Provides individuals experiencing a mental health, addiction, or substance use crisis with streamlined, 24/7 access to a multi-disciplinary team of trained staff in an environment designed to meet emergency/urgent care needs.

Crisis conditions include:

• A serious, immediate mental health, addictions or substance use concern
  
• Risk of self-harm or harm to others
  
• Psychosis
  
• Emotional trauma, agitation, severe depression or anxiety suicidal thoughts

Provides health care services such as:

• General physician services
• Home and community care supports
• Substance abuse counselling
• Access to fitness and maternal health professionals
• Child and family wellness programming
• Health and nutrition programs, including services aimed at those with diabetes
• Individual and group wellness programs to help with day to day life skills and help with referrals to other programs that can help
• Gender-Affirming Care referrals
• Drop-in Health Clinic

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Participants take part in a 8-week day program to help them in early recovery from mental health or addictions issues as they prepare to transition back to work or school. The program is multi-faceted and includes:

• Checking in with assigned supervisor
• Weekly counselling sessions
• Learning recovery, life and wellness skills through group classes
• Gaining hands-on experience and developing real work skills through in-house businesses
• Essential skills building in areas like literacy, computer use, problem solving, team work, and communication
• Experience in practical areas like food safety, cooking techniques, household chores, personal finances, etc.
• Meal planning and nutrition
• Physical health and fitness

Offers a 16-week program providing a range of supports for youth ages 15-24 years who need more intensive assistance with substance misuse and mental health issues. Includes:

• Counselling/therapy
• One-on-one and group treatment
• Family and parental support
• Life skills development
• Educational curriculum
• Recreational activities
• Substance use, addiction and problem gambling support

Participants will build skills in the following areas:

• Relapse prevention
• Self esteem
• Making healthy choices
• Developing trust in others and yourself
• Goal setting
• Healthy relationships
• Managing cravings
• Coping with anger, depression and other emotions

After completing the program, aftercare is provided for up to 24 weeks as needed.

• One-on-one counselling
• Group counselling and education sessions
• Aftercare programs
• Assessment of youth for intensive residential treatment options

• Inpatient detox for people who require medical supervision (offered at Provincial Addictions Treatment Facility)
• Outpatient detox for people who require less monitoring (offered at various Community Addictions locations across PEI)