Short Term Residential Crisis Support Services
Days/Hours of Operation: Open 24/7
Contact: 705-268-2666 ext. 228
As part of the provincial diversion and service enhancement strategy this program is designed to divert (pre & post-charge) clients with clinical needs in actual or emergent addiction & or mental health crisis away from the criminal justice and hospital based systems.
Services Offered in the Safe Bed
- provision of temporary housing and related support services
- time to arrange funding for unmet client needs
- high intensity counselling
- care and support
- a safe therapeutic environment to allow for stabilization and management of addiction relapse symptoms and/or mental health symptoms/ crisis situation
- appropriate medication management (where applicable)
- liaison, referral and follow-up
Eligible Clients for Safe Bed Care
- Males and females over the age of 16
- Mainly from Timmins but also from other areas
- With a mental health crisis or relapse and/or
- In actual or emergent addiction crisis and/or
- In conflict with the criminal justice system
The Safe Bed Welcomes and Includes People:
- Whose clinical condition has destabilized/deteriorated into addiction/mental health crisis/relapse state or, is at imminent risk of destabilizing/deteriorating into addition/mental health crisis/relapse state, or
- Who have been or are perceived at risk of being charged by police, or
- Who have been found unfit to stand trial, not criminally responsible, or are on an Ontario review board disposition and
- Whose offence is considered low risk and whose clinical symptoms can be appropriately managed through community-based (as opposed to hospital-based) services
The Safe Bed Excludes People:
- Individuals whose offence is considered high risk.
- People who are at high risk for acute/potential medical/psychiatric complications
- Individuals who need immediate medial attention and should be referred promptly to Timmins and District Hospital: E.R.
For a quick tour of the safe bed center, click here: Tour of the Crisis Safe Bed Centre