Community Mental Health services within Alpha Court, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Thunder Bay, St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG), and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences (TBRHSC) have come together to offer a single access point and referral form for many of the services that they offer.
These organizations offer access to programs in outpatient mental health, supportive housing, case management, and chronic pain management that provide a range of options for clients needing these services. The purpose of the single access point is to reduce the confusion around where to go for help and the need to fill out multiple referral forms. A brief description of the broad mandate of each organization is below. For more information, please go to the organization's specific website.
Alpha Court is a non-profit community organization governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. We provide subsidized housing and case management services to individuals with a serious mental illness and/or a drug/alcohol addiction. Services are provided by dedicated and professional staff.
CMHA Thunder Bay Branch is a community mental health organization providing services based on the philosophy of Recovery. CMHA supports individuals in a process of change to improve well-being, live a self-directed life and strive to achieve their full potential.
Established in 1884, St. Joseph's Care Group provides services in Mental Health & Addictions, Rehabilitative Care, and Seniors' Health. With more thank eight sites across the city of Thunder Bay over 2,200 employees, it is the 3rd largest employer in Northwestern Ontario. St. Joseph's Care Group's is recognized as a leader in delivering safe, high-quality people-centred health care and have been Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest level awarded by Accreditation Canada.
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is an academic specialized acute care facility and a national leader in Patient and Family Centred Care. As the only tertiary care provider in Northwestern Ontario, it provides comprehensive services to a population of over 250,000 residents in a region the size of France. As an academic health sciences centre, TBRHSC teaches the next generation of health care providers and advances medical research.
