• phone support
• individual multidisciplinary team assessment
• consultations and contacts
• group education and individual support sessions
• support for medication management
• peer supports

• community-based psychiatric assessment, treatment, counselling and case management for clients and their family members
• help with understanding and managing medication
• concurrent disorder treatment/groups (Health and Hope partner)
• linkages to other health services and community supports

• community-based psychiatric assessment, treatment, counselling and case management for clients and their family members
• help with understanding and managing medication
• concurrent disorder treatment/groups (Health and Hope partner)
• linkages to other health services and community supports

Employment Connections Program includes:

• employment planning - developing a realistic employment goal
• support coordination - assistance with successful transition to employment; advice on funding supports to access training and employment opportunities
• employment preparation - assistance with resume updates, job searches, applications and interview skills, vocational life skills training
• job placement - assistance with job searches by establishing contacts that can lead to employment
• on the job training/coaching - providing support to individuals while training on the job
• job maintenance - providing ongoing follow-up to help maintain employment

Youth Employment Program provides:

• a client centered program that responds to the varied employment needs of transitional aged youth,16 to 29 years, who are experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues
• outreach service to meet youth in the community, accessing at-risk youth who traditionally are not seeking services
• youth-oriented service that will assist youth in developing the skills they need to become contributing members of their communities

• community-based psychiatric assessment, treatment, counselling and case management for clients and their family members
• help with understanding and managing medications
• concurrent disorder treatment/groups (Health and Hope partner)
• linkages to other health services and community supports

Overview of programs ranging from basic education and literacy to workforce preparation, career training and job search assistance programs, and directs to other related listings in this directory

ADULT LITERACY & BASIC EDUCATION
Reading, writing, speaking, communication, computation and/or problem solving skills:

• for adults who cannot read or write at a functional level) see Adult Literacy Programs here
• to strengthen functional skills in these areas see Adult Basic Education programs here

SECONDARY EDUCATION
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)

• to complete at locations in Halton, see here

PREPARING & TRAINING FOR THE WORKFORCE
Prevocational Training (for people with disabilities, including mental health issues)
Instruction and/or counselling to develop:

• physical and emotional tolerance for work demands and pressures
• personal-social behaviours
• basic manual, academic and communications skills needed to acquire basic job skills
• see Prevocational Training programs here

Career Awareness and Counselling

• Career Awareness (provides information and data about various industries and professions): see here
• Career Counselling (provides information and guidance in evaluating aptitude, abilities and interests, to choose a vocation or career and select the type of training): see here

Vocational Assessment
Tests skills, abilities, interests, personality traits and other attributes for success in different occupational areas or specific positions

• may include programs that allow people to try out jobs for short periods of time to see if there's a 'fit' and, for people with disabilities, determine what supports might be needed to succeed if hired
• for programs see here

Job Training

• Vocational Education, see here
• On the Job Training, see here
• Computer and Related Technology Classes, see here

Work Experience/Internship Programs

• Work Experience Programs, see here
• Internship Programs, see here

Apprenticeship

• Apprenticeship Preparation, see here
• Apprenticeship training, see here

Job training expense assistance
Financial assistance or loans to help people pay for tuition, books, living expenses, transportation, disability supports, assistance in caring for dependents etc.

• for programs see here

JOB SEARCH
Pre-job Guidance
Provides skills in preparing a resume, job application letters/questionnaires, answering job ads and taking employment tests, tips on appropriate dress, personal appearance and interview techniques, etc.)

• for programs see here

Comprehensive Job Assistance Centres
One-stop centres that may include job counselling, testing and assessment, pre-job guidance, job matching and referral, labour market and career information, information on financial aid for education and training, and referral for job training, transportation, child care, personal and financial counselling, etc.

• for programs see here

Specialized Job Assistance Centres:
Disability-related programs:

• Comprehensive Disability-related Programs, see here
• Supported Employment (job coach works side-by-side with client in workplace), see here
• Centre-based Employment (separate and supported work centres for those with disabilities), see here

Ex-offender Employment Programs, see here

Immigrant/refugee Employment Programs, see here

Indigenous Employment Programs, see here

Summer Employment Programs, see here

Vocational Rehabilitation (for people with disabilities, emotional problems or history of substance abuse), see here

Youth Employment Programs, see here

Employment Connections Program includes:

• employment planning - developing a realistic employment goal
• support coordination - assistance with successful transition to employment; advice on funding supports to access training and employment opportunities
• employment preparation - assistance with resume updates, job searches, applications and interview skills, vocational life skills training
• job placement - assistance with job searches by establishing contacts that can lead to employment
• on the job training/coaching - providing support to individuals while training on the job
• job maintenance - providing ongoing follow-up to help maintain employment

Youth Employment Program provides:

• a client centered program that responds to the varied employment needs of transitional aged youth,16 to 29 years, who are experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues
• outreach service to meet youth in the community, accessing at-risk youth who traditionally are not seeking services
• youth-oriented service that will assist youth in developing the skills they need to become contributing members of their communities

A community outreach program, serving the residents of the Region of Halton

• also known as a "hospital without walls" it is organized as a mobile interdisciplinary team that provides clinical treatment, rehabilitative, and support services to individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness, in their homes and the community

Services include:

• symptom assessment and management
• administration and monitoring of medication
• activities of daily living
• social and leisure skills development
• supportive counselling
• consultation
• support to caregivers
• addiction counselling
• vocational support

Offers employment supports for people with disabilities who want to work in competitive part-time and full-time employment

• matches clients to jobs geared to their interests or long-term goals
• offers retention services to employers in Halton Region

Career Consultation services:

• assess individual's needs and match them with correct resources and support
• provide case management
• help to identify and analyze an individual's skills
• help to select an appropriate employment path

Job Preparation programs include:

• work adjustment training
• work hardening
• help to develop and improve skills
• improve performance and enhance employability

Job Placement services include:

• job development services
• job coaching/management
• help individuals find and adjust to their new positions in the workforce

• psychiatric assessment and treatment
• medication and symptom management
• case management, group and individual counselling
• relapse prevention planning and strategies
• collaboration and referral to community partners
• family/caretaker education and support

Services offered to individuals who have a developmental disability, include:

• Supported Living housing includes group living homes and Supported Independent living
• LifeShare provides alternative living arrangements for children and adults who have a developmental disability
• Employment Services includes employment planning, supports coordination, job training, placement and maintenance, and travel route training
• Day Services provides participants inclusive recreational activities in the community
• Children's Inclusion Services provides resource support to children who have a developmental disability attending preschools or daycare centres
• Respite provides after school or evening care in a safe and caring environment for individuals with a developmental disability allowing parents and caregivers an interval of rest from their busy schedules

• uses a consumer governance model
• discussion groups
• social opportunities
• training in leadership and presentation
• DJ Club & Theatre Company Programs
• lifestyle counselling and crisis intervention (24 hours through the Mobile Crisis Unit of Peel)
• transportation subsidies are provided for some activities

Learners receive literacy education to become self-reliant and live with more confidence and independence

• supports learners in their academic and life skills training that helps foster social and emotional well-being

Classes include reading, math, literacy, communication-social skills, digital literacy and more

Programs include:

• Tech 4 Success
• Empowered 4 Employment
• Skills 4 Life
• specialized topic workshops
• in-person classes
• Zoom classes
• 1-on-1 sessions

A community outreach program, serving residents of Halton

• also known as "Hospital without Walls" - brings mental health services to patients in the community on a long-term basis and with flexible levels of intensity
• a mobile interdisciplinary clinical team that provides round-the-clock clinical treatment, rehabilitative, and support services to individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness
• teams consist of nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, case managers and peer support workers
• works with clients to support them in their journey to recovery and to integrate comprehensive services into their everyday lives

Services provided include:

• comprehensive case management with a rehabilitation focus
• crisis assessment and intervention
• symptom assessment and management
• administration and monitoring of medication
• activities of daily living
• social and leisure skills development
• supportive counselling
• education
• consultation
• support to caregivers

A community outreach program, serving the residents of the Region of Halton

• also known as a "hospital without walls" it is organized as a mobile interdisciplinary team that provides clinical treatment, rehabilitative, and support services to individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness, in their homes and the community

Services include:

• symptom assessment and management
• administration and monitoring of medication
• activities of daily living
• social and leisure skills development
• supportive counselling
• consultation
• support to caregivers
• addiction counselling
• vocational support

• job preparation and job search assistance
• employment and training start-up benefit
• child care costs
• work related benefit
• transitional health benefit
• employment transition benefit

Offers care for mental health and addiction issues to young people in a safe environment. Clinical mental health care is offered in an early intervention stream, a transition support stream, and from a mobile team. Drop-in counselling is also available. The Centre has staff who are from the LGBTQA+ community and offers psychiatrists with expertise in working with trans youth.

• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
• Community Mental Health Promotion Program (CMHPP) - City of Hamilton
• Hamilton Mental Health Outreach (HMHO)
• Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia (HPS)

An employment agency funded by Employment Ontario that has been operating for over 20 years. All job seeker services are free!

Offers services in three areas:

1. Pre-Employment services (resume help, interview prep, employment planning and we can provide job seeker financial support for things like work clothing, bus fare, work supplies, etc.)
   
   
2. Employment services (help finding a job by presenting your resume and skills to employers, completing online applications on your behalf, tapping into the hidden job network and approaching our network of employers from 25 years, we job develop/search for you)
   
   
3. Post-Hiring supports (free support for a year for a number of employment related supports!)